Three Jack Reacher Novellas (with Bonus Jack Reacher's Rules)

Deep Down, Second Son, High Heat, and Jack Reacher's Rules

By: Lee Child

Narrated by: Dick Hill, Lee Child

Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins

Publisher's summary

This compilation includes three Jack Reacher novellas and the ultimate fan guide, "Jack Reacher's Rules".

Deep Down: In thriller master Lee Child’s short story "Deep Down", Jack Reacher must track down a spy in soldier’s clothing - by matching wits with four formidable females. Three are clean - but the fourth may prove fatal.

Summoned by Military Intelligence to Washington, D.C., Reacher is sent undercover. The assignment that awaits him: The army is meeting with its Capitol Hill paymasters for classified talks on a new, state-of-the-art sniper rifle for U.S. forces. But vital details about the weapon are leaking - straight from the Capitol and probably into the hands of unidentified foreign arms dealers. The prospect of any and every terrorist, mercenary, or dictator’s militia getting their hands on the latest superior firepower is unthinkable. That’s where Reacher comes in. His task: infiltrate the top-secret proceedings and smoke out the mole. His target: a quartet of high-powered Army political liaison officers - all of them fast-track women on their way to the top.

According to his bosses, it’s a zero-danger mission. No need to draw a gun...just chat over drinks. But Reacher knows that things are rarely what they seem. And he’s learned the hard way never to underestimate an opponent. Or four. Lessons that will come in handy when he starts digging for the truth - and gets his hands a lot dirtier than he expected.

Second Son: A young Jack Reacher knows how to finish a fight so it stays finished. He knows how to get the job done so it stays done. And, in one of his earliest challenges, he knows that his analytical brain is just as important as his impressive brawn.

Okinawa, 1974: Even at 13, Jack Reacher knows how to outwit and overpower anyone who stands in his way. And as the new kid in town, that’s pretty much everyone. His family has come to the Pacific with his father, who’s preparing for a top-secret Marine Corps operation. After receiving a rude welcome from the local military brats, Reacher and his older brother, Joe, intend to teach them a lesson they won’t forget. But it’s soon clear that there’s more at stake than pride. When his family’s future appears to come crumbling down, it’s the youngest Reacher who rises to the occasion with all the decisive cunning and bravura that will one day be his deadly trademark.

High Heat: In the midst of a savage heat wave and an infamous murder spree, a blackout awakens the dark side of the city that never sleeps - and a young Jack Reacher takes action as only he can.

July 1977: Jack Reacher is almost 17, and he stops in New York City on the way to visit his brother at West Point. The summer heat is suffocating, the city is bankrupt, and the mad gunman known as Son of Sam is still on the loose. Reacher meets a woman with a problem, and agrees to help her...but then the power grid fails and the lights go out, plunging the lawless city into chaos. What does a visiting teenager do in the dark? If that visiting teenager is Jack Reacher, the answer is plenty.

Jack Reacher's Rules: "Jack Reacher’s Rules" is the ultimate fan’s guide to the World of Reacher! Featuring selections from all 17 electrifying Jack Reacher novels and an introduction from Lee Child himself, this one-of-a-kind audiobook compiles timeless advice from maverick former army cop Jack Reacher, the hero of Lee Child’s blockbuster thrillers and now the star of a major motion picture.

©2014 Lee Child and Dick Hill (P)2014 Random House Audio

meh

Not that good of a novella. I found the story to be far fetched and not very engaging. The narration was good as always with this narrator.

day to day

sometimes the day in the life of a man is just that... can't be a life or death mission every day.

Too Cool for Words!

Simply outstanding especially things you would never hear Reacher say and having the author read the list made it that much better!

More Jack Please!

Can't get enough Reacher, and I can't imagine anyone else doing the narration better than Dick Hill. He was reading the definition of various common military acronyms and I swear it was proof he could make the contents of a telephone book sound compelling.

fun stories and great rules

The rules may have been rehash, but it's Reacher's Rules

Get in your retaliation first

great stories

I'm a retired U.S. Army M.P., in Germany, Korea, Panama, and several stateside locations, and always marvel at some of the little details mentioned in these stories.

young reacher

interesting backstory to Jack Reacher. explain says background as a child where he always seems to be getting into trouble...

Not my favorite

I enjoyed the story about his childhood though. It explains a lot about his character. Wasn't a fan of the Rules. If you're a Jack Reacher follower, you already know this stuff. It was just blah blah blah stuff for me.

And reacher said nothing

Would you consider the audio edition of Three Jack Reacher Novellas (with Bonus Jack Reacher's Rules) to be better than the print version?

Always..... Dick hill IS Jack reacher in my head. I can't read any of the reacher material with out hearing his voice.

What other book might you compare Three Jack Reacher Novellas (with Bonus Jack Reacher's Rules) to and why?

Nothing

What does Dick Hill and Lee Child bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Dick hill IS Jack reacher.... He's done all 20 some odd books. He's Jack reacher the way James marsters is Harry Dresden

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Not that kinda book

Any additional comments?

Be a reacher creature...... Read more reacher....

Great short stories

Really good and short bite sized stories of the younger Reacher. Leaves you wanting more