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  • The Sentinel

  • Jack Reacher, Book 25
  • Written by: Lee Child, Andrew Child
  • Narrated by: Scott Brick
  • Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (272 ratings)

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The Sentinel

Written by: Lee Child, Andrew Child
Narrated by: Scott Brick
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Publisher's Summary

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • THE BLOCKBUSTER JACK REACHER SERIES THAT INSPIRED TWO MAJOR MOTION PICTURES AND THE STREAMING SERIES REACHER

Jack Reacher is back! The “utterly addictive” (The New York Times) series continues as acclaimed author Lee Child teams up with his brother, Andrew Child, fellow thriller writer extraordinaire.

“One of the many great things about Jack Reacher is that he’s larger than life while remaining relatable and believable. The Sentinel shows that two Childs are even better than one.”—James Patterson

As always, Reacher has no particular place to go, and all the time in the world to get there. One morning he ends up in a town near Pleasantville, Tennessee.

But there’s nothing pleasant about the place.

In broad daylight Reacher spots a hapless soul walking into an ambush. “It was four against one” . . . so Reacher intervenes, with his own trademark brand of conflict resolution.

The man he saves is Rusty Rutherford, an unassuming IT manager, recently fired after a cyberattack locked up the town’s data, records, information . . . and secrets. Rutherford wants to stay put, look innocent, and clear his name.

Reacher is intrigued. There’s more to the story. The bad guys who jumped Rutherford are part of something serious and deadly, involving a conspiracy, a cover-up, and murder—all centered on a mousy little guy in a coffee-stained shirt who has no idea what he’s up against.

Rule one: if you don’t know the trouble you’re in, keep Reacher by your side.

©2020 Lee Child and Andrew Child (P)2020 Random House Audio

What the critics say

“It’s great to be back in [Reacher’s] company in a world where the bad guys get what’s coming to them. . . . A smooth transition for a much-loved character.”The Observer

“As always, the bad guys—this time, Russian spies and American-Nazi thugs—discover too late that they are no match for Reacher. Despite the change in authors, the writing remains tight and the non-stop action is as propulsive as ever.”Associated Press

“It’s terrific. . . . The story is just as powerful. . . . Brutal action mixes with keen-eyed detective work as Reacher metes out his own brand of justice. . . . If this novel is a harbinger of what’s to come, then Jack is in good hands.”Booklist (starred review)  

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Meh! Not the best Reacher Book

I have read and or listened to most of the Reacher series. When a new one emerges, I'm there, ready and willing to part with my money. This time I wish I hadn't bothered. I can't recall any of the previous Reacher novels having an overt political bent to them, but this one does. Antifa, Russians, voting machines and fraud. Murder and mayhem for sure, but the old tropes are back. This book has been done before. Spoiler Alert: Our friend, Jack, finds himself trapped in an underground bunker with no way out, Sound familiar? Well it is, but what's worse, the writing is not "Child" worthy. Much of the story is expository and very little evocation in the action or the descriptive text. Even Reacher's dialogue is a bit over the top. Sorry folks, this one is a good one to skip. Sadly Mr. Lee Child has abandoned Reacher and left him in the hands of one less qualified. As for the narrator, I like Scott Brick, but this time his voice got on my tits. It was hard to differentiate between the characters which had me wondering who was talking.

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Slightly disappointed

I am a huge Jack Reacher fan, but this book just didn’t have the same Reacher feel to it. It took me a while to get through. Also didn’t really care for the narrator.

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Not realistic story

I liked the other books Lee child but with this one I am not sure I will buy another one

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Long anticipated but not impressed

I'm a long time Jack Reacher fan and had this book in my wish list since it was announced. After listening the book I felt somewhat unsatisfied by both the story and performance. The Reacher character was close to but not the same calm and well balanced not rushing personality that I grew accustomed to. In this book Reacher is more violent than usual without any particular reason. The performance was unexpectedly dull considering it was by Scott Brick, one of my favorite performer across many books and characters. Overall, I felt the team hasn't given enough efforts to produce the story as well as they could.

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I should have returned it!!!

The narrator is always a delight. I am a Reacher fan but this book could only be appealing to teenaged boys. No substance whatsoever!

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Worst Reacher Book Ever

Struggle to finish...still 1 hour to go...not up to the originals...i do not care about characters ..evene Reacher at this point!

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Good story!

Classic Reacher. Always willing to hang around if a few faces need hitting. In this era of stuxnet and pegasus not sure if Reacher will pony up or drop out. Reacher needs a sidekick.

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Very current topic

I am a huge Reacher fan so i will read anything with Reacher in it.
That being said, this was not the best work from Lee Child, but it it still did keep me guessing as to where the story was going to go.
Note: i listened to it twice

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Good book, however you may lose interest half way.

I'm a big lover of 'Jack Reacher' books, however I do understand the comments made in regards to this one. In the middle, it got boring quickly... Too much political conversation... Once that portion was complete, it picked up somewhat and got me over the finish line.

As far as Scott Brick...fantastic narrator. Can't always blame who reads. If the material isn't up to par, what can anyone do...right.

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Another Hit

Another winner, love the series, love the character. I've never been disappointed with the story lines. I don't always have time to pick up a book and read, I'm a mom of 2 kids under 6 so multitasking is where I'm at. Please never change the narrator as far as I'm concerned Scott Brick is the voice of Jack Reacher.

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