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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book.  halta | Oct 29, 2009 |  Psychotic sniper goes on a killing spree in Indiana City. He kills five people going home after work and soon James Barr, former army sniper, is arrested – case looks bulletproof and all evidence points to Barr. It seems that only Barr’s sister believes he is innocent. Jack Reacher accidentally reads about the massacre and when he learns about Barr he decides to immediately go to Indiana City – but reasons behind his arrival are not what everybody is expecting. Good thriller – but keep in mind that writing is somewhat …. weird, some sentences have been repeated over and over in such a manner like author just had to fill in 300+ pages. Otherwise it is a good thriller with interesting plot and storyline. Recommended. (  ) Zare | Jul 27, 2009 | Lee Child books are crime/suspense/thrillers, some of which feature Jack Reacher, “hero, loner, soldier.” Short, clipped sentences describe plots that are not too gory, occasionally a bit obvious, but engaging enough to keep one burning the midnight oil to turn the pages. “One Shot” is number 9 in the Jack Reacher series, who in this “episode” is an ex-military investigator who roams the country, staying off the radar, and living from day to day. He happens to see on a news broadcast that an old enemy, James Barr, is facing murder charges for an apparent random urban “massacre” by a “lone, crazed sniper” and he makes his way to Indiana to make sure Barr pays for the crime. But before James Barr was beaten into a coma by prison inmates, Barr said to his appointed legal counsel: “Get Jack Reacher for me.” It turns out Barr, for some reason, thinks Reacher holds the key to his exoneration. Reacher arrives, various attractive women hit on him, and he goes to work finding out the truth. This particular link in the Jack Reacher chain is predictable but you still are compelled to keep reading. This book is not an unreasonable choice for an airplane or beach book. (  ) nbmars | Jul 11, 2009 | Not his best ( ) hollandp | Jul 2, 2008 | Jack's chance encounter with a Norweigan dancer leads to him spending the night in a hotel room and hence hearing on TV that James Barr has been arrested for randomly killing 5 people in a small midwest town. Reacher knows James from long ago, when he managed not to be drummed out of the army for a similar crime, and Jack promised him if he was ever found again, Reacher would make him wish he hadn't. Reacher's arrival in town is of welcome news ot the defense for before he was rendered unconcious Reacher was the only word he uttered. Reacher meanwhile is surprised at the attention and puzzled by just one or two minor anomalies in what looks to be the most water tight prosecution case he's seen. Unsurprisingly violence and mayhem follows with some intreguing mysteries neatly wrapped up. It's not really belivable but the plot is well detailed and as a suspension of disbelief thriller no-body really does it better than Lee Child. great fun and hard to believe that after 9 books the tension is still as good as it was in the first. ( ) reading_fox | Jun 1, 2008 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0440241022, Mass Market Paperback)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, from the world he lives in—no phone, no address, no commitments–ex–military investigator Jack Reacher is coming. In Lee Child’s astonishing new thriller, Reacher’s arrival will change everything—about a case that isn’t what it seems, about lives tangled in baffling ways, about a killer who missed one shot–and by doing so give Jack Reacher one shot at the truth.…The gunman worked from a parking structure just thirty yards away–point-blank range for a trained military sniper like James Barr. His victims were in the wrong place at the wrong time. But why does Barr want Reacher at his side? There are good reasons why Reacher is the last person Barr would want to see. But when Reacher hears Barr’s own words, he understands. And a slam-dunk case explodes. Soon Reacher is teamed with a young defense lawyer who is working against her D.A. father and dueling with a prosecution team that has an explosive secret of its own. Like most things Reacher has known in life, this case is a complex battlefield. But, as always, in battle, Reacher is at his best. Moving in the shadows, picking his spots, Reacher gets closer and closer to the unseen enemy who is pulling the strings. And for Reacher, the only way to take him down is to know his ruthlessness and respect his cunning–and then match him shot for shot…. From the Hardcover edition. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:01 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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a typical jack reacher type book......