Jumping Jack
Hunt For Reacher Book 21 (25)
August Books
eISBN 9781968549954
ASIN B0G2T6FVPJ
This story has really amped up the action, but in a very different way. It is the most intense in the series yet. But I will get to that. It is another great read in the Hunt for Jack Reacher Series. A few years ago I have read all of the Jack Reacher stories and all of the Hunt for Jack Reacher stories as well that were available at the time. Since then I have been reading them as they release. The Child brothers are releasing 1 book a year and Capri is releasing two. I am also now reading one of the other approved spin off series, the Reacher Experiment. This will be the 72nd Reacher story I have read. It is a good read. A couple of volumes ago felt like more of a stretch. This one really hits the mark. The next in this series have already been announced. But I am currently behind by one.
First, I read the 29 Jack Reacher Novels and short stories by Lee Child, and now Lee and Andrew Child. And then I read all the books in this series. This is the fourth shorter work in this series, according to the author, and the twenty-fifth story featuring Otto. The story starts Jake Reacher calling Carlos Gaspar to ash for a favour. A few hours later, and both are involved with major gun fights across the Miami area.
Normally Otto has Gaspar in the wings helping out as much as he can. This time Otto and Jake are the main characters. Otto is engaged by phone a few times but always brief. She pulls some strings to help out. But the main story is Gaspar, Jake and Valerie. As Valerie tries to gather evidence against her father and confront him.
The description of this volume is:
“Jake Reacher’s ex-girlfriend fell into a world she was never meant to touch. Now she’s being hunted by teams with orders to kill her.
Today.
When Jake can’t reach his Uncle Jack, he needs FBI Special Agent Kim Otto.
Otto pulls every lever she can reach to save Valerie’s life while her former partner, Carlos Gaspar, hits the ground running in Miami. She drives the investigation from the moment Jake makes contact.
Every secret they pry open triggers lethal force and Otto recognizes the fingerprints on this black ops pattern. She suspects who’s wielding the real power here, and Jack Reacher is never far from the consequences.
Jake arrives as the war hits full speed, and together they fight to keep Valerie alive.
Gaspar, Otto, and Jake have one last chance to stop the killers.
If they fail, Valerie dies before sunrise.”
As one of the shorter works in the series there is no source book for this one. And as such it does feel like a bit of a side story. That being said things happen that build out ties allegiances, and Gaspar looking at things very differently. Reacher makes 2 quick appearances, one in public, and one where he steps in and helps and we find out about it.
The cast of characters in this story is:
Kim Otto
Carlos Gaspar
Jake Reacher
Valerie Nash
Lloyd Nash
and
Jack Reacher
This story has some great surprises and twists. It is an intense story with an interesting plot and excellent characters. This story is faster paced and with more action than any of the others in the series. This one really is a short intense hit. So brew a coffee, sit down and enjoy.
It is another great story in an excellent series. It is shorter than many of the offerings. These books always leave you desperate for the next instalment in the series. Capri has again done a great job in leading us on the hunt for Jack Reacher. And with each offering we get to know Otto better. But this time it is Jake and Gaspar we get a spotlight on. This story was well done. I can easily recommend this book and series.
Note: there are two numbering systems for this series. Good Reads numbers the novels continuously with the shorter stories earlier in the series being x.5. Diane Just numbers them 1-??. So this book is number 25 for total stories and number 21 for novels.
Books by Diane Capri:
Hunt for Reacher Series:
1.0 Don’t Know Jack
1.1 Jack in a Box
1.2 Jack and Kill
2.0 Get Back Jack
2.5 Jack in the Green
3.0 Jack and Joe
4.0 Deep Cover Jack
5.0 Jack the Reaper
6.0 Black Jack
7.0 Ten Two Jack
8.0 Jack of Spades
9.0 Prepper Jack
10.0 Full Metal Jack
11.0 Jack Frost
12.0 Jack of Hearts
13.0 Straight Jack14.0 Jack Knife
15.0 Lone Star Jack
16.0 Bulletproof Jack
17.0 Bet on Jack
18.0 Jack on a Wire
Justice Series:
1.0 Due Justice
2.0 Twisted Justice
3.0 Secret Justice
4.0 Wasted Justice
5.0 Raw Justice
5.5 Mistaken Justice
6.0 Cold Justice
6.1 False Justice
6.2 Fair Justice
6.3 True Justice
7.0 Hunt for Justice
8.0 Night Justice
…
Jess Kimball Series:
0.5 Fatal Enemy
1.0 Fatal Distraction
2.0 Fatal Demand
3.0 Fatal Error
4.0 Fatal Fall
4.5 Fatal Edge
5.0 Fatal Game
6.0 Fatal Bond
6.5 Fatal Past
7.0 Fatal Dawn
…
Heir Hunter Series:
1.0 Blood Trials
2.0 Trace Evidence
…
Jordan Fox Mysteries:
False Truth Part One
False Truth Part Two
False Truth Part Three
False Truth Part Four
False Truth Part Five
False Truth Part Six
False Truth Part Seven
False Truth Part Eight
False Truth Part Nine
False Truth Part Ten
False Truth Part Eleven
…
The Park Hotel Mysteries Series:
1.0 Reservation with Death
2.0 Early Check Out
3.0 Room with a Clue
4.0 Late Arrival
…
Other Books:
Angel of Music
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