James, there really aren't two versions. If you download Lightroom 5.7.1 from the 'standalone environment' or if you download it via the Creative Cloud app, it is the exact same program. The only difference is how you validate your license.If you choose to enter a subscription-associated Adobe ID, you have access to Creative Cloud features - which for 5.7.1 is Lightroom mobile.If you enter a serial number you will be in the exact same software only you will not have access to Lightroom mobile.Sometimes when you install for the first time or after a long period of time, LIghtroom grants a 7-day trial to the mobile features. At the end, you enter your serial number and away you go.
This may be what you are seeing.In any case you can serialize a Creative Cloud version by following the instructions at this link: While these instructions are for 6.x, I am pretty sure they will work for 5.x but I haven't tested that specifically. Rikk I think, actually I know, there was 2 separate downloads for LR 5. One for the CC version and one as a stand alone. We ran into this problem many times on the Adobe Help forums back when LR 5 was wrapped into the CC system and Users that bought LR 5 before CC as a stand alone product had to use a different download. Yes of course the CC version and the stand alone version of LR 5 are the exact same program but there was, at one time, a separate download for the stand alone version.IIRC there was no way to change the CC version of LR 5 into the stand alone version.What gets me is why there isn't a listing at this page, for both LR 4 and 5. Adobe allows anyone to download any of the LR versions from 3 back to 1 but not LR 4 or 5.
Yes, I understand all that. However, I have never been caught in this dilemma since I switched over to the Creative Cloud and don't know how to respond to those who are caught in it. There is something very confusing about the download because they become confused. I will post a link to this discussion and hope it will provide some insight for the user. For those of us who understand how this update process really works it is simple.
But for a lot of users out there who are trying to make sense of the update process it is still extremely confusing. Thank you Jens.I know this a year later after you posted but this issue is still relevant. I recently 'lost' my original version of Lightroom 5 on my MBP, and also did not keep my copy of the DMG file, because I thought I'd be able to download from Adobe. I found out the hard way that I was unable to download the original stand alone version and I do not want to commit to the new subscription based version.I had been considering purchasing an alternative application to replace Lightroom, sothank you so much for sharing the above link. I really do appreciate it.
In Lee Child’s astonishing new thriller, ex–military cop Reacher sees more than most people would.and because of that, he’s thrust into an explosive situation that’s about to blow up in his face. For the only way to find the truth—and save two innocent lives—is to do it the way Jack Reacher does it best: the hard way.Jack Reacher was alone, the way he liked it, soaking In Lee Child’s astonishing new thriller, ex–military cop Reacher sees more than most people would.and because of that, he’s thrust into an explosive situation that’s about to blow up in his face. For the only way to find the truth—and save two innocent lives—is to do it the way Jack Reacher does it best: the hard way.Jack Reacher was alone, the way he liked it, soaking up the hot, electric New York City night, watching a man cross the street to a parked Mercedes and drive it away.
The car contained one million dollars in ransom money. And Edward Lane, the man who paid it, will pay even more to get his family back. Lane runs a highly illegal soldiers-for-hire operation. He will use any amount of money and any tool to find his beautiful wife and child. And then he’ll turn Jack Reacher loose with a vengeance—because Reacher is the best man hunter in the world.On the trail of a vicious kidnapper, Reacher is learning the chilling secrets of his employer’s pastand of a horrific drama in the heart of a nasty little war. He’s beginning to realize that Edward Lane is hiding something. Something dirty.
Something big. But Reacher also knows this: he’s already in way too deep to stop now. Reacher, alone in the dark. Armed and dangerous. Coming back.This is what I call perfection.The Hard Way is my most favorite in Jack Reacher series so far. Just when I thought Lee Child's book couldn't possibly get any better, he has outdone himself once again with this unputdownable read! If I could, I would give it more than 5 stars.Who would have thought that just sitting and drinking coffee would get Jack Reacher involved in the investigation of the kidnapping for ransom of a woman and her Reacher, alone in the dark.
Armed and dangerous. Coming back.This is what I call perfection.The Hard Way is my most favorite in Jack Reacher series so far. Just when I thought Lee Child's book couldn't possibly get any better, he has outdone himself once again with this unputdownable read! If I could, I would give it more than 5 stars.Who would have thought that just sitting and drinking coffee would get Jack Reacher involved in the investigation of the kidnapping for ransom of a woman and her child who remained missing although her husband already paid one million dollars in cash, exactly like he was told to do.On the trail of finding the kidnappers, the more Reacher dug into this case, the more dirty and vicious secrets were revealed.
