Nothing to Lose by Lee Child
by Kate Stine
July 15th, 2008
Nothing to Lose by Lee Child
Delacorte Press, June, 2008
As itinerant ex-marine MP Jack Reacher travels the country, he passes through Hope, Colorado, and on a whim detours to Hope’s neighboring town, Despair. Where Hope is pretty and welcoming, Despair is dowdy, gloomy, and throws strangers out of town. But the people of Despair make a grave mistake when they throw out Jack Reacher. He’s “a large stranger with nothing to lose,” and hates turning back. Soon Reacher is investigating the huge metal recycling plant that dominates the town, and the town boss who owns Despair and all its residents.
Nothing to Lose is Child’s 12th Jack Reacher thriller and will be warmly welcomed by Reacher’s many fans. Physically Reacher’s in his usual fine form, “a spectacular mesomorph” always ready for action and always in control. He is refreshingly unfettered. He makes his own rules and never hesitates to do whatever’s necessary. Fortunately for the world and righteous readers, he’s morally on the side of good. When an unexplained military guard unit stationed nearby suggests that Despair’s sinister forces have something shady to do with the Iraq War, Reacher is there to put the world back on the right path. The excitement in Nothing to Lose never lets up. Bones will break and worse before he’s done, but with Reacher on the case we know things will turn out fine.
- Verna Suit
This review appeared in the Summer 2008 issue (#105) of Mystery Scene.
A short response to Ms. Suit’s review; As a USMC Vet I would love to claim Jack Reacher as an “ex-Marine,” but alas Jack is an Army puke! [Jack should be a Marine.]
Also, there is something almost religious to have new Jack Reacher and Gabriel Allon novels appear at almost the same time. Can you imagine Childs and Silva getting together and writing a book that included the two most compelling killer-assasin-hero fictional chacters of our time?
Whoops, that’s a mistake I should have caught. Especially since my dad is an ex-Marine…
Kate Stine,
Editor, Mystery Scene
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