Blue Moon
(Jack Reacher 24)
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4.0 • 1.3K Ratings
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- £5.99
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- £5.99
Publisher Description
AS FEATURED ON RICHARD & JUDY'S 'KEEP READING AND CARRY ON'
'This is one of his best' - The Times
Jack Reacher is back in a brand new white-knuckle read from Lee Child.
It's a random universe, but once in a blue moon things turn out just right.
In a nameless city, two rival criminal gangs are competing for control. But they hadn't counted on Jack Reacher arriving on their patch.
Reacher is trained to notice things.
He's on a Greyhound bus, watching an elderly man sleeping in his seat, with a fat envelope of cash hanging out of his pocket. Another passenger is watching too ... hoping to get rich quick.
As the mugger makes his move, Reacher steps in.
The old man is grateful, yet he turns down Reacher's offer to help him home. He's vulnerable, scared, and clearly in big, big trouble.
What hold could the gangs have on the old guy? Will Reacher be in time to stop bad things happening?
The odds are better with Reacher involved. That's for damn sure.
'Everyone needs to kick some [butt] sometimes, even if it's just imaginary' JOJO MOYES
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Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, Blue Moon is the 24th in the series.
And be sure not to miss Reacher's newest adventure, no.27, No Plan B! ***OUT NOW***
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Ever wonder who’s riding the bus with you? In Jack Reacher’s world, you best believe it’s going to be someone dangerous. In Lee Child’s 24th Reacher thriller, our not-to-be-trifled-with hero is taking a Greyhound trip. While trying to help an elderly couple, he gets drawn into a violent Albanian-Ukrainian gang war. Child’s writing is as vivid as ever and his protagonist’s reality remains dark and gloomy. What makes us root for Reacher is his unwavering commitment to protecting the innocent. A taut, fast-paced thriller where the action never stops, Blue Moon introduces us to real, lived-in characters in the midst of all the chaos and violence. Reading this on your commute will make the time fly by—just keep one eye on the passengers in the seats around you.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
At the start of bestseller Child's riveting 24th Jack Reacher novel (after 2018's Past Tense), peripatetic vigilante Reacher rescues an elderly man carrying an envelope full of cash, Aaron Shevick, from a would-be mugger in an unnamed American city. Reacher escorts the shaken Shevick home, where he meets the man's wife and soon learns the couple are deeply indebted to loan sharks because of huge medical bills. Shevick is supposed to deliver the cash to an Albanian crook named Fisnik in a bar later that day, but when Fisnik doesn't show, Reacher ends up impersonating Shevick at the rescheduled meeting with Fisnik's replacement, a Ukrainian thug, who's never met Shevick. A turf war has just begun between the city's rival Ukrainian and Albanian gangs, and Reacher lands in the thick of it in his efforts to help the Shevicks. Reacher applies his keen analytical skills to numerous violent confrontations with bad guys who aren't as smart as he is. Readers will cheer as Reacher and his allies, a resourceful waitress and two fellow ex-military guys he hooks up with, take the fight straight to the top of the criminal command chain. Child is at the top of his game in this nail-biter.
Customer Reviews
Blue moon
This story could only happen in the US as it is the only country dumb enough to want to charge people far more than they can afford for medical help. What a sad indictment on a society.
Jack comes to visit
Every year Jack comes to visit. Highly enjoyable, gripping at times and a thoroughly good read.
See you next year mate 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Disappointing
Not the best Jack Reacher book! Quite confusing at times. Took me a while to get through.