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THE FIRST NOVEL IN LEE CHILD'S 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING JACK REACHER SERIES—NOW AN ORIGINAL SERIES ON PRIME VIDEO! “From its jolting opening scene to its fiery final confrontation, Killing Floor is irresistible.”—People Ex- military policeman Jack Reacher is a drifter. He’s just passing through Margrave, Georgia, and in less than an hour, he’s arrested for murder. Not much of a welcome. All Reacher knows is that he didn’t kill anybody. At least not here. Not lately. But he doesn’t stand a chance of convincing anyone. Not in Margrave, Georgia. Not a chance in hell. Read more
Publisher : Berkley; Reprint edition (October 30, 2012)
Language : English
Mass Market Paperback : 576 pages
ISBN-10 : 0515153656
ISBN-13 : 51
Item Weight : 10.2 ounces
Dimensions : 4.18 x 1.24 x 7.51 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #6,290 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #73 in Military Thrillers (Books) #256 in Murder Thrillers #1,019 in Suspense Thrillers
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The world suddenly got a look at a brand new movie hero in 2014 when the movie, "Jack Reacher" came out starring Tom Cruise as the lead character, Jack Reacher. After that movie I started reading "Jack Reacher" books by Lee Child (Note that Lee Child makes a cameo appearance in the movie "Jack Reacher" and plays a Police Desk Sergeant.) Amongsts those that I read was the very first "Jack Reacher" novel so I could get a feeling of the character from the beginning. I was ecstatic to find that in the 2nd Jove Premium Edition, Copyright 2012, Child writes a new Introduction to the book and explains a lot of things about how the Jack Reacher character came to be and what kinds of things shaped him ionto the character as he existed in the beginning and why and how Child tried to create a 'differentiated detective chaaracter.' he did it well and is now one of the largest selling mystery writers alive today. On "Jack Reacher" Child says several things that are of note to the reader: 1) Lee Child was a John D. MacDonald reader. MacDonald is famous of his over 100 books, but particularly his series starring Travis McGee (All the Travis McGee novels have a color in the title. e.g. "Pale Gry For Guilt" or "That Lovely Lemon Sky") and Child used numerous elements from MacDonald's books, but also he took Reacher down a different path than MacDonald did with McGee). Perhaps one of MacDonald's most famous books was made into the movie "Cape Fear" 2 times, and that the book was titled 'The Executioners. About McGee, Child says things like, "... I liked cleverness and ingenuity ... intriguing revelations ... " And he disliked smart detectives, that did stupid things 3/4'rs of the way through the book. "I like to see something done spectacularly well. Child developed some rules for his Reacher books which included the following: First: Character is King: People remember characters. Second: If you can see a bandwagon, it's too late to get on. Third Conclusion, and the most confounding says Child, "You can't design character too specifically." Child then strts writing and creating the character of Jack Reacher. A character that follows the rules, those of character building, bandwagon aversion and go with the flow to some extent (i.e. do not lock yourself to tightly to an archetype of the character. Thus, a mystery icon was born. And, a mystery character was molded into aa very interesting and provocative series. In this book, Jack Reacher was more or less just going through a small town in Georgia, when he is arrested for murder. The details and how Reacher finds them are the crux of the story. But this book set the stage for a long series of Jack Reacher books that are now standard faire in the mystery portion of pretty much any library. Child is good, imaginative and interesting. While I would not compare his work to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of the late, great Sherlock Holmes. But I would consider Child one of the best currently writing mystery writers in America, although he originally came from the UK. "The Killing Floor" is a very fine book for a first book in a series and I highly recommend it to lovers of mystery novels. The books read quickly and keep your interest. They are not literature in the same was as Doyle, but they are good, solid mystery stories that can be read quickly. I highly recommend this book to lovers of mystery novels.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2016 by Jon Linden
Action packed and well written. A very entertaining book the 1st of the series I will have to read more. I'm hooked.
