I really like Lee Child's character Jack Reacher and the adventures Child puts him in. I heard that “61 Hours” which came out last year, was a cliff hanger, so while I purchased during the first week sale, I waited till now to read it. I knew I'd be getting “Worth Dying For” for Christmas, so I waited till I had them both to read them consecutively. I found “61 Hours” to be a bit different from some of the other Reacher novels in that it contained less action and physicality, and more suspense and Reacher using reasoning and deduction, rather than fists and guns. While it seemed like less action, I still found my self intrigued, interested, and wanting to turn each page to see where things would lead, and what would happen next. It was suspenseful, entertaining, and I really enjoyed it. I would not say it is my favorite Jack Reacher story, but I still enjoyed reading it a lot.

I thought the technique that Child used, the counting down of the hours left was interesting. Throughout the book, passages would end with the time and how many hours left, such as, “Five minutes to nine in the morning. Nineteen hours to go.” The book would have been the same without these, but it linked into the title, and was a different technique, and I appreciate when authors try different things and stretch their characters in different directions, like Child did here.

I also enjoyed how we learned a bit more about Reacher's past while in the Army as he shared a little with Susan Turner through their telephone conversations. I also liked the introduction of the Turner character, and hope she will turn up in future novels.

I should also point out that while there didn't seem to be as much action in regards to fighting and shooting as some of the other Reacher adventures, there is definitely action here, and the villains Child created were ruthless and as mean as one could be. I'd have liked to have seen them developed a bit more, but felt they were worthy adversaries. The book surprised me a few times, and there were a few things that I saw coming. And just because I figured something out a bit before it was revealed, or before Reacher did, it did not make the story any less interesting or fun to read. I enjoyed the suspense, and had fun reading this Jack Reacher tale.