One Shot - Lee Child

One Shot

By Lee Child

  • Release Date: 2005-06-14
  • Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 2,065 Ratings

Description

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Don’t miss the hit streaming series Reacher

“Pure, escapist gold . . . Mr. Child’s tough talk and thoughtful plotting make an ingenious combination.”—The New York Times


Six shots. Five dead. One heartland city thrown into a state of terror. But within hours the cops have it solved: a slam-dunk case. Except for one thing. The accused man says: You got the wrong guy. Then he says: Get Reacher for me.

And sure enough, ex—military investigator Jack Reacher is coming. He knows this shooter–a trained military sniper who never should have missed a shot. Reacher is certain something is not right–and soon the slam-dunk case explodes.

Now Reacher is teamed with a beautiful young defense lawyer, moving closer to the unseen enemy who is pulling the strings. Reacher knows that no two opponents are created equal. This one has come to the heartland from his own kind of hell. And Reacher knows that the only way to take him down is to match his ruthlessness and cunning–and then beat him shot for shot.

Reviews

  • Tight plot

    4
    By CareerMoves
    Lots of breadcrumbs for Reacher to tie together.
  • GREAT Book!

    5
    By TDaleT
    Super great story telling, characters were very interesting and believable. Good twists and turns and weaving the characters and stories together.
  • Reacher

    4
    By stone crap
    Once again the “Reach” is victorious with all the drama that we love!
  • Ron Osborne

    5
    By macsolns
    My first reading of a Jack Reacher book. I saw a Jack Reacher series on Prime that my wife and I really enjoyed. So I noted the author’s name and started searching for the books. “One Shot“ is a good read, especially since I have the mental picture of the Jack Reacher from the series.
  • Fabulous

    5
    By Ambiz5
    I saw the movie a while back. But it took nothing away from the excitement of the Book. Great read. Reacher is my favorite super hero for now. Wow, no messing around that’s what I like 👍🏽
  • Movie vs book

    4
    By Sleepless in Chicago 2012
    I saw the movie 1st. AWESOME. But when I read the book I saw that it was different in almost every place. The movie was undoubtedly better in this case.
  • One shot

    5
    By boots saddle
    Another great Reacher yarn. A little far fetched in places and dragged out in others, but a definite five stars reading.
  • Spectacular

    5
    By 7up4down
    Reacher at his very best n. My favorite so far, but then I say that every time I finish one!
  • Killing Floor

    5
    By picturewindow
    I loved all the Jack Reacher books by Lee Child I’ve read. But Really Tom Cruise. Gross. No way can I picture him as Reacher. Tried to watch one of movies . Turned it off.
  • One Shot

    4
    By Donnie55r
    Good plot, not many good subplots. Truly enjoyed the read and had to watch the movie immediately afterwords. Tom Cruise productions did a hatchet job on the ending. DH Read on my iBook.