He discovered that all the clues and the pieces of the jigsaw which seemed to fit together just didn’t lead him to the truth. On the contrary, those all led him to the wrong conclusion. However, for Reacher, he was even more than ready to do it the hard way.This tenth installment was a fantastic blend of suspense, mystery, thriller, and a slight touch of romance (aha!), all rolled into one amazing story where surprises seemed to lurk around every corner. I was not only impressed with the unpredictable plot but also the way the author kept me invested in the characters.
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The suspense and enormous tension were built up throughout the entire story which kept me on my toes, and of course, on the edge of my seat as well.And nothing prepared me for this stunning plot twist I never saw coming! Seeing things finally unraveled (at breakneck speed) made my jaw drop in awe of this ex-military police.
How could Reacher know?! With his intelligence, toughness, and capability, OMG, I couldn’t admire this man more!If you’re looking for a book with shocking revelations that keep you turning the pages faster than lightning, then pick up this one. You’ll definitely get a great deal of enjoyment and excitement out of it!The Hard Way is not just a crime mystery/thriller. It is an absolute must read!
The Jack Reacher virgin. Reading The Hard Way. Feeling he has to give Lee Child a go, just because every one else has. And his mother-in-law thrust the book upon him.Jack Reacher. Star of The Hard Way. Kind of a cross between Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Littlest Hobo.
Spends his time being right about everything almost all the time. Except when it's convenient for the plot. Seems to know almost everything, but he's never heard of text messaging. Can guess the time really really accurately. Go The Jack Reacher virgin. Reading The Hard Way. Feeling he has to give Lee Child a go, just because every one else has.
And his mother-in-law thrust the book upon him.Jack Reacher. Star of The Hard Way. Kind of a cross between Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Littlest Hobo. Spends his time being right about everything almost all the time. Except when it's convenient for the plot. Seems to know almost everything, but he's never heard of text messaging.
Can guess the time really really accurately. Goes on about it all the time.Lee Child. Writing an odd way. All short sentences, just stating the facts.
Like a Lidl Hemingway or McCarthy, without the sense of poetry, but more full stops. Likes to repeat the sentence: Jack Reacher, doing it The Hard Way.
Over and over again. Characters all gruff ex-forces types. Talk in short sentences, just stating the facts. Repeating sentences.Back to the Jack Reacher virgin. He worked out the 'twist'.
About 100 pages in. Jack Reacher worked it out about 400 pages later.
Turns out it wasn't such a Hard Way. The book's complete nonsense, and Reacher's laughable. But despite it all, he read it fast. And he can't say he'd refuse another Reacher book from the mother-in-law. Make of that what you will. I'm going to add the same review for all of the Reacher series, so if you've read this one, you've read 'em all.
If you feel a certain affinity for the lone hero, a man of principle, of unwavering knowledge and assent as to his own actions, than Jack Reacher's your kinda guy.Lee Child has created an unforgettable and unique character in his creation of Jack Reacher. Jack seems to implicitly understand that he is a unique animal/human running around on this planet and that in spite of social con I'm going to add the same review for all of the Reacher series, so if you've read this one, you've read 'em all. If you feel a certain affinity for the lone hero, a man of principle, of unwavering knowledge and assent as to his own actions, than Jack Reacher's your kinda guy.Lee Child has created an unforgettable and unique character in his creation of Jack Reacher. Jack seems to implicitly understand that he is a unique animal/human running around on this planet and that in spite of social conventions, cultural trappings, and whatever conventions and abstractions we allow into our mind in order to alleviate this core fact of our singularity (and aloneness).the truth of it is not something Mr. Reacher denies.He embraces it. Understands his philosophy implicitly, revels in his physical being,his conventions and values.
He defends those he loves, those he does allow into his world, with a loyalty bar none while never letting go of the notion that he is alone and being perfectly comfortable with that.I read one, and within two months read all 15 books with an appetite that couldn't get enough.Enough said,HR. Number ten in the Jack Reacher series.Jack’s enjoying a coffee and minding his own business, which is just the way he likes it. Sitting watching the world go by when he sees the most ordinary of events. A man crosses the street in front of Jack, unlocks a car and drives off.Twenty four hours later this ordinary event sends Jack into a world of Mercenary Soldiers and where money is spoken of in the millions. Kidnapping, murder, revenge and greed are all on the menu. When nothing happens easily J Number ten in the Jack Reacher series.Jack’s enjoying a coffee and minding his own business, which is just the way he likes it. Sitting watching the world go by when he sees the most ordinary of events.
