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I did say that after the last Reacher book I read, Blue Moon, that I’d not read anymore, but when I opened my kobo account I downloaded this audiobook to try out the function on the kobo. It was a bit underwhelming a little bit like the audiobook itself.
Again the format and formula for these reacher books is the same. I’m not sure how he has written so many as they are all same formula.
This one finds Reqcher, again being wrongly accused and again helping either people or, in this case the police, find justice in his usual gun ho, “I’ll kill them all” method. Again although I like a bit of violence in my books, with reacher it’s the same thing over and over. Of course he wins and of course he walks off into the sunset to his next town and his next call to justice his way. May he never return.
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This is my third, possibly fourth Jack Reacher book. Sadly I’ve had enough of them for the moment.
This one tells the story of a town that has problems with rival gangs, an elderly couple with an ill daughter and a parasite of a businessmen come megalomaniac.
The ending is the same. Jack is a social/moral warrior who kills all of the bad guys, gets the money and the girl and walks off into the sunset. They are all the same.
These books though are good easy read and Lee Childs does do a good job of catching you in and keeping you in, but I’ll think I’ll give the a rest for now. !
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A good read from start to finish. There is a very nice style of writing, very descriptive, so much so you can feel and smell the scene. This story is in two strands, the past and the present, so you have to pay attention as it does bounce about a bit. It soon becomes apparent that they are very much related, involving a nanny who looks after the two children of a wealthy businessman and his wife. She has become ill after a fire at their London home, and losing a child forces them to move to the family house in the forest where “stuff” happens that has a massive and troubling impact on everyone in the present day.
The nanny, Rita, along with one of the children she is caring for, stumble on an abandoned child that befriended Rita.
It turns out that there is much more to these intertwined characters, which come to a conclusion in an explosive and complicated result for all involved.
An excellent book by Eve Chase. Should I try another one of hers? Maybe?
Comments: This is a tough listen. Requires concentration and a few stops and starts to understand and maybe follow up on the subject matter. Not a light-hearted subject, although very interesting if you take your time.
I have had to stop listening to this.
This is an academic piece and should be read. It's full of dates and people, which of course tells the story, but to listen to it is a bit too much to take in. If you are studying the subject, which is interesting, then it deserves more time to sit down and read and possibly take notes. I don't like dropping a title, but on this occasion I'm afraid I had to.
"Killing Floor" is the first novel in the Jack Reacher series by British author Lee Child, published in 1997. It's a popular thriller that introduced readers to Jack Reacher, a former military policeman who becomes a wandering drifter after leaving the U.S. Army. Here’s a quick breakdown of the novel:
Plot Summary (No Major Spoilers)
Jack Reacher arrives in the small town of Margrave, Georgia, only to be arrested for a murder he didn’t commit. As he tries to clear his name, Reacher uncovers a web of corruption, violence, and conspiracy tied to the town’s leadership. Using his investigative skills, physical strength, and wits, Reacher sets out to bring justice and uncover the truth.
What the town leaders of Margrave are up to and how they are found out will surprise you. You won’t expect it at all.
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Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz was a German-born British novelist renowned for his compelling narratives that explore themes of displacement, identity, and the upheaval of the Nazi era. However, there is no widely recognised work titled "The Passenger" attributed to Boschwitz.
Germany, November 1938: Otto Silbermann hears a knock at his door and immediately wishes he'd invested in a better peephole. A well-known German-Jewish businessman, Otto’s been dodging the Nazi regime like it’s a poorly-organised game of hide-and-seek, and so far he’s been winning—though the prize is mostly just continued breathing. But now, with escape plans crumbling faster than a day-old Berliner, he’s got no choice but to grab his suitcase (packed with cash and exactly zero clean socks) and abandon his home right in the middle of Kristallnacht’s unwelcome festivities. Otto hops train after train across Germany, nervously clutching his suitcase and trying not to stick out—though blending in is tough when your entire plan is “look casual, act innocent, and hope nobody wants to chat about your family tree.”
This is a very good, easy-to-read book. I initially thought it would be long and difficult, but it turned out to be quite the opposite. It tells a compelling story of a Jewish businessman fleeing the chaos caused by the German SA, highlighting the people he encounters and the trouble he gets into along the way. However, we shouldn't forget the serious issue at its core—the reason he spends a week riding around on the German railway network is to avoid being captured and sent to a concentration camp. It's a must-read.
Derek Jones 
