Better Off Dead - Lee Child & Andrew Child

Better Off Dead

By Lee Child & Andrew Child

  • Release Date: 2021-10-26
  • Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Score: 4
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From 4,538 Ratings

Description

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • THE BLOCKBUSTER JACK REACHER SERIES THAT INSPIRED TWO MAJOR MOTION PICTURES AND THE STREAMING SERIES REACHER

Digging graves had not been part of my plans when I woke up that morning. 

Reacher goes where he wants, when he wants. That morning he was heading west, walking under the merciless desert sun—until he comes upon a curious scene. A Jeep has crashed into the only tree for miles around. A woman is slumped over the wheel.
 
Dead? No, nothing is what it seems. 

The woman is Michaela Fenton, an army veteran turned FBI agent trying to find her twin brother, who might be mixed up with some dangerous people. Most of them would rather die than betray their terrifying leader, who has burrowed his influence deep into the nearby border town, a backwater that has seen better days. The mysterious Dendoncker rules from the shadows, out of sight and under the radar, keeping his dealings in the dark.
 
He would know the fate of Fenton’s brother. 

Reacher is good at finding people who don’t want to be found, so he offers to help, despite feeling that Fenton is keeping secrets of her own. But a life hangs in the balance. Maybe more than one. But to bring Dendoncker down will be the riskiest job of Reacher's life. Failure is not an option, because in this kind of game, the loser is always better off dead.

Reviews

  • Ruined the reacher series

    1
    By Mr. E NYC
    Nepitism at its finest, Andrew Child has come in and ruined the legend his father built.
  • Best Reacher novel yet

    5
    By TU rules
    A good puzzle. And a great story the entire way thru.
  • Better off dead

    3
    By Suosti
    Lee’s writing seems to have more rhythm that’s fairly pleasing. The books coauthored just kinda drone on and on.
  • Reacher rolls on. Pure entertainment.

    5
    By Blackhart7.62
    Dialogue and fighting are staples of typical Reacher adventure and this one is no different. “I’m Jumpin Jack Flash it’s a gas, gas gas!”
  • Better Off Dead

    1
    By abcxyz19572020
    This book is better off in the trash.
  • Not the same as when only lee

    2
    By MarkRCV
    Way to much no sense detail before getting to the point
  • Good read

    4
    By jmit22
    Enjoyed this one. Lots of bad reviews but I disagree. Had some over-details about various things but I enjoyed the story line. Was better than some of the recent Reacher stories.
  • First Reacher book I didn’t finish

    1
    By dbear601
    Sucked from the beginning until I quit reading this pig.
  • Better iff Dead

    1
    By freetibme
    Boring, too much detail, no character building. From long time Reacher fan. Disappointed
  • Jack Reacher never disappoints

    5
    By Mstrwks
    A great way to send my head on a vacation where the good guy kicks *ss and there are plenty of puzzle pieces to keep me interested in between the conflicts.