A man crosses the street in front of Jack, unlocks a car and drives off.Twenty four hours later this ordinary event sends Jack into a world of Mercenary Soldiers and where money is spoken of in the millions. Kidnapping, murder, revenge and greed are all on the menu.
When nothing happens easily Jack will have to resort to doing things The Hard Way.This is another top notch Jack Reacher thriller. I could be argued that it’s just more of the same but I don’t care if it is. It’s just about the best way to spend a lazy afternoon. It’s an adrenalin pumping, high octane thrill fest.Picking on Jack Reacher is, always, a big mistake.Highly recommended. Jack Reacher, book 10Jack Reacher known as the best man-hunter in the world ends up helping Edward Lane, a well-paid mercenary, whose wife and stepdaughter have been kidnapped.
Initially Reacher volunteers to help, as the case develops, things prove not to be what they seem. Alarm bells ring when he discovers Lane's previous wife was kidnapped and also during a mission two members of his crew were left behind in a foreign country.what is Lane hiding, what type of character is he?, can he be tr Jack Reacher, book 10Jack Reacher known as the best man-hunter in the world ends up helping Edward Lane, a well-paid mercenary, whose wife and stepdaughter have been kidnapped. Initially Reacher volunteers to help, as the case develops, things prove not to be what they seem.
Alarm bells ring when he discovers Lane's previous wife was kidnapped and also during a mission two members of his crew were left behind in a foreign country.what is Lane hiding, what type of character is he?, can he be trusted? Reacher is determined to find the truth, come hell or high water.This gripping novel captures your attention immediately with a well paced and easy plot; containing a fair share of suspense, action, surprises and romance. The prose is clear and concise all through, no place for ambiguity. The leading character is well drawn; Jack Reacher is a maverick, kind of 21st century cowboy, good hearted globe trotter having another absorbing adventure involving many equally interesting secondary characters.I started at this point in the series and I feel the story stood on its own and not based on any previous characters and episodes as in some other series. This thriller gives you a definite adrenaline rush, captivating till the end. 'Picked up the MP5 submachine gun and slung it over his left shoulder.
Then he headed back north. Reacher, alone in the dark. Doing it the hard way.' - page 460A sort of routine Jack Reacher thriller seemingly involving a kidnap / ransom with one or two good twists, I think this would have benefited from some editorial tightening to the plot. (At nearly 500 pages, it's still just a somewhat ordinary crime / mystery story.) 'Girl Friday' Lauren Pauling - an ex-federal agent turned private e 'Picked up the MP5 submachine gun and slung it over his left shoulder.
Then he headed back north. Reacher, alone in the dark.
Doing it the hard way.' - page 460A sort of routine Jack Reacher thriller seemingly involving a kidnap / ransom with one or two good twists, I think this would have benefited from some editorial tightening to the plot.
(At nearly 500 pages, it's still just a somewhat ordinary crime / mystery story.) 'Girl Friday' Lauren Pauling - an ex-federal agent turned private eye - was an appealing co-star but disappointingly of fades into the background towards the finale. A few other supporting players also seem important at first (and they're not quite 'red herrings') but are all but forgotten about until a mention at the end. The villain becoming psychotic also seems to come out of nowhere, or at least feels contrived or stereotypical.
The Hard Way wasn't horrible, but it was telling that it took me a week and a half to finish it. The Jack Reacher series is probably my biggest guilty pleasure read. I never go in expecting great literature, but I always expect a story that has me curious and excited about how things will play out. It is part of the reason why I take such large gaps between reading each book.
Reading them back-to-back ruins the fun somewhat, whereas reading one every few months or so means I get the enjoyment the books deserve.Although the books are immensely popular, I find myself constantly giving three-s The Jack Reacher series is probably my biggest guilty pleasure read. I never go in expecting great literature, but I always expect a story that has me curious and excited about how things will play out. It is part of the reason why I take such large gaps between reading each book. Reading them back-to-back ruins the fun somewhat, whereas reading one every few months or so means I get the enjoyment the books deserve.Although the books are immensely popular, I find myself constantly giving three-star ratings with the occasional four-star rating thrown in here and there. With The Hard Way, however, we have the first time my rating has dropped down to just the two stars.For me, this book failed to pack the punch of the prior Jack Reacher books. These books are usually filled with mystery with a side dose of action, yet The Hard Way failed to deliver on these points.
