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Gone Tomorrow | 
 enlarge | Author: Lee Child
Publisher: Bantam Books
Category: Book
List Price: £7.99
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Rating:  108 reviews
Sales Rank: 48
Media: Paperback
Pages: 560
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5 x 1.5
ISBN: 0553824694
EAN: 9780553824698
ASIN: 0553824694
Publication Date: February 18, 2010 (New: Last 30 Days)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Lee Child has steadily accrued one of the keenest groups of admirers for any contemporary thriller writer – and the reason is easy to discern. In such gritty and authoritative novels as Tripwire, Killing Floor and Die Trying, Child established his tough itinerant protagonist Jack Reacher as a key modern hero, with a taciturn, hard-boiled appeal that has not palled over many books (though some have queried Jack’s transformation from a man who triumphed -- with difficulty – over insuperable odds – into a nigh-invulnerable super-hero). But the narrative grasp of the author remains absolutely iron-clad, and there are the stunningly drawn American locales that are so notably impressive from an English author. In the latest outing for Jack Reacher, Gone Tomorrow, Child’s resourceful hero is travelling in New York City, observing his fellow passengers on the subway. He’s aware that suicide bombers are easy to spot – they’re usually nervous, and (as he wryly notes) by definition they're first-timers. As an ex-law enforcer, Jack notices that of his five fellow travellers, one is distinctly giving out the signals that spell danger. Grand Central Station is approaching – will Jack act and save lives – including his own? But⦠what if he's wrong? This high voltage situation is the arresting curtain opener here, and the tension is screwed tighter, as Jack Reacher is pitched against the one of the most challenging threats he has come up against. Gone Tomorrow has all the dynamism of Child’s earlier work; spruced-up, super-charged and showing no sign of age. --Barry Forshaw
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 108
Reaching out March 11, 2010
Michael Watson (Halifax, England)
Having completed seven of Graham Hurley's excellent Faraday novels I was ready for some explosive action from across the pond. Like other reviewers, I have been disappointed with the gradual demise of Lee Child's all action hero but a free voucher tempted me to buy this book in the hope Reacher was back on form.
He is and I enjoyed it. Reacher is, however, becoming almost mystical in his ability to work out solutions long before anyone else can which, if I were taking the book seriously, would leave me disappointed again. But the author manages to keep almost on track (if you'll pardon the mention of railways) and the story fairly rattles along. The book has been reviewed so many times, my little addition is probably fruitless but, if you are a fan of this character, the book shows promise in the hope that the next novel is a tad more realistic and if you're not, you might find the book worth reading to see what all the fuss is about. I still rate 'The Killing Floor' as tops but 'Gone Tomorrow' tries to match it, though without it being a total success.
I'm back to Hurley's eighth Faraday novel now just for the peace and quiet of humdrum British policing. If only.....
 Fast and furious... March 6, 2010
Wynne Kelly (Coventry, UK)
Gone Tomorrow is not my usual reading fare - but a pristine copy was left in my hotel room. I had heard of Jack Reacher so decided to give it a go.
Jack Reacher spots a potential suicide bomber in a late night train in New York's metro. She shows all the right "symptoms" but when he approaches her something completely unexpected happens..... After that a whole train of events unfolds.
Who are the mysterious Ukranians (?), a mother and daughter (or are they?) who have their own security crew. How does senatorial candidate John sansom fit in? He seems to have been involved in secret ops while in the army in 1980s. Why are the Feds bent on silencing Reacher?
Gone Tomorrow gives us lots of action, umpteen fights and Reacher avoids capture over and over. And in the end he wreaks vengeance on all the bad guys. Lots of blood, gore and pain! I liked the way Jack Reacher has no home and no possessions and lives "on the move". I also liked the fact that he was not au fait with modern technology.
Let's face it - it does what it says on the label. Gone Tomorrow has no intellectual pretensions but is a good fast (but forgettable) beach read.
 Lee Child back on form! February 25, 2010
White Rose (Isle of Wight, UK)
there can surely be no greater compliment to an author than to find your hero in a Stephen King book (Reacher is mentioned in Under The Dome. This book is so much better than Nothing To Lose, everything happening, ordinary conversations which you can accept are then dissected and their flaws shown up with Reacher's reasoned logical thinking, the suspense is maintained throughout and sustained. Brilliant read.
Reacher rules! February 10, 2010
Mr. Anthony J. Horrocks (UK)
For all you Reacher fans out there, this is a good read.
Probably not the best Reacher book,but a welcome addition to my (alredy overfull)bookcase!
Perhaps I was wrong January 8, 2010
johnverp (Budapest)
I had grown very tired of Jack Reacher and had previously suggested Lee Child needed to move on. But being the addict I am, I bought this book and found that I enjoyed it.
There is a lot of the usual in this book with Reacher's antics and heroics. And I still have a problem believing in a guy who only has a toothbrush wandering around finding troubles which he then resolves.
In this case, however, Child does very well in developing the intrigue within the story and keeping the reader's interest levels very high. I liked his writing, research and thinking too.
I think a first-time reader would be blown away by this book; regulars will see much of the same but in a story which is fast-flowing and pretty well-constructed.
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