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by Lee Child (Author) "I WAS ARRESTED IN ENO'S DINER ..." (more)
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When Jack Reacher suddenly decides to ask a Greyhound bus driver to let him off near the town of Margrave, Georgia, he thinks it's because his brother once mentioned that the famed blues guitarist Blind Blake died there. But it doesn't take long for the footloose ex-military policeman to discover that there are plenty of strange--and very dangerous--things going on behind Margrave's manicured lawns and clean streets that demand his attention. This first thriller by a former television writer features some of the best-written scenes of action in recent memory, a crash course in currency and counterfeiting, and a hero who is just begging to be called on for an encore. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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The transient Jack Reacher finds himself in tiny Margrave, Georgia, and is almost immediately arrested, if briefly, as a murder suspect. Imagine his surprise when he discovers that one of the victims is his brother, a brilliant U.S. Treasury agent. Reacher himself is no slouch; a former military policeman, he can dispatch villains with an astonishing array of weapons, including various parts of his body. In the company of a straight-arrow detective and a beautiful lady cop, Reacher soon unearths a conspiracy stretching through the little town and beyond. Blood flows freely, terrible threats are made and carried out, and body parts accumulate. First novelist Child, a former television writer, stretches coincidence outrageously in this would-be noir outing, whose hero is creepily amoral, violent, and generally unpleasant. Only large pop fiction collections need consider.?Elsa Pendleton, Boeing Information Svcs., Ridgecrest, Cal.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A+, Feb 9 2009
This review is from: Killing Floor (Mass Market Paperback)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't Put It Down, Jan 3 2006
By Natalie P. (Mississauga, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Killing Floor (Mass Market Paperback)
Lee Child is one of my favorite authors and Jack Reacher is an amazing character. Once I start his books I rarely put them down. As an employee at a large bookstore chain I am always recommending Lee Child to my customers. I've read all his books and I can't wait until the next Reacher novel comes out!
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4.0 out of 5 stars But did you know there really was a Blind Blake?, July 9 2004
By Huff Daddy (Blairsville, GA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Killing Floor (Mass Market Paperback)
I loved this book from the first page. I devoured this book, unable to put it down. I read it in less than a week which is saying a lot for me. I liked Jack Reacher a lot. He's got a past, he's not all good, but he's the good guy. "Sometimes good guys don't wear white." If were to compare him to any character, I'd say John McClane from Die Hard or even Blondie from The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (the greatest Western ever made!). He's a bad ass you have to like. He is the anti-hero you want to see in any action flick.

I found the other characters likeable but not very deep. Part of this is because Child never explores them much, this is after all a jack Reacher novel, and in part because they all have single-name names, Roscoe, Finlay, Hubble. I didn't mind. I found it easy to follow and not confuse characters. The bad guys were stock, smarmy, and slimy, straight out of The Dukes of Hazzard, easy to hate.

The back cover mentions the brutal violence. Many reviewers mentioned the extreme violence. I didn't think that the violence was all that bad. When its there, its quick and brutal, sure, but its not like its in every chapter, a non-stop Quentin Tarantino ode to violence. Certainly not any worse than the Bourne Identity or Point of Impact. Perhaps thin skinned people shouldn't read thrillers.

While a minor, minor subplot, though really the anchor of the book, I did enjoy the faint tangent of Reacher searching for the story of blues legend Blind Blake.It added just a hint of depth to Reacher.

Overall, a great book. If you are a Tarantino fan, if you loved Die Hard, if you like a fast paced no holds barred action-thriller, you will love this book. Ignore the petty detail stuff like the shrugging and simple names. Otherwise, try Robert Ludlum or Stephen Hunter. I have to admit I am tempted to read the next Jack Reacher novel, after all I want to find the answer to "all Jack knows is he didn't kill anybody. Not in their town, and not for a long time..."

For more details, go to aj.huff.org. Thanks.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Blew me away
I must agree with some of the other reviews that the book contains minor quirks, excessive shrugging, and continual short, choppy sentences. Read more
Published on Jun 18 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Could Not STOP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This series is unstoppable. I am referring to the Un-Abridged Audio Cassette Book. What a way to make your commute more enjoyable. Read more
Published on Jun 7 2004 by TL

2.0 out of 5 stars Dimwit Hero in Kingdom of the Even More Dimwitted
That the "who's the traitor" plot cleaves too closely to cliche to be a mystery is forgivable (well, not really), but the fact that none of the characters -- including two Ivy... Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Commendable first novel, with a few annoying flaws
KILLING FLOOR is a real page turner and Jack Reacher is a man's man. It has a lot of action and great fight passages...Reacher whupped 5 guys at once in chapter 7 alone! Read more
Published on April 2 2004 by H. S. Wedekind

5.0 out of 5 stars Super: The best Jack Reacher and the last of Reacher for me
This was the first one and I can see now why Lee has a cult following. The Character Reacher is cliched and the offputting thing for me abt my reacher exploration was that it was... Read more
Published on Mar 6 2004 by Vikram Ramanathan

5.0 out of 5 stars In a word.......................WOW
Lee Child in his initial novel Killing Floor beautifully crafts a masterful thriller in the action adventure genre. Read more
Published on Feb 21 2004 by Cory D. Slipman

5.0 out of 5 stars Great new hero, great beginning, fine plot, fun reading !
This was our first Lee Child, and his first work introducing leading man Jack Reacher. Jack is a retired homicide investigator for the military police, and as this book opens,... Read more
Published on Feb 11 2004 by Gerald M. Bull

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Published on Jan 7 2004

4.0 out of 5 stars Hang On for a Wild Ride!
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Published on Aug 1 2003 by S. Schwartz

1.0 out of 5 stars Awful
Simply awful. When I finally finished this "book", I was suprised to see a picture of the author at the end. I was expecting a 7 or 8 year old. The writing is that bad. Read more
Published on Jun 12 2003

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