Lee Child 61 Hours

South Dakota is cold, freezing under ice and the roads are deadly as a storm brews overhead and a bus skids to a crash, stranding its senior passengers in a town called Bolton with a newly built prison full of drug dealers including one awaiting trial and the key witness to the case is under police protection. The deputy asks Jack Reacher for his help and to keep the witness safe. In a style reminiscent of the best of Jack Bauer days it becomes a countdown against time, against 61 hours.

61 Hours is a solid novel, it is not one of the best but it is far from being one of the worst as well, giving us twists and turns and pacing momentum with added tension to a gripping ending and Lee Child seems to have listened to earlier criticisms of his books that Jack seems nigh on invincible, always ends up with a girl and has the mental deductive powers of all the worlds super-scientists rolled into one. In this novel he doesn't show all that, he even gets things wrong from time to time.

This book tells us a little about his army days, following on from previous novels of how he became who he is and he starts developing relationships that are a lot more honest than they had been in earlier novels. While he is not infallible he does see things quicker than most, being described in the book as the sort of guy who sees something "5 seconds before the rest of the world"

This book is not a standalone, it is the first Lee Child book that continues into another novel, expected to be published in 4-6 months and while it may be frustrating to fans to have the wait it can be relived by reading previous books and going over familiar territory.

There are other twists and characters to meet but why should I ruin it for you?

All of this is typically suspenseful fare (in fact, the real surprise would be if it weren’t -- Child is one of the most reliable writers on the face of the planet). And there’s an ending quite unlike any other Jack Reacher novel you have read. Lee Child aficionados need not hesitate. --Barry Forshaw

Review



Child has somehow forged that magical grail: a new and believable hero. Reacher is strong, tall, principled and a quiet master in unarmed combat...giving us addicts a new and mesmerising fix, when we thought all the heroes had been written.

--Observer

You can acquire this new novel at here at amazon now for under $12