The Hard Way - Lee Child Reviews

When you watch a film with a person from the UK using an American accent you often find that they do a decent job. No doubt this because we are bombarded with American media and are able to get an ear for it. The same if not often true for American's impersonating the Brits. Too many times they fall on cliché and span the globe from Swindon to ...  Read the complete review

'The Hard Way' fits well into Lee Child's writing style. It is classic Jack Reacher, although I only know this with hindsight...It happened to be the first Child novel I read, and it was a true page turner... I am interested in American culture, both present and past, and this book conveys both perfectly. It is surprisingly well ...  Read the complete review

Background: I always believe you can't judge an author on just one book. Recently, I read Lee Child's 'One Shot', which I enjoyed. So I was keen to try a second one by this author to confirm or alter my opinion of his work. About the author: Lee Child was born in Coventry in 1954. He had a successful career at ...  Read the complete review

Lee Child is an ex-pat. Traitor! Originally from Coventry he moved his family from their home in Cumbria and relocated across the pond in New York having lost his job in television where he has since become the author of twelve novels - each of them featuring the indomitable Jack Reacher. In this, his 10th book, Reacher, the ...  Read the complete review