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Die Trying by Lee Child Publishing information: Paperback; 552 pages Publisher: Jove; 28 Oct 2008 ISBN: 9780515142242 Series: Jack Reacher #2 Copy: Out of Pocket Reviewer: Tyson Amazon Synopsis: "Jack Reacher finds himself in bad company in the second novel in Lee Child’s New York Times bestselling series. When a woman is kidnapped off a Chicago street in broad daylight, Jack Reacher’s in the wrong place at the wrong time. He’s kidnapped with her. Chained together and racing across America toward an unknown destination, they’re at the mercy of a group of men demanding an impossible ransom. Because Reacher’s female companion is worth more than he imagines. Now he has to save them both—from the inside out—or die trying…" Not long ago I reviewed the first Jack Reacher novel, The Killing Floor (review here), and I found myself enjoying it. So it was a no brainer to pick up the second book in the series. Die Trying flips the typical thriller novel on its head with Reacher quickly ...

The Killing Floor by Lee Child Publishing Information: Paperback; 561 pages Publisher: Jove; 30 Oct 2012 Series: Jack Reacher #1 ISBN: 9780515153651 Copy: Out of pocket Reviewer: Tyson Amazon Synopsis: "Ex-military policeman Jack Reacher is a drifter. He’s just passing through Margrave, Georgia, and in less than an hour, he’s arrested for murder. Not much of a welcome. All Reacher knows is that he didn’t kill anybody. At least not here. Not lately. But he doesn’t stand a chance of convincing anyone. Not in Margrave, Georgia. Not a chance in hell." While most people are familiar with Tom Cruise's recent role as Jack Reacher, the story that takes place during the film is not based on the first book in the series. The Killing Floor is the first book that sets up the Jack Reacher universe. When the story begins, Jack has just stepped off a bus in Georgia and decided to get a little bit of breakfast when the police show up and arrest him for murder. With a fairly tight alibi i...