Book info

• Title Don't Know Jack
• Author Diane Capri
• Year 2012
• Genre Thriller

It’s been a while since we first met Lee Child’s Jack Reacher in Killing Floor. Fifteen years and more than twenty novels later, Reacher still lives off the grid, until trouble finds him, and then he does whatever it takes, much to the delight of readers and the dismay of villains. Now someone big is looking for him. Who? And why? Hunting Jack Reacher is a dangerous business, as FBI Special Agents Kim Otto and Carlos Gaspar are about to find out. Otto and Gaspar are by-the-book hunters who know when to break the rules; Reacher is a wanted man, and a stone cold killer when things get personal. But is he friend or enemy? Armed with disinformation, Kim Otto intends to find out. Only the secrets hidden in Margrave, Georgia will tell them.

Thoughts

I’m a big Jack Reacher fan, and whilst the concept of an author nabbing someone else’s characters isn’t new, I wasn’t totally sure I was comfortable with it initially. Then I saw that Lee Child was totally on board with this outside in view of the world of Reacher, so I figured I’d give it a go.

I loved the style of writing in the book. Snappy and to the point, no wasted words. Short sentences, fast pacing. It really drew me in, despite being so staccato throughout. My only issue was that I just got a bit confused. Maybe it’s my fault for getting lost along the way but I found it hard keeping track of who was who and where there were twists regarding who was good and who was bad, I’m not sure I was on top of them enough to enjoy the rollercoaster.

But I still quite enjoyed the read, and it whetted my appetite for both more Reacher and more Otto and Gaspar. They make a great team and I’m intrigued where the search goes next!

Rating: 3 / 5