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Jack Reacher: One Shot: A Novel Audiobook
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Plot Summary
It's about midday in a small town in Indiana. A lone gunman enters the parking lot and fires into the rush hour crowd, killing five people with six shots. When the killer is found a few days later via an easy trail left for cops to follow, he only says one thing: Get Reacher for me. He then starts proclaiming his innocence.
Jack Reacher, ex-military turned cop, knows not of the man until he sees it on the news, but in a shot he's on a bus to Indiana. With no job and a shrinking savings account, the only thing that leads him to help is his moral convictions and his spotless record for solving crimes in record time.
Of course, it comes to light that this isn't the suspect's first killing. Years ago, he'd been an army sniper in the same unit as Reacher, where he'd gone on a similar killing spree and gotten away with it. Reacher isn't about to let that happen again, and he tries with all his might to make sure the killer stays behind bars...but will he be able to? Only time will tell if his efforts will truly be successful.
Lee Child, penname for British thriller writer Jim Grant, is best known for writing the Killing Floor series, a series of books about an ex-military policeman named Jack Reacher. Before that, he worked as a presentation director for the UK's ITV network. He also wrote a fair number of commercials, trailers, and news stories. Child has also penned a collection of short stories and other prose works both under his name and a variety of pennames. He lives in England with his wife and son.
"I initially got the book after watching the Jach Reacher movie. Tom Cruise does not measure up (literally!) to the literary version of Jack Reacher. The story line was enticing with many plot twists and some cerebral inventiveness! Taking a seemingly slam-dunk murder into reasonable doubt then complete absolution is quite a feat. Kept me guessing all along as to who the real culprits were!I was very disappointed in the two guys that read the story. Really do not know their age, but every character sounded old _ with the proverbial shaky voice. This was especially true when trying to "voice" the women characters. Even though they were all <40 years old, they seemed 60+. The pace of the reading was a little slow. I think that compounded the age issue.Other than the audio aspect, I highly recommend "One Shot" - if you enjoy thrillers!"
— Neil (4 out of 5 stars)
Publisher Summary
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE • THE BLOCKBUSTER JACK REACHER SERIES THAT INSPIRED THE STREAMING SERIES REACHER “Pure, escapist gold . . . Mr. Child’s tough talk and thoughtful plotting make an ingenious combination.”—The New York Times Six shots. Five dead. One heartland city thrown into a state of terror. But within hours the cops have it solved: a slam-dunk case. Except for one thing. The accused man says: You got the wrong guy. Then he says: Get Reacher for me. And sure enough, ex—military investigator Jack Reacher is coming. He knows this shooter–a trained military sniper who never should have missed a shot. Reacher is certain something is not right–and soon the slam-dunk case explodes. Now Reacher is teamed with a beautiful young defense lawyer, moving closer to the unseen enemy who is pulling the strings. Reacher knows that no two opponents are created equal. This one has come to the heartland from his own kind of hell. And Reacher knows that the only way to take him down is to match his ruthlessness and cunning–and then beat him shot for shot.
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“Hot, indomitable…knockout.”
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“Unravelling and retangling violent narratives is the writer’s specialty. This is the ninth of his books to feature the drifter-investigator Jack Reacher—a hybrid of John D. MacDonald’s Travis McGee and Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer—and it certainly ranks in the first tier of the series. There is considerable mayhem, lovingly described…and there’s a good cast…Before it’s all, vividly, over, one feels confident that Reacher—smart, rootless, and brave—will not only get his man but make him suffer.”
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“The thing about Lee Child’s books is that you can’t put the damn things down.”
— Independent on Sunday (London) -
“Lee Child is often mistaken for a US writer, so skilfully and enthusiastically has he embraced the idiom of the American thriller…One of the genre’s finest practitioners.”
— Independent (London) -
“Child combines detail-building procedural style with an all-systems-go thriller narrative…Reacher can run away from most of the competition in the thriller sweepstakes.”
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“The author’s best thriller in years, filled as it is with detailed procedural insight, dry wit, and page-turning disclosures.”
