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    Not a Drill: A Jack Reacher Short Story
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    Not a Drill: A Jack Reacher Short Story

    Written by Lee Child

    Narrated by Dick Hill

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    About this audiobook

    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

    In this short story from Lee Child, Jack Reacher is again on the move. But even a pleasant hike on a beautiful summer day turns into a walk on the wild side . . . and perhaps something far more sinister.

    Jack Reacher is on the road, hitching a ride with some earnest young Canadians who are planning a hike through some of the last unspoiled wilderness in North America in the dense forests of Maine. They part ways after sharing a hot meal, and Reacher checks out a quiet town surrounded by countryside serene enough to cool even his raging wanderlust. But not for long. First the trail is suddenly and inexplicably closed. Then the military police show up in force. Maybe it's a drill. Or maybe it's trouble-the kind of trouble that always finds Reacher, no matter how far he travels off the beaten path.

    Praise for Lee Child and his Jack Reacher novels

    "Welcome to the relentless world of Jack Reacher and his impressive tendency to be in the wrong place at the right time. . . . Child has created an iconic character that other thriller writers try to emulate but don't come close to matching."-Associated Press

    "The Reacher novels are easily the best thriller series going."-NPR

    "Child is a superb craftsman of suspense."-Entertainment Weekly

    "The truth about Reacher gets better and better."-Janet Maslin, The New York Times

    "If you're a thriller fan and you're not reading the Reacher series, you're not a thriller fan."-Chicago Tribune

    "[A] feverishly thrilling series . . . With Child, you can always count on furious action."-The Miami Herald

    "Irresistible Reacher remains just about the best butt-kicker in thriller-lit."-Kirkus Reviews
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRandom House Audio
    Release dateNov 4, 2014
    ISBN9780553551365
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    Not a Drill: A Jack Reacher Short Story
    Author

    Lee Child

    Lee Child, previously a television director, union organizer, theater technician, and law student, was fired and on the dole when he hatched a harebrained scheme to write a bestselling novel, thus saving his family from ruin. Killing Floor went on to win worldwide acclaim. The Midnight Line, is his twenty-second Reacher novel. The hero of his series, Jack Reacher, besides being fictional, is a kindhearted soul who allows Lee lots of spare time for reading, listening to music, and watching Yankees and Aston Villa games. Lee was born in England but now lives in New York City and leaves the island of Manhattan only when required to by forces beyond his control. Visit Lee online at LeeChild.com for more information about the novels, short stories, and the movies Jack Reacher and Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, starring Tom Cruise. Lee can also be found on Facebook: LeeChildOfficial, Twitter: @LeeChildReacher, and YouTube: LeeChildJackReacher.

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    Reviews for Not a Drill

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    • 3/5
      Easy and fast read, with some good plotting at times, but verrrry formulaic "Lee Childs". Not one of the best of the series, but enjoyable....
    • 1/5
      Das letzte Drittel des Buches ist eine Qual, verworren und ohne richtige Story. Während das Buch gut startet, verliert nach hinten raus deutlich an Struktur. Nicht empfehlenswert.
    • 4/5
      Best Reacher yet! So well crafted, it should be used to teach creative writing. Such a great story, can't wait to it on the big screen.
    • 2/5
      As a book this was an okay story. I would not recommend this to any reader, definitely not to any Jack Reacher ffan

      As a Jack Reacher story this book is 2D rather than the 3D I am used to. The plot lacked the depth I have come to expect. It had a very convoluted resolution that made no sense.

      While reading it I was struck by the feeling of reading a paper written by a high schooler who had been told he had to have X number of words. Many sentences and phrases were repeated throughout the book, sometimes in the same chapter, sometimes on adjacent pages, as if Lee Child was filling in to reach his required number of words.
    • 4/5
      I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of the writing. It seems a lot of times that these popular writers write in a simplified style for a quick read. Lee Child turned out to be the real deal. I'll definitely be reading more. He's now on my favorite authors list. "A Wanted Man" had lots of twists that I never saw coming. The only part of the book I found boring was near the end, when it basically a movie action sequence.
    • 4/5
      This book arrived on my doorstep from the lovely people at Booktopia, just in time for me to read over the weekend. Unfortunately last weekend also coincided with the arrival of my son, damn stork was early, so my reading was interrupted. Normally a Reacher adventure can't be put down, but my new bub showed that sometimes you have to.

