Tripwire

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Ex-military policeman Jack Reacher is lying low in Key West, digging up swimming pools by hand. He is not at all pleased when a private detective starts asking questions about him. But when the detective, Costello, turns up dead with his fingertips sliced off, Reacher realizes it is time to move on.

As in Lee Child's two previous thrillers, Die Trying and Killing Floor, Reacher is soon up to his neck in lethal trouble, this time involving a vicious Wall Street manipulator, a mysterious woman (of course), and the livelihood of a whole community. Even the fate of soldiers missing in action in Vietnam is stirred into the brew.

But this is not a book by one of the new breed of U.S. thriller writers. Child prides himself on his ability, as an Englishman, to write American thrillers that are utterly convincing in milieu and toughness of action, without a trace of English sensibility. Tripwire is no exception. Every bit as lean and compulsive as its predecessors, it also builds on the freshest aspect of those books: Reacher may be a tough, epic hero, but he always remains human and vulnerable. --Barry Forshaw

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The New York Times bestselling author of Killing Floor and Die Trying returns with a new Jack Reacher thriller-in which a labrynthine trail of murder leads Jack straight into a trap...set by the most vicious opponent he's ever faced.

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Hack job but a fun read.......2007-09-10

You don't read a Child novel to experience great pros or a classic novel of immense proportions. You read Child to escape into a simple world with easy to understand characters and easy to follow plot lines with enough twists and enough heroics to make you turn the page. Such is the case with Jack Reacher who finds himself embroiled in another messy situation with Captain Hook for a villain and the standard love interest that is also smart and sassy. I had immense fun reading the novel and burying my worries inside of this work of fiction. Yes there are sentence fragments all over the place and yes some of the dialog needed a rewrite but after all Child is there to entertain.
My one pet peeve would be to abandon two major characters -- the stone family. That's part of the problem of throwing this together in a hurry. It's sloppy on Child's part even though we can predict what would happen to them. This is airport reading material and nothing more but it's still a great ride.

Big Change--Not a Good Ending........2007-08-19

I am reading the Jack Reacher series in order. This is the third I have read and this is weakest. Lee Child writes a great story and this moves well but it lacks in suspense and there is no real ending. I wonder if in writing this Child was wondering whether to end the series. As one reviewer says there is no explanation of any of the parts of the story. For example it is hard to understand why Hobes stayed around. We do not know what happens to the Stones.

Same Formula Different Book.......2007-08-09

If you have read any of the other Reacher novels you know exactly what to expect. Reacher is the ultimate embodiment of the lone-hero archetype. He is nearly super human in strength. He gets pulled in to a situation completely by fate, and in the end must destroy a character that is evil beyond human comprehension. There is also the obligatory female character that he feels a strong affinity towards. This of course leads to super human stamina in the bedroom. Nothing graphic of course, everything is tastefully implied.

Yet with all of that said, this is one of the better Reacher novels. The plot is paced nicely. Reacher's skills of deduction seem human instead of super-human. There is a believable tension between Reacher and the female character. It isn't the sudden lust seen in most of the novels. It carries a good plot and pace for an action/thriller plus shows Reacher at his most human emotionally.

Hard Work.......2007-07-18

This is the first of Child's books I have read and I can't say it has inspired me to read any more. There is a good story hiding somewhere in between the dense description, but by about half way through it becomes so tiresome getting there that I lost all sympathy with the characters. Child is able to spend pages describing the simple act of getting ready for bed, and many sections, even chapters, fail to advance the plot in any way.

The plot itself is pretty transparent, there are no twists waiting for us along the way - we are given everything on a plate pretty early on then tortured to sit through over 500 pages for it to play out. If two hundred pages had been shaved off, Child would have had a great book on his hands - my blame lies with the editor on this one.

At times the characters are interesting, but most of the time they act in unnatural ways to contrive future action, or to spell out exposition for the reader. Child is clearly a writer who is into detail, but he has gone way too far here and left nothing for the most important part of any book - imagination.

Totally unreal and boring.......2007-07-15

The plot and the characters are totally unreal. The characters also lack depth, are uninteresting and very often behave in a non rational, unreal way. Nobody, under extreme threat and blackmail, talk to a friend or call the police!
You soon get bored, do not believe the plot, and get bothered by the author attitude to try to keep you wired.... with pages and pages of silly, detailed and useless descriptions of offices, clothes, traffic lines, airplane seats, and so on.
The main bad character, Mr Hobie, would be perfect for a Spider Man or The Fantastic Four cartoon.

