Without Fail

Jack Reacher, Book 6

By: Lee Child

Narrated by: Dick Hill

The best-selling novel featuring the "wonderfully epic hero" (People) who inspired the hit film Jack Reacher.

Skilled, stealthy, and anonymous, Jack Reacher is the perfect man for the job: to assassinate the vice president of the United States. Theoretically. The head of a high-level Secret Service security detail wants Reacher to find the holes in her system - and fast. A group of desperate men already has the vice president in its sights. And it will stop at nothing to realize its objective.

The assassins have planned well. But they never planned on Jack Reacher.

See Jack Reacher now in his first major motion picture!

©2015 Lee Child (P)2015 Random House Audio

Critic reviews

"If Without Fail doesn’t hook you on Lee Child, I give up.” (The New York Times)

“A stunner...The suspense becomes nearly unbearable." (Booklist)

“The best thriller writer of the moment.” (Janet Maslin, The New York Times)

Ok, but some observations.

I have listened to quite a few Jack Reacher books and generally enjoy them. Two things about this book.
First, I picked up several things that should have been explored-for example, in the part where tapes were being reviewed, why didn't they look at tapes from other days? And obvious analysis step overlooked. There were others.
Second, I like the reader's voice for Jack, but he continued to use the same "choppy" hesitations and tone for all characters. It became somewhat annoying after a while. I would be happier if Jack's voice was distinctive.
None of these remarks will keep me from buying the next book or an older one I haven't listened to.

Dick Hill only has one woman voice.

Why does every one of Dick Hill’s women sound like a middle aged woman from New Jersey? He offers plenty of male dialects. But he can only mange one for women. Every book has Edith Bunker as the female lead.

Other than that these books are very entertaining.

Always enjoy Jack Reacher

I enjoy Dick Hill's narration. To me, he is Jack Reacher. "And Jack said nothing".

The story was very interesting and as usual the author kept me guessing. Truly an mystery action/adventure.

But the bad guy back story was too much of a stretch for me. I guess that is part of the charm. The point is in Jack's "getting" of the bad guy more than the believability of the back story. Thumbs up!

Great story.

Jack Reacher are great books. Could not put the phone down. recommend this book as well as the other books for anyone that these types.

Well read

Well read and the voices were just as I imagined. the criminals were not what I imagined.

another Lee Child must read

please keep this narrator, and the same with Killing Floor. story line kept me thinking outside the box.

LDCTP

To long to get to the point. Last two chapters was the best, chapters before boring.

Not so great

Is there anything you would change about this book?

Yes, add more interesting characters. Add more story line. Add sense of place.

Has Without Fail turned you off from other books in this genre?

No, still like the genre.

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

Dick Hill does an outstanding job.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

No. Not much of a story. Its all analysis, observation, the typical Reacher stuff, but there's no special story or intriguing characters to pull me in. Echo Burning is a 5 in my book and in comparison, this is a 2.

Any additional comments?

thats it.

reacher gets the bad guys!!!

great plot. a?aZing bit of detective work. bad guys. little crazy reason. looses good detective......... .

Great story & performance

Lee Child had given is one of the best characters in a book series and this story is awesome. I loved all the Reacher novels and I enjoy them even Moyer when Dick Hill narrates them. He's first class. I hope he returns in the next book.