The mystery was obvious from very early on, and there were no real action scenes to enjoy. There were countless pages waiting for assumptions to be confirmed, which made it difficult for me to care about what was happening.
Usually, Lee Child saves the book through a big action sequence at the end, yet this one fell flat and was over much quicker than usual.Perhaps The Hard Way was simply a blip, or maybe it was just my reading mood, but this one failed to give me what I usually enjoy about the Jack Reacher stories. Twelfth chronologically (and tenth publication-wise) in the Jack Reacher thriller series about a huge man with an even bigger sense of honor who will take down the bad guys.My TakeThis was another intense one.
I do love how Reacher withheld and poked at Lane. How he pushed to get involved in the rescue of Kate and Jade. This man does not suffer fools! He already has a tendency to observe, calculate, and catalog and his years in the military police have provided him with a wealth of psychological Twelfth chronologically (and tenth publication-wise) in the Jack Reacher thriller series about a huge man with an even bigger sense of honor who will take down the bad guys.My TakeThis was another intense one. I do love how Reacher withheld and poked at Lane. How he pushed to get involved in the rescue of Kate and Jade. This man does not suffer fools!
He already has a tendency to observe, calculate, and catalog and his years in the military police have provided him with a wealth of psychological field study of the worst of human nature. It's only sharpened his edge.Reacher is so incredibly observant-well, yeah, it helps that this is fiction and anyone can look brilliant when it merely takes a keystroke, let me enjoy my fantasies, will 'ya!?It always amazes me how the protagonist in a story can take a tiny bit of information and blow it up into an answer. Yeah, it takes time and a lotta effort. But s/he teases out that one little bit and keeps following the trail.Whoa, Reacher? Tense?Just reading the way Reacher thinks makes me consider how I observe life around me.
Make me more aware of my surroundings. I'll never be a Reacher, but it does make life richer.Ooh, Reacher is wrong! One for the record books. A lesson can be learned from how he reacts to it however.
Instead of moaning and groaning and proffering up excuses, he ties a knot and moves on.Both Reacher and Kate want to use Lane's money to help the men and their families who were damaged or destroyed by Lane's actions, so, why did they leave the money behind??What a bunch of scum.I love what Reacher does to the bad guys at the end. And he ain't alone in it.The StoryEdward Lane's wife has been kidnapped.
And he's in a panic. This has happened before. His first wife. He brought in the police. He paid the ransom. She was still murdered.He won't make that mistake again. Instead, he makes a worse one.
He hires Reacher.He won't be needing that mirror on a stick.The CharactersJack Reacher is a drifter, a loner, and he likes it that way. Rarely staying in the same place two days in a row, he carries no luggage except a toothbrush in his shirt pocket. It's been seven years since he left the military. What he learned as an M.P.
Is still, however, with him.Edward Lane was a colonel in the army who retired under a cloud. He set himself up as the head of a band of mercenaries working under the radar for Uncle Sam. John Gregory is British, former SAS, and Lane's second-in-command. Carter Groom, Addison, Perez, Kowalski, and Burke are the rest of the A-team besides Graham Taylor, former SAS, who was her driver that day. They're sure he was murdered once they got the wife and kid off the streets.Knight and Clay Hobart are former A-team members. Until they got caught in a suspicious ambush in Africa. Dee Marie Graziano is Hobart's crusading, compassionate sister.
Susan Jackson is Graham's sister. She's married to Tony and they have a daughter Melody; they work an organic farm up near Norwich in England.Kate is Lane's second wife and she has an eight-year-old daughter, Jade.Patricia Joseph was Anne's sister.
She doesn't buy Lane's story. Detective Brewer is with the NYPD and is the recipient of her information and concerns.
He in turn, passes her info on to Lauren Pauling, the FBI special agent who was in charge of Anne's kidnapping. She's now a private investigator.The CoverThe cover is awash in reds with a blast of yellow and green illuminating the tilted landscape. I want to say it's an alley, but what alley has an overhead roof of planks?The title tells it like it is. Reacher and his new best friends are going to have to take this guy down The Hard Way. Just brilliant. As with every Lee Child story I have read I am just in awe of how he writes such a multi-layered tale.