For me, it is for sure the first and last thriller of Mr Child.
I also resent his adolescent like admiration for armies and weapons.

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Tripwire (Jack Reacher Novels)
Lee Child
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KILLING FLOOR - "I was eating eggs and drinking coffee. I was in a booth, at a window, reading somebody's abandoned newspaper. Outside, the rain had stopped but the glass was still pebbled with bright drops. I saw the police cruisers pull into the gravel lot. They were moving fast and crunched to a stop. Light bars flashing and popping. Doors burst open, policemen jumped out. Two from each car, weapons ready. Two revolvers, two shotguns. This was heavy stuff. One revolver and one shotgun ran to the back. One of each rushed the door. I just sat and watched them. I knew who was in the diner. A cook in back. Two waitresses. Two old men. And me. This operation was for me. I had been in town less than half an hour." - From the opening of this searing tale of honor and revenge where Jack Reacher, a former military cop, hunts down his brother's killers.

DIE TRYING - In a Chicago suburb, a dentist is met in his office parking lot by three men and ordered into the trunk of his Lexus. On a downtown sidewalk, Jack Reacher and an unknown woman are abducted in broad daylight by two men - practiced and confident - who stop them at gunpoint and hustle them into the same sedan. Then Reacher and the woman are switched into a second vehicle and hauled away, leaving the dentist bound and gagged inside his car with the woman's abandoned possessions, two gallons of gasoline…and a burning match.

TRIPWIRE - Jack Reacher is settling into lazy Key West when his life is interrupted by a stranger who comes looking for him. When the stranger turns up beaten to death in the Old Town cemetery - fingertips removed - Reacher knows whomever the man was working for is not a friend. Reacher follows the trail to New York.

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Steamy Sex! Good Story! Weak content.
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Good but...
Wildly Passionate

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Sean Michael
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Set in the steamy jungles of South America, Tripwire introduces an irresistible cast of characters, including Trip a merc for hire, just out for his next adrenaline rush. And his next paycheck. Bones is a doctor on the payroll of a major tree hugging organization, gone native and patching up the people who wander into his camp. When Trip and Bones get together, they generate enough heat to set the jungle ablaze. This is not just a good time, even if they do manage to spend more time apart than they'd like. They meet when they can, making the most of quality instead of quantity, joking about a time when they can retire together. Their good time blows right up in their faces when someone puts a price on Bones' head. Someone wants the man dead, someone they would never expect to pop up in a million years. Can they figure out why in time to save their skins? And can love overcome a merc's greed? Torquere Press is proud to offer the finest in gay and lesbian literary erotica, romance, and general fiction. Torquere Press prides themselves on the quality of their stories, and on the variety of them as well. Each well-crafted tale will entertain and satisfy, leaving you wanting more.

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Steamy Sex! Good Story! Weak content........2007-05-27

I did not feel the characters of Trip and Bones(Tony) were developed enough and that I didn't get a feel of what they were about. There was a gap left in my mind regarding the bounty on Bones head toward the end which I thought would culminate in a more dramatic or confrontational chapter, since it touched briefly on Tony's background. It was suddenly resolved in a couple of paragraphs.Also, something was mentioned (I don't want to give it away) about Tony and was left out there as well. That's where my problem was with this wonderful story. I felt I had missed some chapters.
However, the sex between Trip and Bones was sizzling,graphic,hot and erotic and delivered to us as only Sean Michael does.Good story and Sean Michael continues to amaze me with the various genre's he can write in with so much descriptive narrative as to put the reader there. Desert, jungle, paranormal, farm, ranch, etc.

A Must Buy.......2006-09-22

Sean Michael is one of my must buys. Everything he writes is worth reading. I've never read an author that makes their characters live and breathe the way he does. you feel like you should be able to email the characters after you're done with the story. This story is no exception. Trip and Bones are a great couple. If you like romance, suspense, and a just all around great entertainment you'll love this book.

