• Running Blind

  • Jack Reacher, Book 4
  • By: Lee Child
  • Narrated by: Johnathan McClain
  • Length: 13 hrs and 16 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (7,996 ratings)

Prime logo Prime members: New to Audible?
Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.
Running Blind  By  cover art

Running Blind

By: Lee Child
Narrated by: Johnathan McClain
Try for $0.00

$14.95/month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $20.25

Buy for $20.25

Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.

Publisher's summary

Across the country women are being murdered by a killer who leaves no evidence, no fatal wounds, no signs of struggle, and no clues to a motive. They are, truly, perfect crimes. In fact, the only thing that links the victims is the man they all knew: Jack Reacher.

©2005 Lee Child (P)2012 Peunguin Audio

Critic reviews

“Reacher is one of the more interesting suspense heroes to come along in a while.” (San Antonio Express News)

“Jack Reacher, the wandering folk hero of Child’s superb line of thrillers faces a baffling puzzle in his latest adventure…a brain-teasing puzzle that gets put together piece by fascinating piece...and a central character with Robin Hood-like integrity and an engagingly eccentric approach to life.” (Publishers Weekly)

“Deeply satisfying...plan to stay up long past bedtime and do some serious hyperventilating toward the end.” (Kirkus Reviews)

Featured Article: The top 100 series of all time


The feeling of discovering that your favorite new listen is actually the start of a series is euphoric. That you can immediately hit play and re-enter a beloved new world, or love story, or era from history is a gift to the devoted listener. But how to pick just 100 of these unique and immersive listening journeys? We defined a series as having a minimum of three books, and—after some debate—we decided the titles had to be anchored in fiction. From YA to horror to historical fiction, from fresh voices to seminal tales, hours of discovery await.

What listeners say about Running Blind

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    4,886
  • 4 Stars
    2,203
  • 3 Stars
    679
  • 2 Stars
    139
  • 1 Stars
    89
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    4,476
  • 4 Stars
    1,796
  • 3 Stars
    570
  • 2 Stars
    169
  • 1 Stars
    182
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    4,412
  • 4 Stars
    1,893
  • 3 Stars
    625
  • 2 Stars
    159
  • 1 Stars
    87

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

once again I was pleasantly surprised.

lee child has done it again. awesome story from beginning to end. jack reacher is the best.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Great listen all the way through.

Lee Child is one of my favorite authors. His Reacher series are great for those who like Heroes and action. Jonathan McClain is a great narrator. His voice is smooth and it keeps your attention.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Great Series - too bad he changed his narrator

If you could sum up Running Blind in three words, what would they be?

hits the spot

Any additional comments?

There's something in this violent, smart, simple, vigilantly-under-control character (Reacher) that hits the right balance of righteousness, adventure, mystery, and must importantly, reality. Reachers ramblings again reel us in and keep us wondering whether this time he's gone too far this time. Best read from first book on, I'm on the 7th and have no reason to stop.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Details not addressed

Good Book!
However, while the budget issues and need to not appear duplicite in covering the death of a rouge agent explain why they didn't want to pay Reacher, there should have been some mention of the remaining ladies that were hypnotized by him in his defense.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    3 out of 5 stars

Typical Jack Reacher

This is the 4th Jack Reacher book....right? Well in my humble opinion if you read/listen to one then you've heard them all. Don't get me wrong I do enjoy "A-Team" like feel that Mr. Child writes but it gets worn out over time.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Beware of random packages delivered!

I found this book very interesting and captivating except for the voice of the narrator for Blake and Lamar. I could not get past his scratchy interpretation of the 2 FBI agents. It started grinding on me and it was very difficult to follow when those 2 characters were in the majority of the book. Aside from that the book held me captive and was full of twists and turns until the end.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

great story captivating and detailed a good one!

was great! I highly recommend this to anyone looking for a great mystery thriller... the voiceover was kind.og annoying but did serve to differentiate the characters.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Keeps you guessing to the end

Good performance. Well written. I think this will be one of my favorite Jack Reacher books.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Challenging Performance

The narrator was very challenging for me, will not purchase another book with same. Difficult for me to engage.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Great as always

Loved it. I kinda felt the twist coming at the end, but a still a great book and a superb performance.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!