The Visitor: (Jack Reacher 4)

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The Visitor was nominated for the 2001 Barry Award for "Best Hardcover Novel", but ultimately fell short to Deep South by Nevada Barr. [6] Awards and nominations [ edit ]

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It's fairly silly and unrealistic -- and seems way too elaborate -- but the strangeness of the crimes is intriguing enough. There is some clumsiness and silliness here, but Running Blind is a very good lightweight thriller, an easily enjoyable read. As to Reacher's experiments in domesticity -- of which there was practically nothing to see in the novel -- , it's pretty clear where that is headed too, with Reacher having reached a decision regarding the house, and with Jodie making partner at her law firm by the end of the novel ..... The killer leaves no traces behind, and the killings themselves are bizarrely staged, without any signs of the victims struggling.The reason for the story having two different titles is due to how The Visitor—Child's original title and ultimately the UK title of the story—was seen by Putnam as sounding too much like a science-fiction novel. [4] Reception [ edit ] He takes matters into his own big hands and teaches the goons a lesson, sending them away with a message for their boss, a man named Petrosian.

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Among the pleasing things about the plotting of Running Blind is how Child keeps bringing in and using the consequences of this one small encounter throughout the novel. ) The Visitor was released in the United Kingdom on 20 April 2000, [3] and the American publication followed on 13 July of the same year. [1] The novel begins with a short scene printed in italics which, as readers can guess, puts us in the mind of a murderer -- the perpetrator of the crimes whom Reacher will be called on to hunt down.Reacher and Special Agent Lamarr, the lead profiler on the team, drive from New York to the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia, whilst discussing information on the case. Lamarr's stepsister, it so happens, is a woman with the same particulars as the three already killed. Lamarr reveals the killer's M.O., which is killing the victims in an unknown way, with no bruises or injuries, leaving them naked in their bathtub, filled with army-issue camouflage paint. It turns out they have been following him for over a week now -- amazingly (and, again, atypically for the so observant and careful Reacher) he has to admit: "'Well, FBI tails are obviously pretty good,' he said. 'I never noticed.'" After this brief glimpse into the killer's mind, the scene then shifts to Reacher, dining by himself in a Manhattan restaurant he's taken to.

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The murders being investigated -- soon enough there's a third woman dead, killed in exactly the same way -- are certainly baffling. Reacher and Special Agent Lamarr, the lead profiler on the team, drive from New York to the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia, whilst discussing information on the case. Lamarr's stepsister, it so happens, is a woman with the same particulars as the three already killed. Lamarr also reveals the killer's M.O., which is killing the victims in an unknown way, with no bruises or injuries, leaving them naked in their bathtub, filled with army-issue camouflage paint. And Child saves the conclusion from being a mere justice-is-served wrap-up with a few nice little last twists and tweaks, the FBI wanting to frame the resolution to their satisfaction but Reacher having a few nice aces up his sleeve.If not completely obvious, most readers will probably have suspected who the killer is, but Child takes his time in fully revealing how the crimes are committed. What he did to Petrosian's goons isn't the reason they were tailing him, but it does give them some leverage over him, and they use that, for all it's worth (which turns out to be quite a lot). I don't know, exactly."And, yes, Running Blind is a novel where Reacher tries to figure put what kind of life he wants to lead. Famously unencumbered by possessions and nearly always on the move, Running Blind opens with Reacher not only owning a house but also with a serious girlfriend.

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FBI profilers led by Julia Lamarr have been trying to form a picture of who the perpetrator might be -- and the profile they come up with sounds an awful lot like Reacher. There's a serial killer on the loose, and it looks like the killer is targeting female sexual harassment complainants who subsequently quit the military. Col. LaSalle Kruger (mention) - Commanding Officer, Supply Battalion, former Special Forces and wounded in Desert Storm. And, while he still owns the house and is with Jodie (more or less ...), at the end of the book, neither figures too prominently in the story. Reacher and Harper drive and fly around a lot -- Running Blind is a typical Reacher-novel in that there is a ridiculous amount of travel involved -- which also gives Reacher time to mull over what he wants out of life -- or rather how he wants to lead it.There's meticulous planning involved, in these crimes being committed in the far reaches of the country.