Something with a bit more substance now: Lee Child

I've been reading a lot of lightweight mysteries lately, which I really enjoy. But sometimes I just want something a bit meatier. I'm in that frame of mind now, so I've started a new Lee Child book called "One Shot".

I was introduced to Lee Child a couple of years ago on vacation by my brother. Three of us read the book during the two-week vacation and I was the last. When I got to the bit in the last chapter when "whodunnit" was revealed, I actually gasped out loud because I was totally taken by surprise. Both the others who had read it smiled, because they had the same reaction.

Since then I've read a couple of more of his and had the same experience, so I'm really looking forward to seeing how this one unfolds. I must admit, it's been a bit slow to start over the first couple of chapters, but it's picking up now and getting interesting.

Child's protagonist is a strange guy called Jack Reacher. He is ex-army, ex-police and now pretty much of a loner. He moves around constantly, and nobody can ever find traces of him so I don't know what he does about papers. What can you say about somebody who lands in a new town, finds a cheap clothing store, buys a whole outfit including underwear for forty bucks, wears them until they are dirty and then ditches the lot for a new set? Apparently it saves him carrying any bags! Yep, quite a guy!

I'll let you know if "One Shot" is as good as his others.