by Lee Child
(2)Release Date: May 18, 2010
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Hours (Kindle Edition)
61 Hours is a good, solid Jack Reacher novel. It's not One of impetus the all time greats, but it's very far from being the worst either. It has and unexpected twists and the tension builds slowly but steadily to a gripping ending. Lee Child seems to have took on board some of the criticisms lobbied at his recent books. Reacher does not display unbelievable deductive powers, he doesn't bed any women in improbable circumstances and he doesn't always get things right.The book is set in freezing South Dakota in the middle of a snowstorm. Reacher has hitched a ride on a bus tour of greater citizens. When the bus crashes, he finds himself in Bolton, the location for the metanfetamina a recently built prison and headquarters for a gang of dealers. A drug dealer is in prison, facing trial, and the chief one the key witness is under police protection. The deputy of police asks Reacher to help him figure out what's going in and to keep the witness safe. From the book's outset we are counting down 61 hours to a major event, although it is some time before it becomes clear what that will be.One of the things I particularly liked was the way that we the learn more about Reacher's army background, personal history and appearance than we the have to date. He develops a relationship that is his most honest and open in a long time. As usual, he is able to sees things and reach conclusions that the local police can't. In the words of one character, he's "the sort of guy who sees world things five seconds before the rest of the". Readers should be aware that this is the first Reads Child book that is not entirely self-contained. It ends with a cliff hanger and the words "to be continued". If you don't want a five month gap between installments, you may choose to wait to read this closer to the release date of the next book later in the year (it's due October 19).
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