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2024 by Todd Stapleman
It is a book and has words. Decent story and good introduction to the Reacher character.
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2024 by Brian
This is a great story. A lot of twist and turns. A lot of different things going on. Very captivating. I look forward to reading book number two.
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2024 by Tom
If you're like me, you've discovered the Jack Reacher series through seeing the well-made movies starring Tom Cruise. But be warned... The novels are somewhat different. (But in a good way) Essentially, Jack Reacher is a guy who frequently seems to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. A former Military Policeman in the US Army (Technically, the author screwed this part of Reacher's back story up: He's technically a former investigator of the Criminal Investigation Division, the Army equivalent of NCIS), he's been discharged from service and is now roaming aimlessly around the greater United States, sightseeing and occasionally taking odd jobs for extra income. He carries nothing but the clothes on his back, his Military ID and Passport, an ATM Card, and a travel toothbrush. And he frequently seems to stumble upon something small that turns out to be something big. How many times can one guy "stumble" into something big in his lifetime? According to author Lee Child as of 2020, that number of times runs into the 20's. It's a narrative conceit. But the books are so engrossing that you quickly buy into it. Then there's Reacher himself. One of the biggest complaints of the book fans about the films is that Tom Cruise looks nothing like Reacher. The book version of Reacher is over 6ft tall, weighs around 250lbs (all muscle), and is blonde haired and blue eyed. Essentially, try and picture actor Dolph Lundgren in his present day form. However, Cruise did capture Reacher's stoic, nonchalant nature. You get the feeling in the books that even when he's knee deep in a mess, at any minute he might shrug his shoulders, say "Screw this," and walk away. But he doesn't because he's conditioned to do the right thing, even to his detriment. And he's not a perfect hero, either. He makes mistakes that can get others hurt or killed. But that just fuels his tough, vigilante-style resolve. He's not above dirty tricks or brutal tactics to get rid of the bad guys. As the tagline of Tom Cruise's film reads: "The law has limits. Jack Reacher doesn't." That sums him up. One thing a new reader will have to get used to is the fact that each book randomly changes narrative POVs. One book (like this first one) is written in First Person. Others are written in Third Person. It depends on which POV best suits the book. Now on to the story... Like any first novel, The Killing Floor sets the series tone I previously mentioned of Reacher being in the wrong place at the wrong time and stumbling upon something big. In this case, Reacher is riding a Greyhound Bus through rural Georgia when he decides to get off at a picturesque small town right out of The Andy Griffith Show. While eating breakfast in a diner, he's immediately swarmed by the local police who arrest him for murder. As it turns out, the murder victim is his own brother, Joe, who was working undercover for the US Treasury Department. What was he working on? Why was he killed? And why are the quaint locals afraid to talk? That's the problem that lays ahead of Reacher as he has to dodge the law, the mayor, and violent family who seems to control the town to find out. Yes... You might be rolling your eyes at the wild coincidence that sets off the story but like I said, it's good enough to suck you in with each novel. My only real complaint is a failing from a first time author. In this case, Lee Child has a tendency in this book to get repetitive with his descriptions of the town. Usually, an author will describe a location thoroughly so that the logistics are clear in the reader's mind for the rest of the story. FOR EXAMPLE: If you were to describe the route you take from your house to the grocery store, you might thoroughly describe the neighborhood and the streets so that the reader understands the location. If you were to describe that route again later in a book, you might only casually call attention to the neighborhood if the story demands it. Like describing sitting at the red light on Main and Elm Streets. But Child will bore you to tears thoroughly describing each and every single aspect of the route each time it's taken all the way from Point A to Point B again and again and again. It's repetitive in the worst way. Fortunately, he got better at that in later books, describing scenes in the way I mentioned before. In spite of the first novel failings, it will still make for an interesting read that will make you go out and grab the next book... and the next book... and on and on.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2020 by AmazonCustomer1979