Something that starts off relatively simple, only to evolve into a gripping and heart-stopping read. The story in The Hard Way I felt was incredibly strong, I did work out a couple of the plot twists but they were all just so masterfully executed and I enjoyed every single page of this book. The ending was probably one of my favourites so far. I just love Jack Reacher. (Though w Just brilliant. As with every Lee Child story I have read I am just in awe of how he writes such a multi-layered tale.
Something that starts off relatively simple, only to evolve into a gripping and heart-stopping read. The story in The Hard Way I felt was incredibly strong, I did work out a couple of the plot twists but they were all just so masterfully executed and I enjoyed every single page of this book. The ending was probably one of my favourites so far. I just love Jack Reacher. (Though what was his fascination with asking everybody if they had seen Yoko Ono in New York? If Reacher is a Yoko Ono fan then me and him might just fall out.).
It's hard to go wrong with Lee Child - I've not yet read a Jack Reacher novel I didn't enjoy. This one isn't as gripping as some of the others - 61 Hours, for example - yet it delivers everything one expects. Reacher's Sherlock Holmes-style deductions, his effortless strong-arm tactics with the bad guys, together with a fling with a female character before slipping away. OK, so that's the formula for all the Reacher novels, clothed in a different plot each time, but it works. An entertaining rea It's hard to go wrong with Lee Child - I've not yet read a Jack Reacher novel I didn't enjoy.
This one isn't as gripping as some of the others - 61 Hours, for example - yet it delivers everything one expects. Reacher's Sherlock Holmes-style deductions, his effortless strong-arm tactics with the bad guys, together with a fling with a female character before slipping away. OK, so that's the formula for all the Reacher novels, clothed in a different plot each time, but it works. An entertaining read - what's not to like? (Sigh) I've said it before, and I'm going to say it again, I can't get enough of Jack Reacher, I think he's becoming my new addiction, after the end of each book, it just leaves me wanting more, and The Hard Way is no exception!!This time Jack Reacher finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time, or is it the other way around, in the right place at the right time? As he's enjoying a nice day in New York City, he watches a man cross the street to a Mercedes and drive it away, it would seem (Sigh) I've said it before, and I'm going to say it again, I can't get enough of Jack Reacher, I think he's becoming my new addiction, after the end of each book, it just leaves me wanting more, and The Hard Way is no exception!!This time Jack Reacher finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time, or is it the other way around, in the right place at the right time?
As he's enjoying a nice day in New York City, he watches a man cross the street to a Mercedes and drive it away, it would seem like a normal thing to do, only it contained 1 million dollars in ransom money, from Edward Lane, who runs his own illegal operation, with his own small private army of ex-soldiers, former US Marines, Delta Force, Navy Seals, et cetera, et cetera!Reacher joins Lane's operation when learning that his wife and daughter have been kidnapped and he will stop at nothing to get them back. But as Reacher follows the trail of the supposed kidnappers, he realizes Lane is not all that he seems, and he puts all his superior skills to use to get to the bottom of a little war, and he's doing it the hard way!Everything you'd expect from Jack Reacher and Lee Child!! The Hard Way is a classic Jack Reacher novel - great pacing, clues are there but you'll miss them until Reacher identifies them, and Reacher puts away a slew of bad guys by himself at the end. Generally, this is a fun read with all the elements you expect. Two things work less well than in a typical Reacher novel though. First, there's no real tension or believable relationship between Reacher and a former-FBI agent with whom he has several consensual romps. Second, the reader isn't made to care The Hard Way is a classic Jack Reacher novel - great pacing, clues are there but you'll miss them until Reacher identifies them, and Reacher puts away a slew of bad guys by himself at the end.
Generally, this is a fun read with all the elements you expect. Two things work less well than in a typical Reacher novel though. First, there's no real tension or believable relationship between Reacher and a former-FBI agent with whom he has several consensual romps. Second, the reader isn't made to care what happened or happens, as the case may be, to 2 ersatz kidnapping victims. Several other Reacher novels are much stronger on both of these points. Make this the 10th or so Reacher novel you read: not the first. Having said that, it's a great beach read, as they say.
Weak 3 stars. Not as good as other Reacher books. Mostly solving a mystery. Not enough action. But it kept my interest.STORY BRIEF:Reacher is sitting in a coffee shop and observes a man enter a parked car and drive away. Reacher soon learns that this man was a kidnapper picking up ransom money.
Lane’s wife and daughter were kidnaped. Lane asks Reacher to help find them. Lane runs a group of military mercenaries for hire.REVIEWER’S OPINION:It’s mostly police style investigating. Not enough smart Weak 3 stars. Not as good as other Reacher books. Mostly solving a mystery.