Good but..........2006-05-07

I am often frustrated with this writer's works. I know his writings are suppose to be gay eroticas but he does have a talent for coming up with interesting characters and plots. It is a pity the characters and plots are often secondary to and crowded by the sex scenes. Yes the sex scenes are wild and steamy but when there are too much they can get pretty repetitive and boring. Tripwire is no exception. Bones and Trip are interesting characters, a doctor and merc trying to survive against the odds in a hostile environment. Unfortunately any meaningful character and plot building has to give way to the sex. Tripwire will be a much better read if the sex scenes is toned down. On the other hand this is gay erotica. However I cannot help but be wishful for more serious gay romance from this writer.

Wildly Passionate.......2006-04-23

Bones is a doctor working in the jungle. Trip is one of a group of guns for hire that arrive at Bones' hospital camp looking for treatment for a sick kid. Trip and Bones get to know each other while walking to the river for a bath. Once there, they are quickly wrapped around each other making love. Their affair is extremely passionate right away. Trip's line of work can have him gone for months or even years at a time though, but he always comes back to his lover.

When Bones' camp is being attacked and he thinks one of his own is responsible, Bones calls Trip to help him. Trip arrives with his fellow mercenaries and almost immediately all hell breaks loose proving that one of Bones men is selling him out. Once away from the devastated camp, Bones discovers that there is a bounty out on him.

Trip and Bones separate from the others heading into the jungle alone. The men find shelter deep in the mountains where they have to hide out for a long while. The time comes though when Bones and Trip have to leave their sanctuary and try to figure out what's happening. With help, they find out who wants Bones dead and why. Then they set about fixing things, mercenary style. When they get through it, Trip and Bones find a way to stay together and continue to do what they both do best.

In Tripwire Bones and Trip face danger all the time, and they thrive on it. Bones is a talented and compassionate doctor willing to help anyone in need. Trip is a mercenary who will help anyone willing to pay. Their immediate attraction to each other is intense and their torrid affair is just as consuming. Being apart makes their reunions wildly passionate. Sexy and loving, full of danger and mystery, Tripwire has got it all!

Nannette
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Book Description

On the publication of Lee Child's debut novel, the multiple award-winning Killing Floor, critics nationwide marked its success. His last book, Die Trying, inspired the Chicago Tribune to call him "a suspense writer to be reckoned with."

In Tripwire, Reacher is settling into lazy Key West when his life is interrupted by a stranger who comes looking for him. When the stranger turns up beaten to death in the Old Town cemetery - fingertips removed - Reacher knows whomever the man was working for is not a friend. Reacher follows the trail to New York, where he confronts the people who dispatched the dead man: an elderly couple still mourning an all-American son lost in Vietnam; an alluring and intelligent woman from Reacher's own haunted past; and at the center of the web, an opponent more vicious than any he's ever faced.

Lee Child confirms his early acclaim with this new tale, as swift and stylish as any suspense novel being written today.

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KILLING FLOOR (Director: Michael Page) - "I was eating eggs and drinking coffee. I was in a booth, at a window, reading somebody's abandoned newspaper. Outside, the rain had stopped but the glass was still pebbled with bright drops. I saw the police cruisers pull into the gravel lot. They were moving fast and crunched to a stop. Light bars flashing and popping. Doors burst open, policemen jumped out. Two from each car, weapons ready. Two revolvers, two shotguns. This was heavy stuff. One revolver and one shotgun ran to the back. One of each rushed the door. I just sat and watched them. I knew who was in the diner. A cook in back. Two waitresses. Two old men. And me. This operation was for me. I had been in town less than half an hour." - From the opening of this searing tale of honor and revenge where Jack Reacher, a former military cop, hunts down his brother's killers.

DIE TRYING (Director: Michael Page) - In a Chicago suburb, a dentist is met in his office parking lot by three men and ordered into the trunk of his Lexus. On a downtown sidewalk, Jack Reacher and an unknown woman are abducted in broad daylight by two men - practiced and confident - who stop them at gunpoint and hustle them into the same sedan. Then Reacher and the woman are switched into a second vehicle and hauled away, leaving the dentist bound and gagged inside his car with the woman's abandoned possessions, two gallons of gasoline…and a burning match.

TRIPWIRE (Director: Laura Grafton, Engineer: Jeremy Spanos) - Jack Reacher is settling into lazy Key West when his life is interrupted by a stranger who comes looking for him. When the stranger turns up beaten to death in the Old Town cemetery - fingertips removed - Reacher knows whomever the man was working for is not a friend. Reacher follows the trail to New York.

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