      Reviewing Lee's new novel is hard, my interrupted reading, sleep deprivation and cuddle time has clouded my impression of the book. Reacher still kicked arse, the story was decent and Lee's characteristic tight plotting was on display.

      I'm only giving this 4 stars for now, with the intention of re-reading it sometime after I've had a decent nights sleep.
    • 3/5
      Very enjoyable in parts, but comes across as formulaic and the 2nd part of the book is barely credible. Overall, I was disappointed.
    • 5/5
      Absolutely loved it, picked it up before bed & couldn't put it down. The way the POV switches between characters keep you always up front & in the action.
    • 1/5
      Awful... I should have known better. The words fail me to describe this non-fiction book. Lack of verisimilitude throughout the book...
    • 4/5
      Very entertaining, and quick, just what I needed after a couple of darker stories. It was my first one, glad I have 16 more to choose from!
    • 3/5
      typical reacher. good fun.
    • 5/5
      Never read a Jack Reacher novel before. Didn't matter a bit that this is the 17th in the series. Smart, sharp, witty, lots of twists. Loved this book! (Thank you, Nancy.)
    • 3/5
      This is the first Jack Reacher I've read and I have to admit that I'm probably not the target audience. It's not that I didn't like the story, or Jack himself (OK, not that keen on him), but I just don't like some of the hoops that Reacher is put through, or the way he survives what would generally be unsurvivable situations but I doubt Child'd loosing any sleep over my disinterest :-)
    • 2/5
      Same ole, same ole........don't know why I even bothered,
    • 3/5
      Not as good as most of the previous books, but still a good read. Maybe a little confusing in the middle, but nicely summed up in the end. One bad book in the bunch won't stop me from reading the next one.
    • 4/5
      I definitely expected to give this 4 stars. It was a 4-star read for me right up until it got close to the end. The stuff with all the doors, marked blue, etc. got tedious. And I was irritated at his vagueness when he finally revealed what was going on in that facility. You can't just say "it was all on paper" and not explain exactly how it worked. It was a cheap cop-out on Child's part.
    • 5/5
      I absolutely couldn't put this book down. I have looked at some of the other reviews and feel like I should be reviewing the reviews instead of the book. One review didn't like the reader of the recorded book. OK, whatever. I can't listen to books so I don't care who reads it or how badly. Someone else complained about Tom Cruise which has less than nothing to do with this book. As a matter of fact, I think I detected an anti-Tom Cruise thing going on in this book. Instead of one detailed physical description of Reacher as gorilla, there were at least three as well as other reminders that Reacher is no Tom Thumb.

      The book is only slow if you need to follow the words with your finger and move your lips when you read.