Not enough action. But it kept my interest.STORY BRIEF:Reacher is sitting in a coffee shop and observes a man enter a parked car and drive away.
Reacher soon learns that this man was a kidnapper picking up ransom money. Lane’s wife and daughter were kidnaped. Lane asks Reacher to help find them. Lane runs a group of military mercenaries for hire.REVIEWER’S OPINION:It’s mostly police style investigating.
Not enough smart things were being done, either by the bad guys or the good guys. The husband was wealthy and could have put tracking devices on the car, or had video/pictures taken near the car. There is almost no action until the end of the book.
The best Reacher stories have been thrillers, with a bad guy plotting and trying to harm Reacher. This is not a thriller. It’s mostly just solving the mystery with some action at the end. But because I like the character Reacher so much, I was ok with this. I didn’t feel a need for it to be over.I noticed some reviewers complain that the phrase “Reacher said nothing” is overused in these books.
He’s the “silent type.” Studies have shown that most women use twice as many (or more) words per day than most men. In that sense, it fits. Reacher is not as talkative as others.I was disappointed that the author did not show one scene. A female does something stupid which allows the bad guys to capture her and others. We don’t see how it happened.
It was told, not shown. In one scene the good guys are safe in their house. In the next scene they are tied up in another location and being hurt by the bad guys.I had one other problem. I almost wish I had not read the book because one back story was too horrible for me. Two soldiers were captured and kept in an African prison for five years, with body amputations and repulsive living conditions. I’ve read a lot of fiction with bad guys doing horrible things, but other books did not bother me the way this did. I’m not sure why, but it kept me awake at night.THE SERIES:This is book 10.
I suggest reading the books in order, but not required. I gave 4 or more stars to all of the preceding books except four: Running Blind, Without Fail, The Enemy, and this one. Save these for last if you’re NOT a die hard Reacher fan.NARRATOR:The narrator Dick Hill was very good.DATA:Unabridged audiobook reading time: 11 hrs and 31 mins. Swearing language: I don’t recall any. Sexual language: none.
Number of sex scenes: two referred to not shown. Setting: current day New York City, NY and England. Book copyright: 2006.
Genre: mystery suspense. Ending: pleasant and feel good. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it,Lessons learned: kidnappings are never as simple as they appear. Pay attention when a main character goes to Staples. England is the best place for vigilante killings, but use quiet automatic weapons, because loud ones scare British people.
Go to small bars in England - Americans are supposed to buy pints for everyone in the bar. Refrigerator art can be a major plot point. Pokers can hurt. Corollary to the go to the bathroom/your food arrives in a restaurant rule: when one of the good guy leaves Lessons learned: kidnappings are never as simple as they appear. Pay attention when a main character goes to Staples. England is the best place for vigilante killings, but use quiet automatic weapons, because loud ones scare British people. Go to small bars in England - Americans are supposed to buy pints for everyone in the bar.
Refrigerator art can be a major plot point. Pokers can hurt. Corollary to the go to the bathroom/your food arrives in a restaurant rule: when one of the good guy leaves the stakeout, the bad guys will capture everyone else. The British have bad teeth and bitter beer, but are not always as bad as they seem. Do you remember the old Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoon- Rocky would prepare to announce the next segment and Bullwinkle says 'Hey Rock, watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat.' Rocky answers in disbelief, 'Again, that trick never works!'
As I started the next novel in my never-ending pursuit of completing this series of Reacher novels I had one of those moments where I wanted to say 'Again? Jack Reacher is in the wrong place at the right time Again?'
While that moment in the first few pages of 'The Do you remember the old Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoon- Rocky would prepare to announce the next segment and Bullwinkle says 'Hey Rock, watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat.' Rocky answers in disbelief, 'Again, that trick never works!'
As I started the next novel in my never-ending pursuit of completing this series of Reacher novels I had one of those moments where I wanted to say 'Again? Jack Reacher is in the wrong place at the right time Again?' While that moment in the first few pages of 'The Hard Way' gave me a bit of pause (that coupled with Child's habit of switching back and forth between the 1st and the 3rd person point of view - between novels not in one particular book- made me feel a bit like I was back in the four hundred and forty-fifth Louis L'Amour Western where the hero hides in the lava beds) that almost caused me to put this aside to read something else for now.