— Bookmarks magazine
Awards
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A #1 New York Times bestseller
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A USA Today bestseller
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" Narration volume is too low to hear in almost any situation. Indoors in a quiet room, I can just barely hear it. At that point, the narrator'ss thick Boston accent made me give up. One star for the story because the app requires it. I never did listen past the first chapter. "
— JZ, 4/19/2017 -
" Very interesting story line. i was kept on the edge of my seat in a sense, i appreciate all the suspense! "
— Megan, 1/26/2017 -
" Fast moving plot with lots of twists + turns. This was my first Lee Child / Jack Reacher Book and it will not be my last. "
— Debbie, 2/8/2014 -
" Very similar to the others. Quite entertaining, but I've got to say the Reacher novels are all starting to blend into one. "
— Steven, 2/1/2014 -
" Well-written crime/thriller/mystery. I might need to check out others in the series. Much better than I expected. "
— Beth, 1/30/2014 -
" This was my 1st visit to the series and I was hooked. He is a fine hero, almost never wrong, just the way I like my Hero. But the catch to start the adventure won me over, very unique. Jack warned him if he ever cross the line again..... "
— Eddie, 1/19/2014 -
" Jack Reacher is yummy. Picture Atticus Finch with a tommie gun! I'm not a thriller reader, so this isn't a book I would have typically acquired, but it was a free NOOK read, and now I'm hooked on Jack Reacher (and Lee Child). Had I paid more attention to who was going to be at the Romance Writers of America conference in Orlando, I would have made the trip to hear Lee Child speak. Jack Reacher is a hero's hero. I LOVE HIM! "
— Susan, 1/18/2014 -
" I read this in a day - I maybe didn't like it quite as much as the previous ones, and it was nice that for once he had a good group of supporting characters to help him save the day - including women he didn't manage to seduce! "
— Jo, 1/18/2014 -
" Great series so far based on the three that I have read. This one was very good. "
— Chris, 1/17/2014 -
" I have to admit I was pleasantly surprised by this book. I got it as a free download for my nook, so I wasn't expecting much. The main character was a bit one dimensional but this was the ninth book in the series. Maybe the author figured you knew the character by now! The plot was well thought out, though, and the action moved swiftly. I might give Lee Child another shot, so to speak. "
— Stephen, 1/9/2014 -
" Just started this one Saturday night. "
— Katrynke, 1/7/2014 -
" Love it and the Jack Reacher character! "
— Peggy, 12/25/2013 -
" Slowly getting through all the "Reacher" novels on Audible. Like the others, this one was pretty good. "
— Brennan, 11/1/2013 -
" I wanted to read this book to compare it to the movie starring Tom Cruise. I liked them both. The book was Jack Reacher at his finest. There's no one like him! "
— Diana, 10/31/2013 -
" Great book, maybe missed some action for me, but it had an entertaining development pf the story, but like a review i saw here some days before for me the best part of the book was the description of Zec's past, in this short descriptions you could see other world "
— Agustin, 10/27/2013 -
" I liked this book better than the last Reacher novel I read. "
— cassie, 10/16/2013 -
" All the Reacher books are good fast reads, lots of action and a super cool macho guy. Fun entertianment "
— Joe, 7/1/2013 -
" Reacher gets 4 stars just for being Reacher. I don't care if the simple sentences occasionally drive me batty. I'd rather read Reacher all day than look at Honey Boo-boo for one second. "
— Julia, 6/23/2013 -
" Jack Reacher is all shades of awesome! This is one of my favorite Jack Reacher book. The plot was well put together. Twists and turns. Loved it! "
— Chichi, 5/20/2013 -
" Love Jack Reacher! He was a little sassier than normal in this book "
— Kim, 3/18/2013 -
" This was the first Lee Child book that I've read. Jack Reacher is a fascinating character, can't wait to read more. "
— Jan, 1/21/2013 -
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Debra, 8/28/2012
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" Eh... not my favorite Jack Reacher. Still good, just not great. "
— Mia, 6/17/2012 -
" This is the first Lee Child book I have read. I enjoyed it more than I had expected to. Wish I could give it 3.5 stars. I hadn't read a who dun it shoot em up mystery for a long time. This one didn't disappoint! "
— Deb, 5/29/2012 -
" I always love Reacher's experiences, but this was great. Reacher is wanted for murder. Reacher said nothing. "
— Deanna, 5/4/2012 -
" I'm busy reading this book - it has me hooked, cannot put it down! I have to wonder what really happens in the military in countries - shocking if this is based on certain truths! "
— Sharon, 10/31/2011 -
" Oops. Guess the author forgot what he previously wrote. Jack Reacher did own a house - he inherited one in ( I believe) book #2 from his former C. O. Back when he first got out of the army. Otherwise, average story with an interesting twist of the Gulag. "
— Kona, 9/12/2011 -
" Not as good as he usually is, but still an enjoyable read. "
— Jeanne, 3/31/2011 -
" Great Jack Reacher book as always....too bad they could do justice to the movie! "
— Carolyn, 1/6/2011 -
" Someone plwase get Jack Reacher a cup of coffee. Poor man is always in need of one. "
— April, 1/1/2011 -
" Great story of REACHER, MY HERO!! "
— Ajiek, 3/18/2010
About Lee Child
Lee Child is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Jack Reacher series and the complete Jack Reacher story collection, No Middle Name. Foreign rights in the Reacher series have sold in one hundred territories. Two blockbusting Jack Reacher movies have been made so far, based on his novels. He is the recipient of many awards, including the CWA’s Diamond Dagger for a writer of an outstanding body of crime fiction, the International Thriller Writers’ ThrillerMaster, and the Theakstons Old Peculier Outstanding Contribution to Crime Fiction Award. He is a native of England and a former television director.
About the Narrators
Dick Hill, named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine, is one of the most awarded narrators in the business, having earned several Audie Awards and thirty-four AudioFile Earphones Awards. In addition to narrating, he has both acted in and written for the theater.
Jeff Harding, an Earphones Award–winning narrator, is one of the most active American actors based in Britain. He is regularly seen in film and television but maintains interest in fringe theater. He is particularly active in voice-over and radio work. Having competed in rowing for many years, he still lives by the Thames and rows regularly.