Tripwire (Jack Reacher, No. 3)
by Lee Child
List Price:
Our Price: $5.77
You Save: $4.22 (42%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $2.08 (click here)
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions
Book Summary Information
Author: Lee ChildEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-05-29
ISBN: 0515143073
Number of pages: 592
Publisher: Jove
Book Reviews of Tripwire (Jack Reacher, No. 3)
Book Review: Fun, Tough Guy Action Tale...
Summary: 4 Stars
After reading the two newest Jack Reacher novels, "61 Hours" and "Worth Dying For," at the beginning of this year, I went back to read one of Lee Child's earlier novels that I hadn't read yet. (I came into the series in the middle, and am slowly working the earlier books into my reading list) "Tripwire" by Lee Child is the third in the series about former Army MP, turned drifter, Jack Reacher, and it's definitely a fun and suspenseful ride.
The book begins with Reacher in Key West, but quickly moves North with much of the story taking place in New York. This is an earlier Reacher tale, published in 1999, so it is always sort of funny reading things about New York that reference the World Trade Centers, but besides that, the New York setting is fitting for the adventure that follows, and an adventure it is. The book is full of action as Reacher investigates a missing in action Vietnam helicopter pilot and certain events that are related to that disappearance years ago.
The villain is cruel and tough and presents a formidable adversary for the hero Reacher, and the characters designed to assist the plot along work very well. For me, the entire story worked, and I enjoyed reading it all the way from cover to cover. The twist at the end came as a surprise, and I hadn't figured that coming, but it worked well to conclude the story. There were a couple places that could have been explained a bit more, such as some of the villain's connections, and what happened to the other victims that were being manipulated by the villains. A couple characters were woven into the story quite well, but then we never got to see what happened to them at the conclusion. There are also a few areas that will most likely be picked up in the next book, and I'm looking forward to reading it to see where Child takes different characters and situations to get Reacher to where I know he is going since I've read some of the later books.
I find the Jack Reacher series by Child to be fun, entertaining, thrillers. They are quick reads with a cool tough guy action hero. You don't want to analyze them too deep, just enjoy the ride, and I did enjoy this one, and look forward to reading the next ones in the series that I have yet to read.
Reviewed by Alain Burrese, J.D., author of Hard-Won Wisdom From the School of Hard Knocks and the upcoming Tough Guy Wisdom series and the dvds: Hapkido Hoshinsul, Streetfighting Essentials, Hapkido Cane, the Lock On Joint Locking Essentials series and articles including a regular column on negotiation for The Montana Lawyer.
Summary of Tripwire (Jack Reacher, No. 3)
Reacher's anonymity in Florida is shattered by an investigator who's come looking for him. But hours after his arrival, the stranger is murdered. Retracing the PI's trail back to New York, Reacher's compelled to find out who was looking for him and why. He never expected the reasons to be so personal-and twisted.
Ex-military policeman Jack Reacher is lying low in Key West, digging up swimming pools by hand. He is not at all pleased when a private detective starts asking questions about him. But when the detective, Costello, turns up dead with his fingertips sliced off, Reacher realizes it is time to move on.
As in Lee Child's two previous thrillers, Die Trying and Killing Floor, Reacher is soon up to his neck in lethal trouble, this time involving a vicious Wall Street manipulator, a mysterious woman (of course), and the livelihood of a whole community. Even the fate of soldiers missing in action in Vietnam is stirred into the brew.
