The Visitor - Lee Child

This book has a big sticker plastered across the front “the best thriller writer in town or your money back”. That will do me nicely I thought – and if I don’t like it I am claiming my money back (hey – I am poor!!). Not a good thing to judge a book on really – a sticker – but as it turns out the sticker was spot on! At first when I read the back (see I do consider things before impulse buys….) I thought it sounded a bit like “The General’s Daughter” which was good as I loved that book. Jack Reacher is a great character, he is tall, tough, mean looking and has just left the army where he was a ...

I must admit I had never heard of Lee Child when I found “The Visitor” in a service station. With no dooyoo to consult, with me being on the road, I had to take a chance on a new author! The thing that made me pick up the book was the marketing department’s guarantee to give you your money back “If your thirst for the ultimate thriller isn’t quenched..”. I had no intention of ever sending away to get my money back and I imagine most people are the same but it showed a lot of faith in Child so I decided to take a chance on him. The front cover states that it is a Jack Reacher story. This was another thing that made me think ...

"The Visitor" is the fourth crime/thriller novel by Lee Child in his series featuring ex-military policeman Jack Reacher. Lee Child was born and raised in the Midlands and now lives in New York. His previous Jack Reacher novels "Killing Floor" and "Die Trying" are award winners, whilst the third book "Tripwire" is my personal favourite and also the most commercially successful of his books to date. The main character of these novels as i've already mentioned is Jack Reacher. Jack quit the army after a lifetime of service travelling from base to base, first with his parents and then continuing with his own ...