Second Son - Lee Child

Unknown, Lee Child

Category: Adventure

Tags: Adventure

Lee Childs Reacher series (15 books in all) is a thundering force among modern thrillers. For the uninitiated, it follows the stoic, hulking, and streetwise Jack Reacher, a former military policeman whos now a drifter with a vast capacity for protective and retributive violence. The short story Second Son is a snapshot of the life of Reacher and his family circa 1974, while theyre stationed on a military base in Okinawa. Upon arriving they immediately get into deep trouble thats compounded by some bad news. For those new to Childs writing, the action is interspersed with contemplative moments, such as when Jacks grandfather, a prosthetic-limb maker in Paris, recounts that a great war leaves a country with three armies: an army of cripples, an army of mourners, and an army of thieves. This tightly constructed story pulls readers right to the end and is sure to find new fans for the series.