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    Running Blind

    By Lee Child

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    Jack Reacher races to solve the perfect crime in the fourth novel in Lee Child’s #1 New York Times bestselling series.

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    Across the country, women are being murdered, victims of a disciplined and clever killer who leaves no trace evidence, no fatal wounds, no signs of struggle, and no clues to an apparent motive. They are, truly, perfect crimes. In fact, there’s only one thing that links the victims. Each one of the women knew Jack Reacher—and it’s got him running blind.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Group
    Release dateAug 28, 2007
    ISBN9781440634789
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    Lee Child

    Lee Child, previously a television director, union organizer, theater technician, and law student, was fired and on the dole when he hatched a harebrained scheme to write a bestselling novel, thus saving his family from ruin. Killing Floor went on to win worldwide acclaim. The Midnight Line, is his twenty-second Reacher novel. The hero of his series, Jack Reacher, besides being fictional, is a kindhearted soul who allows Lee lots of spare time for reading, listening to music, and watching Yankees and Aston Villa games. Lee was born in England but now lives in New York City and leaves the island of Manhattan only when required to by forces beyond his control. Visit Lee online at LeeChild.com for more information about the novels, short stories, and the movies Jack Reacher and Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, starring Tom Cruise. Lee can also be found on Facebook: LeeChildOfficial, Twitter: @LeeChildReacher, and YouTube: LeeChildJackReacher.

