The Sentinel

Jack Reacher, Book 25

By: Lee Child, Andrew Child

Narrated by: Jeff Harding

Brought to you by Penguin.

Read by award-winning narrator Jeff Harding.

**NOW A MAJOR PRIME TV SERIES STARRING ALAN RITCHSON**

The edge-of-your-seat, heart-in-mouth new Jack Reacher thriller - his 25th adventure. No one's bigger than Jack Reacher.

Jack Reacher hitches a ride to a sleepy no-name town outside Nashville, Tennessee. He plans to grab a cup of coffee and move right along.

Not going to happen.

The town has been shut down by a cyber attack. At the centre of it all, whether he likes it or not, is Rusty Rutherford. He's an average IT guy, but he knows more than he thinks.

As the bad guys move in on Rusty, Reacher moves in on them . . .

And now Rusty knows he's protected, he's never going to leave the big man's side.

Reacher might just have to stick around and find out what the hell's gone wrong . . . and then put it right, like only he can.

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'Jack Reacher is today's James Bond, a thriller hero we can't get enough of.' Ken Follett

'If you haven't read any Jack Reacher, you have a treat in store . . . a hitchhiker without a phone, a one-man force for good.' - The Times

'A contemporary version of the knight in shining armour . . . Reacher is a mythic figure.' Literary Review

'Jack Reacher is a wonderfully epic hero; tough, taciturn, yet vulnerable... Irresistible.' People

'Jack Reacher has long since earned his prominent place in the pantheon of cool, smart-talking American heroes.' New York Times

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Although the Jack Reacher novels can be listened to in any order, The Sentinel is the 25th in the series.


‘Jeff Harding’s [...] narration captures Reacher’s character perfectly [...] you have to savour every minute.’ The Sunday Times

© Lee Child and Andrew Child 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Critic reviews

I loved The Sentinel! Classic Reacher, great story. Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant.

The Sentinel shows that two Childs are even better than one.

The one man revenge machine seems revitalised. Great stuff.

Thoroughly entertaining . . . when the world is crumbling, it's good to have some of Reacher's brutal certainties back.

It's great to be back in Reacher's company in a world where the bad guys get what's coming to them. A smooth transition for a much-loved character.

The collaboration here produces vintage Reacher.

Reacher is satisfyingly ice cold in combat and full of good human feelings when necessary. It works.

Lots of action . . . one of the most inventive action sequences in recent memory . . . [The Sentinel] continues the series without any sense that there's now a coauthor. In a year of drastic change, fans will welcome the consistency.

Fresh, perfectly plotted, and packed with action, The Sentinel is one of the year's best, must-read thrillers . . . and proves that this series is primed to continue on at the highest level for many years to come.

The Sentinel is a butt-kicking, take-no-prisoners thriller that satisfies on every page.

Same old, same old.

Reacher does what Reacher does. Stumbles into a simple problem that ends up being the tip of a convoluted iceberg.
Once again Reacher ends up being a cross between McGivver and Edge (A man alone). Able to distill the meaning of life from the bend in a blade of grass to indulging his psychopathic need to kill without pause or regret.

With Reachers ‘wandering’ years now well established, I would like to see another book set in his formative years. West Point being top of my list.

In short a good, if not formulaic, yarn. Not Lee’s best work, not his worst.

Enjoyed

First audible book and I enjoyed it very much. Hope to do it again, soon.

Good Reacher

wondered how Lee writing with his brother would be. it's fine. The formula plats out satisfyingly with all the bells and whistles. subject nicely topical and entertaining

Jeff Harding’s reading.

I can’t get enough of this drifter. Need to go now, in the words of our hero, “Eat when you can.”

Pretty good, definitely better than expected

I've read all the Reacher books and put off listening to this one based on all the bad reviews. It's really not bad at all, definitely better than a few of the older stories. I think Reacher was exactly like he usually was, and the story was as well plotted as all the other books - which is not saying it's amazing, just the same. I think Andrew Child did a good job of keeping the series going and hope he continues. The next one - on his own - will be the test I guess. The people that complained the story was not in keeping with Reacher's low tech knowledge and approach clearly haven't read the book. He's the same old luddite he ever was.