Personal by Lee Child
Synopsis:
You can leave the army, but the army doesn’t leave you. Not always. Not completely, notes Jack Reacher—and sure enough, the retired military cop is soon pulled back into service. This time, for the State Department and the CIA.
Someone has taken a shot at the president of France in the City of Light. The bullet was American. The distance between the gunman and the target was exceptional. How many snipers can shoot from three-quarters of a mile with total confidence? Very few, but John Kott—an American marksman gone bad—is one of them. And after fifteen years in prison, he’s out, unaccounted for, and likely drawing a bead on a G-8 summit packed with enough world leaders to tempt any assassin.
If anyone can stop Kott, it’s the man who beat him before: Reacher. And though he’d rather work alone, Reacher is teamed with Casey Nice, a rookie analyst who keeps her cool with Zoloft. But they’re facing a rough road, full of ruthless mobsters, Serbian thugs, close calls, double-crosses—and no backup if they’re caught. All the while Reacher can’t stop thinking about the woman he once failed to save. But he won’t let that that happen again. Not this time. Not Nice.
Reacher never gets too close. But now a killer is making it personal
Review:
Jack is hired to find a recent parolee that he sent to prison years before. A talented sniper and only one of a handful that could have made the shot that hit the president of France. This time he travels to Europe and has to work outside the local law in order to uncover the truth and find those responsible.
This is only the second Jack Reacher novel I have read. But even just reading one novel, I feel like I know the character. Lee Child is incredibly talented at writing vivid characters, a strong mystery, and action-packed scenes. And Personal is no exception. Full of intrigue, suspense, violence, and drama – this thriller is fast-paced excitement from beginning to end.