I didn't- rather I plowed right threw this one and was pleased that there were enough of the Reacher Plot twists I've come to know and love. Reacher continues to be tough, smart, and relentless, etc. Which is pretty good for a guy who is always in the wrong place at the wrong time.
(usually drinking coffee. )This time, Reacher gets involved in helping a wealthy man find his kidnapped wife. But is the guy a victim or a criminal mastermind or both?This is not the best of the Reacher novels. But in my opinion, the Reacher novels are worth reading because of the mixture of mystery, plot twists, action, and Reacher's blend of justice. All Reacher wants is to spend some time soaking New York as much as he can.
But as fate would have it, he gets caught up in a case. Edward Lane’s wife and child has been kidnapped and the kidnapper wants a ransom.
Edward involves the police and pays the ransom to no end. Then he hires Jack Reacher to finish the job. Is that his best or worst move?
Because Edward Lane has a history that Jack Reacher is bound to find outI love this series like no other. Jack Reacher is a guy who delivers time and All Reacher wants is to spend some time soaking New York as much as he can. But as fate would have it, he gets caught up in a case. Edward Lane’s wife and child has been kidnapped and the kidnapper wants a ransom. Edward involves the police and pays the ransom to no end. Then he hires Jack Reacher to finish the job. Is that his best or worst move?
Because Edward Lane has a history that Jack Reacher is bound to find outI love this series like no other. Jack Reacher is a guy who delivers time and again and he did not fail this time either. The plot was interesting as we see Reacher’s sense of honour and justice kick in. As the plot goes on, Reacher discovers that Lane’s first wife had also been kidnapped and had gotten killed in a botched FBI Case. The agent responsible for that case is back in action too, as is the sister of Lane’s first wife; and there is some amount of NYPD involvement.The book is filled with action and drama and not a dull moment. I thoroughly enjoyed reading about Reacher doing his thing. Whether it is his exceptional observation power or whether it is his ‘little grey cells’ or whether it is him in action, he never fails to surprise me.
The only fault I can find with this book is the pacing in the middle which lagged a bit while we waited for Reacher to work out everything. It all began with someone opening a car door and driving off. Reacher witnesses this innocuous event, paying it little attention while spending time in New York City. When called upon to answer questions about the man he saw, Reacher soon realises that he may have witnessed part of an elaborate ransom payment. A woman and her daughter have been kidnapped and Reacher is hired by the distraught husband to help bring them home at any cost. While working with his temporary employer, he soon learns o It all began with someone opening a car door and driving off.
Reacher witnesses this innocuous event, paying it little attention while spending time in New York City. When called upon to answer questions about the man he saw, Reacher soon realises that he may have witnessed part of an elaborate ransom payment. A woman and her daughter have been kidnapped and Reacher is hired by the distraught husband to help bring them home at any cost. While working with his temporary employer, he soon learns of the man's sordid and criminal past, which may play a role in the larger kidnapping rationale. The further he digs, the less Reacher thinks this is a simple swap of money for live bodies, but perhaps a payback for horrible decisions made overseas.
Working with an ex-FBI agent, Reacher discovers that nothing is as it seems and sometime love has caveats and limits. Child brings some of his personal knowledge to the pages of this novel, adding a new layer of excitement and intrigue.As interesting as Child can make these Reacher novels, I am always surprised to see what can be done to one up the series to that point. Child keeps Reacher as a 'nothing holds me down' type character, returning to cities he has already visited (perhaps one downside to the series), with adventures wherever he goes. However, each book is fresh and highly gripping with nuances yet to be revealed and new angles about Reacher's life yet to be highlighted. I have made sure many people know about this wonderful series and its central character, in hopes that it can be a wonderful addition to the beach reading list or travel pile.Kudos, Mr. Child for making me more and more curious with each new novel.
I quite enjoyed this one (again, the rating is for quality within the series rather than an absolute rating). You know what you're getting, though there was less of the violence this time, more police procedural in nature.However.The twists? Figured them out almost at the beginning, yet Reacher only gets there on page 406. They seemed really obvious too, though I can't say they detracted from the reading.I've not really paid much attention to how infuriatingly smug Reacher can be at times eith I quite enjoyed this one (again, the rating is for quality within the series rather than an absolute rating). You know what you're getting, though there was less of the violence this time, more police procedural in nature.However.The twists? Figured them out almost at the beginning, yet Reacher only gets there on page 406.
