Worth Dying For by Lee Child

When I heard that "61 Hours" contained a cliff hanger that continued in "Worth Dying For" by Lee Child, I waited to read them both back to back. That was not really necessary, while what happens after the very last scene in "61 Hours" is summed up, it is done quickly quite a ways into the book. This really is a stand alone novel, and not really a sequel in that a story line continues. Reading "61 Hours" first explains a couple things in a bit more detail, like why Jack Reacher is heading to Virginia, and why he is sore, it isn't critical to read before this one, nor was it worth waiting to read them together. However, reading them back to back was enjoyable, and while I liked the suspense in "61 Hours," I thoroughly enjoyed the tough action oriented Jack Reacher piling up the body count in "Worth Dying For." The action definitely picks up in this one, and Child shows why Jack Reacher is a tough guy worth reading about.The book does pick up just after the South Dakota adventur
e with Reacher on the way to Virginia. However, he does not get very far before finding himself in a small town mess in the middle of Nebraska that only he can clean up. I thought it was fairly obvious as to what the villains were selling, but then I've looked into this topic for writing I've done. That didn't make the story any less interesting, in fact it made me all the more want to see each and everyone involved get theirs, and I was not disappointed. Jack Reacher dishes out punishment throughout the book, leaving a trail of bodies behind that keeps this fast paced, action packed, adventure a page turner throughout the entire story.The Jack Reacher series is like most action movies. They don't win Oscars, but they sure are fun to watch. This is a fun quick read, and it is purely escapism tough guy action. You don't have to think too hard reading it, you just have to enjoy bad guys getting theirs from one of the best action heroes in novels today. You know he's going to t
ake care of the bad guys and set things right, but Child does keep it interesting with how Reacher goes about doing what he does best, and you never know what kind of collateral damage might be included in the carnage that usually unfolds. And in "Worth Dying For," the carnage does unfold. This is great tough guy escapist reading.

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