A Wanted Man

A Jack Reacher Novel

By: Lee Child

Narrated by: Dick Hill

Length: 14 hrs and 12 mins

Publisher's summary

A masterpiece of suspense from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Child

Four people in a car, hoping to make Chicago by morning. One man driving, eyes on the road. Another man next to him, telling stories that don’t add up. A woman in the back, silent and worried. And next to her, a huge man with a broken nose, hitching a ride east to Virginia.

An hour behind them, a man lies stabbed to death in an old pumping station. He was seen going in with two others, but he never came out. He has been executed, the knife work professional, the killers vanished. Within minutes, the police are notified. Within hours, the FBI descends, laying claim to the victim without ever saying who he was or why he was there.

All Reacher wanted was a ride to Virginia. All he did was stick out his thumb. But he soon discovers he has hitched more than a ride. He has tied himself to a massive conspiracy that makes him a threat—to both sides at once.

In Lee Child’s white-hot thriller, nothing is what it seems, and nobody is telling the truth. As the tension rises, the twists come fast and furious, keeping readers guessing and gasping until the explosive finale.

Praise for #1 bestselling author Lee Child and his Reacher series

“Child is a superb craftsman of suspense.”—Entertainment Weekly

“The truth about Reacher gets better and better.”—Janet Maslin, The New York Times

“Implausible, irresistible Reacher remains just about the best butt-kicker in thriller-lit.”—Kirkus Reviews

“Like his hero Jack Reacher, Lee Child seems to make no wrong steps.”—Associated Press

“Lee Child [is] the current poster-boy of American crime fiction.”—Los Angeles Times

“Indisputably the best escape artist in this escapist genre.”—Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times

“Jack Reacher is much more like the heir to the Op and Marlowe than Spenser ever was.”—Esquire

©2012 Lee Child (P)2012 Random House Audio

Critic reviews

"Jack Reacher is much more like the heir to the Op and Marlowe than Spenser ever was." (Esquire)

"Indisputably the best escape artist in this escapist genre." (Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times)

"Lee Child [is] the current poster-boy of American crime fiction." (Los Angeles Times)

really enjoyed this one

but the entire series is great. cannot wait to get to the ne,t one. exciting.

Eh .... so so

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

Not the best Jack Reacher novel. Starts out strong but lame ending :-(

Have you listened to any of Dick Hill’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Yes, He's great even when the story isnt.

not as great as some

I really enjoy Lee Childs wiring, but this book left much to be desired. it was written well, but just was blah. kind of boring. no real crazy twists and turns and no surprises. not Child's best work. not even close.

The Only Reacher Dud

I recommend that Lee Child sell the dwarf the rights to this. That way I won't have to feel bad about refusing to see the movie and all of the other Reacher gems will be safe.

Another great one!

This was another very good book about Jack Reacher a hero extraordinaire love these books!

It's a Jack Reacher story

Doesn't stray far from the formula which is what most of we Reacher fans appreciate

Great team

Lee Child and Dick Hill are a great team for bringing a story to life.

okay but least favorite Reacher book

this book was all over the place. It was boring and hard to follow at the same time. I absolutely love the Jack Reacher so pretty much anything with Reacher is good, and dick Hill reading it is the only thing that got me through. if you are new to the series please do not start with this book. It's by far the worst one.

First Jack Reacher Book I Did Not Like!

Would you try another book from Lee Child and/or Dick Hill?

Absolutely! Jack Reacher has always been in my favorites that include Mitch Rapp, Harry Bosch and Dave Robicheaux. Dick Hill has never done me wrong and rates among the best like Will Patton and Scott Brick...until Wanted Man.

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

Too much blah, blah blah unnecessary commentary to every new situation from the inside of a car to a hotel lobby. It seemed like the author was taking up air space due to the lack of a good story line. And how about making Special Agent Sorosco (sp?) special rather than a sniveling idiot....or even a love interest...at least that would have made things more interesting on all the long tedious car rides they had together.

How could the performance have been better?

Okay, my apologies to Dick Hill, but what producer in their right mind would have the narrator talk with their nose pinched shut creating a irritating, plugged nasal cavity sound because Reacher had a broken nose. Reacher sounded more like a drunk with a nasty cold who had to talk slowly to enunciate better. Dick Hill has done so many Reacher novels flawlessly, even the women, that I can't imagine this was his idea. Actually, even the women's characters were done poorly in this one.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

I can't imagine this could ever be movie material, but if it were, I would not go see it.

Any additional comments?

I confess that upon seeing a new Jack Reacher novel was available on Audible, I purchased it without reservation or looking at reviews, I am that big of a fan. If Lee Child does come out with #18, which I hope he does, I won't be that trusting. I'll look to the reviews to see if the Jack I know and love comes back and makes #17, a Wanted Man, a hiccup in a great writers career.

Another great story by Lee Child!

Kudos to Dick Hill for sounding like Jack Reacher with a broken nose the entire story! I thoroughly enjoyed this book.