Thursday, April 26, 2012

(912) Bad Luck and Trouble by Lee Child

This is an adrenalin driven adventure of former special investigators in the Military Police. What set it apart from other such stories is Reacher. Reacher owns no house, no car, not even a suit case. He traveled where he pleased with a tooth brush, an ATM card, his passport and the clothes on his back. In that sense, he is almost like the holy wanderers in India.

I am also impressed with their mode of communication - putting money into Reacher;s bank account. When Reacher found $1030 extra in his bank account, he was smart enough to trace it and fast enough to answer the call. The ten thirty radio code is an urgent request for assistance.

What started as bad luck and trouble was turned around. In stopping the weaponry from being used by the terrorist in USA, they collected enough spoils of war to set up trust funds for widows, orphans, girl friend, and some financial reward for the participants for service rendered.

It was a happy ending. Reacher continued his wandering.

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