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    • 5/5
      Lee Child has dozens of books he's written. This one is good, I like it.
    • 5/5
      Very good murder mystery, even if Reacher was being obtuse to the ninth degree. Then again, so we’re the FBI and the cops, which meant it all came across as a little over egged. I did NOT expect or predict the killer though, so that was a shocker!
    • 4/5
      Women are dying. Women who have nothing in common except the fact they once worked for the military. And they knew Jack Reacher. How and why these women are in danger completely baffles the elite FBI team working the case. There is no trace evidence. There are no links between the victims. Their bodies have no fatal wounds.
    • 4/5
      A real page turner
    • 4/5
      Another good Jack Reacher novel.Here, Jack is initially accused of killing a couple of woman he'd been associated with in the Army. These women had been raped or harassed prior to leaving the service. The FBI's lead serial killer profiler thinks Jack's the perfect model for the killer--he's a loner, strong, smart, and knew the women. The problem is there's no evidence--at all--at the crime scenes. No fibers, no skin cells, no hair; the women haven't obviously been hit or otherwise hurt. They've been found in tubs full of water and Army green paint.Once the FBI figures Jack's not the culprit, they blackmail him into helping them.One of the things I most like about the Jack Reacher books I've read so far is the lack of technology Jack uses to solve the mystery. He uses observation, logic, and intuition. It's a nice respite from authors who fall back on the character who can hack into any system and get important clues.I did figure out pretty early on "who done it," but was still intrigued as to why and how. I thought most of the ending was pretty satisfactory, but there were still a few questions I had about it.
    • 4/5
      BRILLIANT!.. Deducted One Star Because The Ending, was; "Drawn-Out",a "Little" BUT - Lee Child, DELIVERS, Again... Read - AS The, Fourth Jack Reacher Book.. FANTASTIC!.. Super!..
    • 4/5
      Another solid Jack Reacher novel. Due to the repetition of themes I feel like this one really starts to paint the limitations of a personality like Reacher.
    • 4/5
      There was a twist I wasn't expecting and some good misdirection. As far as Jack's personal story... I'm not sure how I feel about the direction that appears to be going, though I can understand it from a writerly point of view. A good read.
    • 4/5
      Love Jack Reacher!
    • 4/5
      Another author whose works I just did not get around to reading in order, so I am rectifying that this year. Lee Child is a solid writer and Jack Reacher is a character I thoroughly enjoy reading about.
    • 4/5
      There are so many twists to Running Blind that it might feel a little like walking through a haunted house. You never know when something is going to pop out at you, but because stuff does pop out at you, and with alarming frequency, you come to expect the surprises. They might not even shock you over time. The premise of Running Blind is former military women are being murdered all over the country. The cause of death is a mystery. There are no fatal wounds, no signs of a struggle, none of the women defending themselves, there wasn't even forced entry into their homes. The commonality between each murdered victim besides military connections is Jack Reacher. Of course. What makes this story like all the others is that government officials keep trying to pin the murders on Reacher. He's always guilty in every book. What makes this story slightly different from the rest is this time Reacher has a serious girlfriend, a lawyer to help bail him out.
    • 5/5
      Running Blind is substantially better than the last two novels which I found to be a considerable dip in quality when reading the series chronologically. I might even go as far as to say so far it's been the best one so far in terms of substance, mystery of who the responsible party is and generally how gripping the narrative was.In this installment we also see Reacher facing some level of repercussions for his use of violence according to his own moral code which in earlier novels wasn't so apparent, that I recall anyway.Where last book we saw the lonely drifter personality trait become tied down with the acquisition of a car and inheritance of a house, in this installment we see Reacher struggling to come to terms with the anchors that they are, and for once he isn't sleeping with the main female character of the story. The only real problem with the plot is the idea that Reacher is being pressured by the FBI, essentially blackmailed, which to my mind contradicts the events of Die Trying in which the FBI is grateful for his cooperation. To my mind he could have called on his earlier contacts to solve his issues without all the hoopla, but then that wouldn't be a particularly interesting novel.Overall, an excellent addition to the series that expanding the character further and stepped away from the rather formulaic style of the last novels.
    • 4/5
      A bit preposterous but that's why it's a novel. FBI extorts Reacher to consult on a case. Reacher always gets it right and the FBI are buffoons. Maybe, the author dislikes the FBI? Serial killer thriller. It's not fine literature; I liked it.
    • 2/5
      This one was annoyingly unbelievable. But I still stayed with Jack till the end.
    • 4/5
      Lee Child is a 'very safe pair of hands' for me. All his novels are entertaining and well written. Jack Reacher is simply a dude, the alter-ego for most middle aged men. Whenever I need a break from historical fiction or fantasy, it's author's like Child I turn to.
    • 4/5
      Another beautifully paced and enjoyable thriller. Pure simple pleasure.
    • 5/5
      Excellent plot, schemingly brilliant murders, and Reacher at his best. Perfect!!
    • 4/5
      Another solid Jack Reacher novel. Due to the repetition of themes I feel like this one really starts to paint the limitations of a personality like Reacher.
    • 4/5
      There’s a saying in retail: One bad experience can undo ten good ones. The previous Jack Reacher novel, Tripwire, was that bad experience. The final surprise was obvious and there was a lot of wasted time getting to it. It made me forget how much I enjoyed the previous two. Running Blind is back to form. A difficult problem to be solved and disreputable FBI agents both forcing cooperation and getting in the way. I saw this solution coming too but that’s okay because: A) I hit on it closer to the end, and B) the story leading to the revelation was compelling. Entertain me and I don’t care if you tip the ending on page one.
    • 3/5
      The FBI has Reacher over a barrel and want him to cooperate with them to catch a killer who has been targeting ex-army women who have been harassed by their male fellow soldiers. Mystery and action. Lee Child does them well and when I wish to read an engaging story like that which doesn't demand a lot from the reader, I know his novels are a good choice. I am not fond of serial killer mysteries, but this was not so full of the killer's mind that it bothered me too much.
    • 3/5
      Interesting story concept but something felt a little "off" about this one.
      Writing was good and it flowed very well but for whatever reason it just didn't get me pumped up like the Reacher stories have in the past.
    • 4/5
      When we left Reacher at the end of the previous novel, he had a house and a girlfriend and his nomadic days seemed to be behind him. We find him in the same spot here - except as expected, he is not really adapting well to his new life. The girlfriend is not a problem, the "stay in one place and have a home" is. So when he sees a small business owner being hassled for protection, he decides to help - handing FBI enough ammunition to blackmail him into helping them (and even that would not have been enough if they had not gone after Jodie as well). And why do they need him? Because someone is killing women - all of them ex-military, all of them connected to his past as an MP. He was really a suspect for awhile - until someone died while he was talking to the police and that became an impossibility. Child adds a second narrator - the killer's - which is slowly revealed to be a psychopath. Between that and the third person narrative the story start twisting and turning and throwing all kinds of red herrings. Reacher does not take the blackmail kindly, even if he complies, and adds his own agenda into the whole story. By the time the solution comes it almost feels like the last possible option. And yet, it is not - working back from the solution you can see the hints and foreshadowing, the assumptions which go unchecked for a very long time - and the string of women that could have been still alive if they had been. The other story - the protection rackets also gets its closure - its development is weaved into the bigger one. And the personal story of Reacher gets to a new place - Jodie is off to London, he is preparing to sell the house - and the play at domestication is done.Another solid story from an author who knows his craft. It works as a standalone but the backstory adds a richness into the characters.PS: This novel ended up with two titles - the original one for UK (The Visitor), the other for USA (Running Blind). Both fit in different ways although I prefer the UK one. Why the US market needed a new title is almost cute - apparently it was seen by Putnam (the original US publisher) as sounding too much like a science-fiction novel so they had to change it.
    • 4/5
      Nice quick one. Really like this series
    • 3/5
      A fun story, but nothing incredible for me. I enjoy this series as an audio book because it is easy to follow along through audio.
    • 4/5
      Looking back, there are a lot of problems with this story; but nothing to have prevented me from continuing while actually reading. Very much like the characters (even the ones who are wholly not likeable!) So, I'm torn between a 3 and 4 star. 4 while reading, 3 while looking back. Sheesh.
    • 3/5
      Typical reacher. Obvious who done it though. Red herrings were good however
    • 5/5
      This is Child's fourth Jack Reacher novel and it's another really good one. Reacher is sucked into an FBI investigation into who is killing women who left the military after sexual harassment issues. The bodies are found in the bathtubs of their home which are also filled with Army green paint. And no one can figure out how they are being killed. It's a wild story and a good one.
    • 3/5
      Wanted to read this book because of Reacher’s great love, Jodie. No surprise that the open road, no suitcase, just a toothbrush win out (not really a spoiler, there are 17 more books in the series). Reacher is still brandishing his own “taking care of justice” while outsmarting the military and FBI. Plot: female ex-military officers who have been raped and brought sexual assault allegations against their attackers are being murdered and placed in their own bathtubs filled with green paint. Guessed the murderer early on when a big clue was awkwardly inserted.
    • 3/5
      The worst of the Jack Reacher books so far. It's still a good read, but the plot has some deep flaws.
    • 3/5
      Substance: Fast-moving mystery, imaginative murderer, reasonably satisfactory conclusion. Either you like Jack Reacher or you don't. One obligatory sex scene that even the author didn't care much about. FBI agents were more irrational than one would expect, to fit the plot, but their ruthlessness is probably accurate.Style: Guy-stuff, way too much minute-by-minute detail, like a tv script transcribed.Four hours, read straight through, because if I put these things down I forget what's going on.