This was another great Lee Child title. Long-time fans of this author will enjoy and appreciate this latest entry.

I couldn’t get past the fact that this whole story was based on Jack Reacher randomly spotting a small class ring in a pawn shop. I couldn’t get interested in the book though I tried several times.

The Midnight Line is a good choice for reflecting on Veteran’s Day and the sacrifices made by our military every day. Certainly this latest in the Jack Reacher series shows a more sensitive side to our hero. Reacher is on the move again after Michelle Chang leaves comparing him to New York City, " a nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there". So Reacher is on the move again, or rather back on the Greyhound, and while a Wisconsin rest-stop Reacher spots a tiny woman's West Point ring in a local pawn shop. Intrigued by the forces that must have compelled the rings' owner to give up the ring, Reacher follows leads with the goal of reconnecting the ring to the young woman.
For a thriller, this is a heartbreaking read which will engage you from the opening page. Highly recommended.

And Tom Cruise is NOT Jack Reacher and never will be. #HollywoodGetsItWrong!

The Midnight LIne by Lee Child is #22 of the Jack Reacher series. Reacher is having one of those days when he happens to notice a West Point ring in the neighborhood pawn shop. Knowing what the ring means to West Pointers, Reacher being a fellow graduate, decides to find the owner and see if she is in trouble and find out why she pawned her ring. Point A to point B was not a straight line but Reacher is determined. Always fun to see what Reacher is up to.

I would like to thank Dell and NetGalley for the opportunity to review this book.

I read everything Reacher, and this one did not disappoint. Will be looking forward to more in this series by Lee Child.

After a romantic breakup carried over from his prior adventure (in "Make Me,") Reacher takes a seat on public transportation for another scrap with Americana to get his mind off her and away from lingering memories and lovely thoughts. Curiosity, travel boredom and a rest stop in a scratchy Wisconsin town takes him to a pawn shop where he finds an object that fascinates him enough to put an end to the bus ride..

The object is only a ring, a tiny one in size but it's a West Point class ring. To this ex-military man, a commemorative jewel in a place like this has a story...

Lee Child is on his game with this latest installment in his Jack Reacher series. The book is timely and well paced. Keep them coming, Mr. Child!

I love this series, but they're not all at the same high level. Seems like the previous book was a knockout, but this one has a little too much of the "Jack drives (or walks) around a lot and just kind of stumbles into things" that some of the lesser books in this series tend towards. This time out, Reacher is motivated by finding a West Point class ring at a pawnbroker's shop. Thinking there must have been some sort of dire circumstance that would lead someone to give up such a dearly-earned item, he sets out to find just what that might be. This leads him from Wisconsin to South Dakota to, eventually, Wyoming, and a mystery involving stolen fentanyl and a network of addicts and suppliers. It's not a bad book by any means--the descriptions of the wide spaces in Wyoming are well-done and Reacher's general superhuman level of competence is on display, as usual--but, ultimately, the whole thing is kind of dull and builds to more of an anti-climax than anything. Hopefully the next book will be a bit more strongly plotted.

My review can be seen at RT Book Reviews - 4.5 stars TOP PICK

The Midnight Line is the newest Jack Reacher novel by Lee Child. I have liked the Jack Reacher character since the first installment, and of course, I still do. As usual, Jack Reacher is larger than life in this novel, although his physical description seems to have changed a little bit. But that does not change the storyline or the other characters. This book is well written and very engaging to read. Great characters, too. I think this novel is a good addition to the Jack Reacher series. I do recommend it.

Very solid four star installment in this series. After skipping his last book, this one gets back to classic Reacher. With the drug epidemic in this country right now i felt the book really hit home and was very current. Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for allowing me a chance to read the book early. Have already bought the hardback for my collection.

*Thanks to NetGalley for a digital copy of this book!*

I love Lee Child's Reacher series. I hate to finish one, because then I have to wait for the next!

At it's basics, this story follows the standard Reacher plot. He comes across something that peaks his interest and sets off to solve it. Reacher sees a woman's West Point ring in a pawn shop. Wondering why someone would give up something so hard to get, Reacher sets off to find it's owner and the answer to that question. And because he has total freedom, he can, just because he's curious and concerned.

But this book also has a different tone and feel to it. It discusses the complicated and discouraging issue of wounded veterans returning home, and the inadequate care provided to them. There is less physical violence (although still plenty!) and more of a thoughtful quality to the story.

I felt like the book moved a little slowly at first, but did pick up. It was not as action-packed and fast-paced as other Reacher novels. The description of the setting, middle-of-nowhere Wyoming is very well done ; I could picture it clearly in my head.

Overall, another great Reacher book by Lee Child!

Jack Reacher is one of kind. He's a dog with a bone. He doesn't give up till he finds the answers he's looking for. As always Lee Child tells a good story from beginning to end.

