Night School (Jack Reacher Novel) - Best-Selling Thriller Book for Adults - Perfect for Commuting, Travel & Relaxation Reading

> Although this is, in effect, the third prequel to the Reacher series (following "The Enemy" and "The Affair”), "Night School" is classic Jack Reacher and is a great read.So why so many bad reviews?> In this prequel, Reacher is still a Military Policeman in the United States Army—which, of course, is "double-whammy" politically incorrect on its face. Even more politically incorrect is that militant Muslims terrorists are the “bad guys”. Snowflakes are blindly intolerant of anything which has been labeled as “incorrect” thought, and therefore are compelled to give "Night School" a bad rating.> And then too, "homeless wandering ex-military Reacher" is the poster-boy for post-traumatic stress disorder. But in this prequel, erratic brutal behavior as a serving US Army military policeman (not having been exposed to combat trauma as far as we know) is offensive to many individuals associated with the U.S. Army.> Another reason for the bad reviews is that the first several chapters are poorly written. Implausibilities stack on implausibilities. Reacher makes numerous “Sherlock Holmes” type assumptions, which objectively, are not remotely reasonably justified—but he is always right. Deductive reasoning and good detective instincts are one thing---but this is way over-the-top.> The premise is an Army private has stolen something from the US Army in Germany which he is selling to radical Muslims terrorist for $100 million (which somehow becomes $600 million in the last chapter). It never occurs to Reacher, nor to anyone else, that the stolen items could be tactical nuclear weapons. DUH? That aint a spoiler---it's the elephant in the room---it immediately becomes obvious to the reader that the items must be tactical nucs by their conspicuous absence from the list of considerations made by Reacher and the other "experts".> Character development in Night School is minimal. I was very glad to see Sergeant Frances Naegley show up assisting Reacher, but I was disappointed that Child failed to develop her as a character a bit more. Not that Reacher is any paragon of virtue, but I was disappointed that he callously had a trivial affair with his "boss" in front of Naegley.> And yet, the novel overcomes the initial stumbles, the lack of character development, and Reacher's character flaws, and becomes a very satisfying classic Jack Reacher novel. Plenty of intrigue and action, and well paced.> Click on “Stoney” just below the product title to see my other reviews, or leave a comment to ask a question.