Customers who viewed this item also viewed. It was published in 2001 by Putnam in America and Bantam in the United Kingdom. [Author: Lee Child|5091] brings us a bit of a TexMex western this time -- dropping Reacher into a distant and underpopulated border county of Texas, so strap on your spurs, gang -- Reacher's a cowboy. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz oops I must of fell asleep with my hand on the keys. The Denver Post called it "...a story you can sink your teeth into." Well hopefully the answer is no. His motives apparently clear, the family closes rank around their own and banishes Reacher, forcing him to consider leaving the drama behind. Jack Reacher Wiki is a FANDOM Books Community. Carmen and Jack then proceed to pick up her daughter Ellie, who gets on well with Reacher. Book 5 in the Jack Reacher series (2001) Publisher: Bantam. The question of whether Carmen was telling the truth or not intrigued me, but in the end I found her and all the other characters unlikable, and not in an interesting way. View All Available Formats & Editions. The Maid - Works for the Greer family at the Red House Ranch. His characters do things. The. Very enjoyable tough guy story. He may have played right into a plan that had disastrous consequences from the get-go. This one had a very personally relatable setting in that it’s in hot as fuck Texas. En route, the rangers are called back: Sloop has been shot and killed, and the authorities charge Carmen with the murder after finding a gun. It was the usual, Jack going to go out of his way to help someone and I didn't have issues with that. Suspecting that Reacher is not what he appears and that he may cause trouble for the family, they order the other ranchers to dispose of him; however, Reacher subdues them and returns unharmed. So problems just seem to find Jack Reacher but that’s OK because he’s 6’5”, 250 lbs, a great fighter, etc . It’s maddening, particularly since this isn't meant to be comedy, and the The Princess Bride (1987) did it so much better. I enjoyed seeing Jack be a noble humanitarian (the scene where he retrieves $20,000 is especially satisfying) but I found it unconvincing that he kept sticking around with Carmen, despite her shaky stories. But he looked and saw this wasn’t the day. I sort of had it easier than most that i had previously listened to this book so I knew ahead of time, things that would happen-although not in high detail. The shoot-out at the end was exciting, but Jack's long monologous explanation afterwards felt forced. I just can't make myself like this at all. I did enjoy this book and would give it 3.5 stars if I could, but I cannot round it up to 4, its not as good as episodes 1 to 4, so 3 stars it has to be, sorry Jack. I did like that Child kinda played with gender roles by having the big tough guy getting taken out early and easy while the smaller woman proved to be the biggest, meanest and smartest threat. As he learns some of the terrors inflicted upon her, Reacher soon realises the second-class citizenship Hispanics enjoy in west Texas, n. It all began with an extended thumb. Her family is hostile. Echo Burning is the fifth novel in the Jack Reacher series written by Lee Child. He’s adrift in the fearsome heat of a Texas summer, and he needs to keep moving through the wide open vastness, like a shark in the water. I have given 3 positive reviews in a row here...pretty good. vignettes and tied together with a BACK IN BLACK street cred. Ship This Item — Qualifies for Free Shipping Buy Online, Pick up in Store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for in-store purchase.