This is the latest Jack Reacher book, and he is back, detecting and fighting the forces of evil as usual. This time the setting is in the rural west, mostly Wyoming and South Dakota. As Reacher investigates, he encounters people and places involved with the stealing, transporting, selling, and using of opioids.
I enjoyed this, although it wasn’t “edge of your seat”thrilling. Child was able to transport me to a very different place, with few people and rugged but beautiful terrain, which for me was the best part. I could almost smell the pines. It made me long to travel to that part of the country. It was also enlightening to get an up close and personal picture of the opioid epidemic.
I’m glad I read this, and satisfied with my experience of it. If you love Jack Reacher, and really...how can you not?...,you will enjoy taking a trip with him out west. If you aren’t familiar with Reacher, I recommend reading some of the earlier books of this series first. There are many of them and all that I have read have been intriguing and thrilling. I’m sure you will enjoy these.

Note: I received an advance copy of the ebook from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

I am a reader of all things in the thriller category and the Jack Reacher books fall into that category. I really liked this installment. It addresses the world of what we know as prescription drugs and it starts in a pawn show in Wisconsin and moves west.
The deeper Reacher digs to find the owner of a West Point class ring and the more he learns, the more dangerous the terrain becomes. Turns out the ring was just a small link in a far darker chain. Powerful forces are guarding a vast criminal enterprise. Some lines should never be crossed. But then, neither should Reacher.
One thing I liked was that Reacher teamed up with not one but two people so he wasn’t a loner this time. And I liked the interaction among them. And having recently driven to Rapid City, I coul visualize the settings in both the city and the Wyoming countryside. So I was connected.
If I have any criticism of the book, it would be the conclusion. I suppose I wanted the bad guys to suffer more. But realistically that does not always happen. But I did like the twist and that was worth it. Altogether a great read.
I received a copy of the book from NetGalley in exchange for my review which is my own.

I'll admit it. I was slow to hop on to the Jack Reacher train. I saw the movie (which I might've seen sooner had I realized that David Oyelowo was in it). I'd heard readers talk about the charm which is Lee Child and his famous character. I'd heard fans complain about the movie (particularly the casting of the famous main character). And yet I balked. 

Silly me. 

I finally jumped in with both feet to the latest, The Midnight Line, the 22nd Jack Reacher book. And I see how wrong I was to have waited. Lee Child is a masterful writer, and Jack Reacher is just as amazing a character as everyone said. I should have listened long ago. 

On a stroll through a Midwestern pawn shop, Reacher stumbles on a class ring from West Point. Knowing it would have taken a lot to get a West Point grad to sell a ring, he buys it and decides it's his mission to return it to its owner. The ring is tiny, the former owner clearly a woman, and it has initials inside. A quick call to the school gets him a name, and a (ahem) discussion with the man who sold the ring to the pawn store owner gets him a direction; and with that, he's off like a dog hot on the trail of the scent. 

His journey takes him throughout the Midwest, to the back rooms and seedy underbelly of the American drug trade. With a cast of interesting and varied characters and a compelling story, The Midnight Line is a gem for Reacher fans as well as for those of us who have held out. It's a fantastic page-turner and the perfect excuse to spend several hours on the sofa. 



Galleys for The Midnight Line were provided by Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine through NetGalley.com, with many thanks.

The mystery kept me engaged but the ending was a little flat. This book had less violence and more of a story. It kept me emotionally involved. But like most of the Reacher series, it just ends. I would have liked more about Nakamura and what happened to her and to Scorpio..

You can tell when an author might have a few thoughts on how his character has been represented in the movie version.

Jack Reacher, in the mind of Child, is a hulking guy and not at all the size of Tom Cruise. There are repeated points of emphasis on this size thing as Reacher is nicknamed Bigfoot.

I have only read one other Jack Reacher story. I have seen both movies. The first story I read surprised me. It had been given to me as a gift and it remained on my shelf, unread, for a long time. When I finally opened it, I was pleasantly surprised. It wasn't the typical sort of book I would read but it gave me a couple days of entertainment with some crime-deduction going on.

This story is more in line with current events - dealing with the drug epidemic going on throughout the country. It isn't really action-packed or thrills-a-page sort of deal. This is a steady walk through untangling a knot that grows thicker as you go.

Child does well inside Reacher's mind and he should as he's written how many of them?

This was a good book for fans of the Jack Reacher saga. I'm not sure if it's a book for everyone, the author's name certainly lends some star power and the movies might pull in some more readers.

But I wonder, after a while, with so many books following the same character, does the reader ever get over-saturated with it? Or does it become simply that you want to go on the journey with the character even though you pretty much know how things are going to progress and end up.

This book was provided for review, at no cost, by Delacorte Press.

Lee, the time surely drags before the sun rises on a new addition of my all-time favorite western-style hero. I say that because it makes no difference whether he get out of a ride he thumbed; or a bus to wherever; on a train from somewhere...trouble isn’t far away.
And a damsel in distress needs rescuing, oh yes!
It makes no difference where you’ve followed him before, just get on board, buckle down and settle in for yet another thrill filled, journey of a life time. You won’t be sorry!

Jack Reacher at his best. The man with no direction but an arbitrary "first bus out of the town" rule finds himself doing what he does best...fighting for people he thinks might be in need, with no one else to fight for them. It matters not whether he will subject his own self to danger or not, only that someone wouldn't get the help they needed if he didn't put on his Jack Reacher cape. There is action, there is adventure, there is mystery, there is Jack against all that is bad in the world. One can't help but love this character and the more foibles we are presented with, the more we want to be just like him. Great read!!!