But this is not a book by one of the new breed of U.S. thriller writers. Child prides himself on his ability, as an Englishman, to write American thrillers that are utterly convincing in milieu and toughness of action, without a trace of English sensibility. Tripwire is no exception. Every bit as lean and compulsive as its predecessors, it also builds on the freshest aspect of those books: Reacher may be a tough, epic hero, but he always remains human and vulnerable. --Barry Forshaw
Suspense Books
Book Subjects
- Arts & Photography
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Business & Investing
- Children's Books
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Computers & Internet
- Cooking, Food & Wine
- Entertainment
- Gay & Lesbian
- Health, Mind & Body
- History
- Home & Garden
- Horror
- Law
- Literature & Fiction
- Mystery & Thrillers
- Nonfiction
- Outdoors & Nature
- Parenting & Families
- Professional & Technical
- Reference
- Religion & Spirituality
- Romance
- Science
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Sports
- Teens
- Travel
Most talked about in Suspense Books
The Street Lawyerby John Grisham
Random House UK Ltd; Published: 1999-12; Paperback; Book
Best price: $5.00
Price in other shops:
Fire and Ice: A Beaumont and Brady Novel (Beaumont and Brady Novels)by J. A. Jance
William Morrow; Published: 2009-07-21; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $0.87
Price in other shops:
Life Sentences: A Novelby Laura Lippman
William Morrow; Published: 2009-03-10; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $0.01
Price in other shops:
Day of the Deadby J. A. Jance
Harper; Published: 2010-06-29; Mass Market Paperback; Book
Best price: $4.99
Price in other shops:
Dying for Mercy: A Novel of Suspenseby Mary Jane Clark
HarperLuxe; Published: 2009-08-11; Paperback; Book
Best price: $3.34
Price in other shops:
Nemesis (Harry Hole)by Jo Nesbo
Harper; Published: 2009-01-06; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $70.54
Hit and Runby Lawrence Block
Harper; Published: 2009-06-30; Mass Market Paperback; Book
Best price: $4.25
Price in other shops:
Final Accountby Peter Robinson
Avon; Published: 2004-09-28; Mass Market Paperback; Book
Best price: $3.75
Price in other shops:
Vapor Trail (Mysteries & Horror)by Chuck Logan
Harper; Published: 2003-04-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $0.78
Price in other shops:
Amazoniaby James Rollins
HarperAudio; Published: 2002-03-21; Audio Cassette; Book
Best price: $16.98
Price in other shops:
Similar Books and other products
Bad Luck and Trouble: A Reacher Novel (Jack Reacher Novels)by Lee Child
Dell; Published: 2009-05-19; Mass Market Paperback; Book
Best price: $5.57
Price in other shops:
One Shot: A Reacher Novel (Jack Reacher)by Lee Child
Dell; Published: 2009-10-27; Mass Market Paperback; Book
Best price: $4.97
Price in other shops:
The Hard Way: A Reacher Novel (Jack Reacher Novels)by Lee Child
Dell; Published: 2009-05-19; Mass Market Paperback; Book
Best price: $4.98
Price in other shops:
The Enemy: A Reacher Novel (Jack Reacher)by Lee Child
Dell; Published: 2009-05-19; Mass Market Paperback; Book
Best price: $4.79
Price in other shops:
Without Fail (Jack Reacher, No. 6)by Lee Child
Jove; Published: 2008-02-26; Mass Market Paperback; Book
Best price: $5.82
Price in other shops:
Echo Burning (Jack Reacher)by Lee Child
Jove; Published: 2007-11-27; Mass Market Paperback; Book
Best price: $5.59
Price in other shops:
Persuader (Jack Reacher, No. 7)by Lee Child
Dell; Published: 2009-05-19; Mass Market Paperback; Book
Best price: $5.55
Price in other shops:
Killing Floor (Jack Reacher, No. 1)by Lee Child
Jove; Published: 2006-04-25; Mass Market Paperback; Book
Best price: $5.38
Price in other shops:
Running Blind (Jack Reacher, No. 4)by Lee Child
Jove; Published: 2007-08-28; Mass Market Paperback; Book
Best price: $5.56
Price in other shops:
Die Trying (Jack Reacher, No. 2)by Lee Child
Jove; Published: 2006-11-28; Mass Market Paperback; Book
Best price: $5.83
Price in other shops: