Once, when I picked up a book from the local library, the librarian asked to tell her what I thought about the book when I would bring it back. Well, why not write a few lines about all the books I read so everybody could see what I thought about it? I'm often also happy to have friends recommend a certain book or tell me this and that is not really worth reading. I won't comment about the tons of books I have read so far, but about books I read from now on.
| highly recommended | sehr empfohlen | |
| good reading | gutes lesematerial | |
| average | durchschnittlich | |
| not too interesting | nicht allzu interessant | |
| recommended not to read it | empfehlung das buch nicht zu lesen |
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| title | The Affair |
| author | Lee Child |
| ISBN-10 | 0-553-84100-9 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-553-84100-8 |
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| date | 2014-Nov-20 |
Jack Reacher, the lone ex Military Police Cop. Except that this book plays earlier, in 'The Affair', Jack is still a MP with the army. In a forlorn town a woman is killed. There is an army base nearby and things look as if the killing could have been the work of a soldier with special training. Some investigation is undertaken. An MP is officially sent to the base to look into matters and Reacher is sent to the town undercover to keep an eye on the police chief and the investigations by the local police.
Very soon Reacher knows more about the case than the MP on base and he also learns this has not been the first such killing. Something is not right and it very much looks as if the army tries to hide something. Reacher wants to know what and why, even if it means investigating against some people higher up in his line of command.
Most Jack Reacher novels are really good and this one is no exception. And so far it is the only one I have encountered where Jack is still in the army.
