Review: The Midnight Line

The Midnight Line by Lee Child
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Jack Reacher novels are always great to relax with. He is character who keeps the book going quickly – however implausible some of the stuff he does is. This book follows the trend, though I personally found the story to be somewhat weak in comparison to many other Jack Reacher novels.

Jack Reacher is wandering around the country – with nothing except a toothbrush, as he always does. He comes a West Point ring with the initials S.R.S engraved. A ring obtained after much effort and achievement – why would anyone give it. Reacher aborts his journey and decides he will follow the trail – if the owner is ok, the search ends.

He follows the trail which leads him to suspected drug dealers. He runs into Arthur Scorpio who is already under observation by the local cops – one Gloria Nakamura. The trail then leads him to Mule Crossing, Wyoming – a place very sparsely populated. He discovers that the owner of the ring is one of twin sisters. Her twin is worried as well and has engaged a private investigator – Terrence Bramall, and all of them meet in Wyoming.

The story then moves to Reacher searching for the twin sister Rose Sanderson and finding out what has happened to her.

While I am a Jack Reacher fan, have to say that the story had far greater potential. It is still a good read - as all Jack Reacher novels are.

My rating: 3.5 / 5


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