Echo Burning, Lee Child
Echo Burning, Lee Child
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Echo Burning

Author: Lee Child

Narrator: Dick Hill

Unabridged: 17 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/27/2015

Synopsis

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

Thumbing across the scorched west Texas desert, loner Jack Reacher has nowhere to go, and all the time in the world to get there. Cruising the same stretch of two-lane blacktop is pretty Carmen Greer. But for Reacher, the lift comes with a hitch. Carmen’s got a story to tell, and it’s a wild one. All about her husband, her family secrets, and a hometown that’s pure Gothic. She’s also got a plan. Jack Reacher’s part of it. And before the sun sets, this ride could cost them both their lives.

About Lee Child

English Author Jim Grant (Pen Name) “Lee Child”, was born in 1954 in Coventry, England UK. His most notable writings are the Jack Reacher series novels. Beginning with his first novel, Killing Floor, each of his work follows a former American military policeman, Jack Reacher who wanders throughout the United States.

Grant (Child) studied law at the University of Sheffield, but knew he had no intention of practicing law. After graduating, he worked in commercial television. He worked in that venue until 1995. A fun fact is that he chose Reacher for his main characters name, because he himself is tall and his wife once said, “If this “writing thing” does not work out, you could always be a Reacher in a supermarket.” Grant (Child) describes his books as revenge stories-“somebody does a very bad thing, and Reacher takes revenge.” In 2012, his novel “One Shot”, was adapted into a film called “Jack Reacher”, starring Tom Cruise.

Reviews

Goodreads review by James on December 04, 2019

After he accidentally beats up a cop in a small west Texas town, Jack Reacher need to get out of town in a hurry. (Of course, he didn't accidentally beat up the cop; he did it on purpose. But when the guy picked a fight with Reacher, Jack didn't know he was a cop.) Happily, only a few minutes after......more

Goodreads review by Mike (the Paladin) on February 23, 2017

One of the better Reacher books. I have given 3 positive reviews in a row here...pretty good. This book has what I'd call an "interesting" opening... If you've read many of my reviews you know I use that word, frequently. It says so much. Reacher upon smacking someone (else) in the nose makes the dist......more

Goodreads review by Baba on July 25, 2022

Jack Reacher #5: Yet another rather compelling. and more essentially easy-to-read Jack Reacher novel, dealing with ignorance, conspiracy and the 'Old South' in a town called Echo. Interesting seeing Child take this series more strongly in this direction. 6 out of 12.......more

Goodreads review by Casey on December 18, 2009

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz oops I must of fell asleep with my hand on the keys. This book was so boring that I can't keep my eyes open. Lee Child is one of my favorite authors and I enjoy all of the Reacher novels but this one sucked. I couldn't wait for this one to end so I could move on with my life.......more

Quotes

“The best mystery I have read all year.”—The Boston Globe

“A real dyed-in-the-wool hero…with a wicked sense of right and wrong. A story you can sink your teeth into.”—The Denver Post

“As sweltering as the El Paso sun…bottom line: jalapeno-hot suspense.”—People

“Constantly escalating tension and a host of sinister villains…a Texas version of Deliverance. Child is a vigorous storyteller, gradually building the suspense to almost unbearable levels.”—The St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“Smashingly suspenseful…The kind of daylight-noir setting that Jim Thompson loved. Child builds tension to unbearable extremes.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“An explosive nail-biting climax.”—Library Journal

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