Combativeness and fisticuffs abound in No Plan B, a viscous novel chock full of bad guys in need of Reacher’s trademark type of justice…the skull cracking kind. Kudos to Lee and Andrew Child for crafting a classic Reacher story that will appeal to die-hard fans and general thriller enthusiasts alike.
Reacher is in Gerradsville, Colorado when he witnesses a man push a woman under a bus. He chases the killer and gets involved in a violent encounter, but the perpetrator gets away. So when the police officially deem the woman’s death a suicide, Reacher can’t sit idly by and starts to investigate on his own. Which puts him on the trail of an evil clandestine operation involving money, power and illegal activities. But Reacher is Reacher, with a sound moral compass and anvils for hands. As he doggedly pursues justice, he leaves a mountain of unconscious lowlifes in his wake and will stop at nothing until the powers that be pay for their actions.
The best part of No Plan B is clearly Reacher’s aggressiveness and truculence, beating the ever-loving crap out of every miscreant and thug with whom he comes into contact. He embodies the philosophy of hitting hard and fast, meeting out unadulterated brutality with velocity and violence to those who stand in his way or earned it due to their malevolent behavior. It’s quite breathtaking to witness and the volume of reprobates he dispatches is beyond impressive. It’s simply Reacher at his best.
However, don’t be fooled into thinking this is just Reacher kicking ass and taking names for 300+ pages. No Plan B has multiple plot lines – a runaway in search of his birth father and a grieving dad looking for those who are responsible for his son’s death – that are seemingly random at first, but serve to keep you guessing until they merge in the end to add depth, intrigue and an emotional connection to the case Reacher is investigating. It’s quite well done.
If No Plan B points to the direction that the Reacher series is heading, then sign me up! I’m ready for more stories like this with Reacher outwitting evildoers while caving in their craniums. Grab your popcorn because it’s about to get real!
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