Teresa answers “Lee Child, have you lost your mind or did...”

Bill Jay asked this question about Night School (Jack Reacher, #21):

Lee Child, have you lost your mind or did someone else write this book for you? Not your style. I was not able to recommend Night School to family. First time

Teresa Another glaring mistake was at the start of Chapter 21. "They had Wiley's service numbers, which in the modern way was the same as his Social Security…moreAnother glaring mistake was at the start of Chapter 21. "They had Wiley's service numbers, which in the modern way was the same as his Social Security number."
The book is taking place in 1996 and Wiley had been in the service for around 4 years (or less). The Service Numbers would not have been used in the Army for 30 years.
This is a very easy Google search to find the answer: Service numbers were eventually phased out completely by the social security number; the Army and Air Force converted to social security numbers on 1 July 1969.
Also, the whole sentence was unnecessary anyway. By that time in the book, anyone reading it knows that all the alphabet agencies they had helping in the investigation, they could find what they wanted on anyone they wanted.

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1sue34 Agree completely. This is a struggle to get through but I'm persevering. It has a different feel to the other books too, such as graphic and disturbin ...more
Mar 07, 2017 12:30PM · flag

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