They seemed really obvious too, though I can't say they detracted from the reading.I've not really paid much attention to how infuriatingly smug Reacher can be at times either but it was in your face here. Want to know the technical definition of a Grange? Ask Reacher.I also found a lot to laugh at in Child's writing style. Sure it's not fine art but at times he's just too much. The repetition is tolerable but the dumbing down isn't. My favorite incredibly patronising moment was the following:'two roads in, radial, like spokes in a wheel.
One was north of northeast and the other was east of northeast. We called then the One O'clock Road and the Two O'clock Road. Like the face of a wristwatch?
If twelve o'clock was due north, there were roads at the one o'clock position and the two o'clock position'.How many different ways do you have to say it? I found it patronising but it's even worse that it's being spoken by a special forces guy to Reacher and an ex-FBI agent. There were a few examples of similar nature but that was the one that stuck with me.Despite all the ridiculous elements (maybe because of them) I still enjoyed it and of course I'm going to work my way through the others. They're addictive and sometimes that's enough. I feel this is one of the better of the Jack Reacher series, the tenth one. I have been reading them out of order, as I pick them up at used bookstores.
I don't think it makes much difference. In this one, Reacher is in New York City, a different environment for him than usual, as he is often in the country, in small towns. And, as usual, he gets caught up in a situation. He agrees to help an ex-military guy named Lane get his kidnapped wife and stepdaughter back.this despite Lane heading a b I feel this is one of the better of the Jack Reacher series, the tenth one. I have been reading them out of order, as I pick them up at used bookstores.
I don't think it makes much difference. In this one, Reacher is in New York City, a different environment for him than usual, as he is often in the country, in small towns.
And, as usual, he gets caught up in a situation. He agrees to help an ex-military guy named Lane get his kidnapped wife and stepdaughter back.this despite Lane heading a bunch of mercenaries who had been involved in some shady activities, to say the least. The last 100 pages in which Reacher has his showdown with Lane and the mercs make for non-stop reading. I could not put down the book till I got to the end. You know Reacher will win in the end, but how he does is a joy to read! Jack Reacher does it again! These books are a lot of fun to read, even though they are a bit violent for my tastes.
I love seeing how Reacher's mind works and how he figures out the most implausible scenarios. And he manages to travel without a driver's license, credit card, or cell phone, and only one set of clothing. In reality this would be impossible, but it's still kind of fun.
I almost thought this story would end without a lot of details of guns, but of course, that came into play in the Jack Reacher does it again! These books are a lot of fun to read, even though they are a bit violent for my tastes. I love seeing how Reacher's mind works and how he figures out the most implausible scenarios.
And he manages to travel without a driver's license, credit card, or cell phone, and only one set of clothing. In reality this would be impossible, but it's still kind of fun. I almost thought this story would end without a lot of details of guns, but of course, that came into play in the last 15% of the book - less than some, though. Looking forward to the next one! Lee Child was born October 29th, 1954 in Coventry, England, but spent his formative years in the nearby city of Birmingham.
By coincidence he won a scholarship to the same high school that JRR Tolkien had attended. He went to law school in Sheffield, England, and after part-time work in the theater he joined Granada Television in Manchester for what turned out to be an eighteen-year career as a pr Lee Child was born October 29th, 1954 in Coventry, England, but spent his formative years in the nearby city of Birmingham. By coincidence he won a scholarship to the same high school that JRR Tolkien had attended. He went to law school in Sheffield, England, and after part-time work in the theater he joined Granada Television in Manchester for what turned out to be an eighteen-year career as a presentation director during British TV's 'golden age.' During his tenure his company made Brideshead Revisited, The Jewel in the Crown, Prime Suspect, and Cracker.
But he was fired in 1995 at the age of 40 as a result of corporate restructuring. Always a voracious reader, he decided to see an opportunity where others might have seen a crisis and bought six dollars' worth of paper and pencils and sat down to write a book, Killing Floor, the first in the Jack Reacher series.was an immediate success and launched the series which has grown in sales and impact with every new installment. The first Jack Reacher movie, based on the novel One Shot and starring Tom Cruise and Rosamund Pike, was released in December 2012.Lee has three homes—an apartment in Manhattan, a country house in the south of France, and whatever airplane cabin he happens to be in while traveling between the two. In the US he drives a supercharged Jaguar, which was built in Jaguar's Browns Lane plant, thirty yards from the hospital in which he was born.Lee spends his spare time reading, listening to music, and watching the Yankees, Aston Villa, or Marseilles soccer. He is married with a grown-up daughter.
He is tall and slim, despite an appalling diet and a refusal to exercise.