With Reacher, there's no such thing as too relentless.
Persuader starts with a shoot-out in which Reacher shoots a cop. Hold the phone...Reacher shot a cop? We’re off and running! I expected the rest of the story to be just as surprising and action-packed, and it did not disappoint. Lee Child kept me fully engaged from start to finish in the 7th Reacher novel. I couldn’t put it down if I tried.
This Lee Child novel switches between timelines, not typical for a Reacher story, but it works. By learning about Reacher’s past with Quinn, we get why this mission is personal and why he refuses to quit, even when the odds look impossible. Quinn is both believable and menacing, and in my humble opinion, he earned every ounce of Reacher-style justice.
The story is told through Reacher’s eyes, so we only know what he knows and what he thinks. That narrow focus makes every twist hit harder. The flashbacks aren’t filler; they give us a deeper look at what drives him.
Persuader delivers the full Reacher experience: Grit, tension, justice served hot. And not a wasted page in sight.