      To be continued...
    • 5/5
      Lee Child at his best, evidenced by the speed I read it!
    • 4/5
      This is the first Jack Reacher book I read - I keep confusing Lee Child with James Lee Burke [don't judge me] and I thought he might be too American for me. Ironic considering he's actually English, which might be one of the reasons I found this such a comfortable read.Former military policeman Jack Reacher, now something of an eccentric drifter making his vague way to Virginia, gets a lift with three people claiming they are returning from a team-building session. Nothing is as it seems however and Jack realises the men in the car are lying to him and the woman is a hostage.Tremendously exciting - it might not be great literature but it is a great thriller.
    • 4/5
      Either the series is getting old--or I am getting fatigued by it. It seems as if the last few works have been pro-forma. To me, they seem to lack the pacing, the excitement, and the unpredictability of the first books in the series. I think Lee Child needs to take a break. His writing is still enjoyable, complex, and highly readable. In fact, for someone new to the series, they may be just fine. But as a more seasoned Reacher fan, although I still look forward to new titles, they do not satisfy as much as earlier works. In this iteration, readers are thrust into a contemporary tale of domestic terrorism, with inter- and intra-agency competition and obfuscation. The hero is still as rational, amoral, and goal-oriented as ever. But the violence has been toned down a notch in favor of dialogue and explication; naturally, that slows the pace and takes the edge off. From my point of view, the charm of this particular anti-hero was his certainty that physical confrontations--and the domination of-- baddies would inevitably turn out to be victories, and would be as sudden as a lightning strike and just as powerful. The newer works lack these frequent and cleansing passages.
    • 4/5
      this part of the jack reacher series is a bit different that you would expect. however i liked it very much. you have to remember at this point we've taken a step back to get a history of the guy and how he became who he is. he kept it a bit vague and if i didn't know where he was going to end up i dont know if it wouldve totally held my attention as raptly as it did but it's a definite read. can't wait for the next one.
    • 2/5
      plodding and uninvolving...kept trying to get interested but gave up after 300 pages w/o any desire to find out the ending.
    • 3/5
      Easy-reading not-too-taxing mystery. Recommend to read on a trip. Not too much to keep you guessing as there are many clues dropped sling the way.
    • 5/5
      Lee Child maintains a remarkably high level of consistency in his series of Jack Reacher novels, but this one is special. During the first third of it, hitchhiker Reacher is confined to a car. Child shows his chops in making this really special
    • 4/5
      Everybody knows picking up hitchhikers is dangerous. Doesn't stop Reacher from sticking out his thumb, but this time he blindly bought a ride on an agency-sponsored roller coaster. No charge for the ticket, but getting off is going to cost someone. A lot.Not my favorite - maybe a bit too much driving back and forth in the dark? Not sure, but it was easier to put down than some of Reacher's other outings.
    • 4/5
      Enjoyed this one a lot. Although not being American, I found the geography confusing (a map would have been useful). A quick, light escapist read.
    • 4/5
      The Jack Reacher series is still consistently a winner, even at number 17. Reacher once again finds himself involved in a intricate plot with an interesting cast of supporting characters and lots of suspense. Highly recommend.
    • 5/5
      Reacher, Reacher, Reacher, Let me tell you how I met my man…It all started with “The Killing Floor”. We met at a Bookstore, you know those brick and mortar places they used to have? He was large and slightly rumpled, we went for a ride and as he folded himself into my car, I couldn't help but wonder…who was this guy & can I have more some please? I don’t know what it is about this character that knocks me sideways…. Maybe somehow I know I would be safe with a guy like him at my side. A large, ex-military, slightly rumpled, slightly handsome “every man” kinda guy who carries a toothbrush in his pocket, Unless you get in his way that is. Reacher roams from town to town hitchhiking across the country & we get snippets of his past and present life up until now and some how this is enough but, we never really know where he is going or why, all I know is I Would follow Reacher… to any town. Anywhere. Anytime.This is the 17th book in this series and I can honestly say this book is just as thrilling, page turning, and “heart-swooning” as the first one! We start out with two men in black suits following slightly behind a man in a green coat who goes into a concrete bunker, those two men come out but, the man in the green coat never does make it out…alive. And so starts the manhunt for the killers.Reacher is on a freezing cold Nebraska highway hitching a ride to Virginia with a broken nose well into the night when he eventually gets picked up by a car with two men in front and a woman in back, and Reacher has yet again, unwittingly stumbled into trouble. With the help of special agent Julia Sorenson who has been called in on the case they eventually find and thrillingly punish the bad guys.Let go of the Tom Cruise thing people! Lee had nothing to do with who plays his character in his books. Look, there is just no one in all of Hollywood land who could ever play my man so, get over it…:)
    • 5/5
      A great read. It deals with current geo-political issues and the threat of another domestic terroist attack. Jack Reacher is a very intriguing and mysterious character. He really keeps the story moving along. I had not read any Lee Child before, but this one was recommended on a booklist. I'm going back to read the first Jack Reacher novel. I hope it's as good.
    • 5/5
      Another good entry in this violent but enthralling series. Good throwback view of a Cold War installation that is the locale for his confrontation with a couple of dozen bad guys.