Review: Slightly disappointed
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 6, 2013
I'm a fan of Lee Child and have read the entire Jack Reacher series. That said, although I enjoyed this short story from Reacher's youth, I was also somewhat disappointed. Perhaps, however, that is to be expected with a short story. True to form, however, in one night even a young Reacher manages to help out the FBI bust a drug ring, romances a college student, and "solve" the Son of Sam murders. (Maybe I'm getting old, but it was a little disconcerting to read about an underage Reacher having sex with a college girl... even if it "wasn't really sex.") And the surprise ending seems to come out of nowhere. No matter, I'm ready now for "Never Go Back."