Review: A fascinating introduction to Jack Reacher as a 13 year old displaying his later adult behavior
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 3, 2011
Fans of Lee Child's Reacher books will enjoy this kindle short story about young Jack Reacher showing the cool behavior, wisdom, guts, and fighting skills at age 13 in 1974 that would later make the Reacher books so fascinating. Jack's grandfather is dying at age 90. His father Captain Stan Reacher is in the US Marine Corps. He and his wife are raising their two sons. The captain's philosophy is if there is a distance less than eight miles, one should walk it and not take a bus. Joe is two years older than Jack. Captain Reacher is in charge of a unit that is planning for the possible invasion of China, and the policy book, containing information about the invasion, is missing. The Reachers have just been assigned to this base and the boys need to take a school test, the book with test questions is missing, and Joe is suspected of taking it. Since they are new to the area, older boys, including a rather large and smelly kid, challenge the Reachers to a fight. We read with pleasure seeing how 13-year-old Jack Reacher handles these matters.