Worth Dying For

Jack Reacher, Book 15

By: Lee Child

Narrated by: Dick Hill

Length: 13 hrs and 45 mins

Publisher's summary

Number one New York Times best seller.

The blockbuster Jack Reacher series that inspired two major motion pictures and the upcoming streaming series Reacher.

There’s deadly trouble in the corn country of Nebraska...and Jack Reacher walks right into it. First he falls foul of the Duncans, a local clan that has terrified an entire county into submission. But it’s the unsolved case of a missing child, already decades old, that Reacher can’t let go.

The Duncans want Reacher gone - and it’s not just past secrets they’re trying to hide. They’re awaiting a secret shipment that’s already late - and they have the kind of customers no one can afford to annoy. For as dangerous as the Duncans are, they’re just the bottom of a criminal food chain stretching halfway around the world.

For Reacher, it would have made much more sense to keep on going, to put some distance between himself and the hard-core trouble that’s bearing down on him. For Reacher, that was also impossible.

Take another thrill ride with Jack Reacher.

©2010 Lee Child (P)2010 Random House Audio

Critic reviews

“Jack Reacher is the coolest continuing series character now on offer.” (Stephen King, in 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)

I'm hooked!

This is my first Reacher novel and I'm hooked. I like the detail. I like the main character and the supporting cast. I like the plot. Perhaps I wouldn't make a good detective but it took me quite a while to figure out the smuggled cargo. This makes the story that much more interesting. Dick Hill does a fine job narrating although his female voices weren't that convincing.
I haven't READ a novel since I joined audible.com; I read other material (newspapers, journals, manuals, etc.). It is a luxury to have others read stories to you; and so much depends on the author-narrator combination. The Child-Hill team works and I look forward to my next download.

I am ready for the next installment!!

I have listened to every Jack Reacher book (maybe read a few, too) and I love them! This one is pretty far-fetched if you have never been exposed to Jack Reacher before, but since I have, I went right along with it. Dick Hill's narration can't be beat for these books - so I will buy the next one the second it's available. Kept me guessing throughout. Excellent and exactly what I want in this kind of book!!

In Nebraska, Reacher (and Child) keep on trucking

Lee Child's 15th Jack Reacher tale, Worth Dying For takes place in Nebraska after Jack inserts himself into an apparent domestic abuse case. With a county terrorized by a weird family trucking monopoly that operates a side business involving the mob and assorted international crime syndicates, Jack must piece together a mystery that goes back 25 years, all while avoiding a manhunt for him.

This is a mainly physical Reacher for most of the tale while dealing with professional hitmen as well as former college footballers with Jack differentiating his brand of justice between the truly evil versus the simply misguided. While Child puts quite a bit of analytical aspects into Reacher's thought processes, the main elementary reasoning to figure it all out comes mostly at the end after the listener has been in on it. One added bonus is that Child provides the escape clause from the last story early on for closure with 61 Hours.

Dick Hill again delivers an outstanding rendition. All the characters are well demarcated and the pacing of the narration is aligned perfectly with the story progression.

A different and unusual crime novel.

A very acceptable narrator reading a tale with an unexpected ending. You will be taken somewhere unexpected. Well written can be a bit drawn out with too many details for a book but, would make a great script for an excellent mystery movie. I gave the story 5 stars because when I stopped listening it kept me wanting to come back and hear more. I definitely would recommend it as an adult book.

Lee Child is the man

loved it as usual ❤️ I love Jack reacher his psyche costed is truthfully out of this world at times and I think narration by Dick Hill no one does it better

Compelling to the end

I was engaged all the way to the end. Great story and performance. I keep coming back to see how and where Jack Reacher will impact the next challenge.

Typical Reacher Story

Would you listen to Worth Dying For again? Why?

No. The story is not nuanced enough to warrant a second read/listen.

Would you recommend Worth Dying For to your friends? Why or why not?

Yes. It is your typical fiction fare. Nothing worth celebrating, but a good summer read. It's better than watching television, right? If you a familiar with the Reacher series, this is the exact same formula. It feels like a book that Child cobbled together to have an extra payday/book between the last book and Reacher's eventual hookup with the she-Reacher in Virginia.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Maybe. It did occur to me that this would be a good book for a long road trip, although I listened to it over the course of several days while commuting back and forth to work.

Another Reacher Good Deed

Loved it! Jack is the best! He is a humanitarian who has compassion for others who can't defend themselves.

another great Jack Reacher story

this continues where 61 hours ends and takes Reacher into a town with a secret that doesn't become clear until near the end. I could not stop listening until it finished.

Small town bullies again.

This installment was good and the narration was excellent as usual. Once again Jack Reacher faces small town tough guys and has to figure out what is really going on while protecting the weak supporting characters. Not the most original Reacher plot but it was enjoyable.