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Night School by Lee Child
Jack Reacher series Book #21
3.5 Stars
From The Book:
It’s 1996, and Reacher is still in the army. In the morning they give him a medal, and in the afternoon they send him back to school. That night he’s off the grid. Out of sight, out of mind. Two other men are in the classroom—an FBI agent and a CIA analyst. Each is a first-rate operator, each is fresh off a big win, and each is wondering what the hell they are doing there.
Then they find out: A Jihadist sleeper cell in Hamburg, Germany, has received an unexpected visitor—a Saudi courier, seeking safe haven while waiting to rendezvous with persons unknown. A CIA asset, undercover inside the cell, has overheard the courier whisper a chilling message: “The American wants a hundred million dollars.” For what? And who from? Reacher and his two new friends are told to find the American. Reacher recruits the best soldier he has ever worked with: Sergeant Frances Neagley. Their mission heats up in more ways than one, while always keeping their eyes on the prize: If they don’t get their man, the world will suffer an epic act of terrorism.
My Thoughts:
I'm a long time fan of Jack Reacher. I even came to gripes with Tom Cruise portraying my hero in the movies...but this one was just "different". It was written in Reacher's past while he was still in the Army and the plot was so much more military than any of the others where Reacher is a wanderer running into situations that require his expertise. While it was interesting and the good guys overcame the evil ones...I much prefer the past books to this one.
