The Operative

A Jack Reacher who blows things up. An excellent read, moves along well. Another loner/hero type who gets something in his minds and then all hell breaks loose. I have the British version of this book, picked up in the airport in Frankfort. It's interesting to see all the Brit words, for instance I never knew the "curb" was spelled kerb in England. Wonder if it's editted for the American release.

Completely different from the other 2 novels. Duncan Falconer has worked more on the complex development of the main character John Stratton, and made the man a more human being. Unfortunately the Bomb Surgeon got changed into another title "The Operative", wich I think was not a good idea by his publicists. He should have stuck with the original title. The book is a real page turner. Has a hint of romance in it aswell, but our hero has to make a choice, and this is a thriller not a romantic novel. The descriptions on "how to make a surgical bomb" I found a bit difficult to understand, but mainly cause I don't have a clue on how they work in the first place apart from the utility of C4. In this book we see Stratton torn between grief and vengeance for his friend Jack killed in Iraq and his wife killed by Albanian mobsters. We get an FBI agent who struggles with his pride and playing a double game. Cano and Skendler, the main Albanian characters are described as some of these men really are, emotionless ruthless and cruel. It keeps you on the edge till the end even though you have a clue on how it's going to finish. I give the book 5 stars, cause for me this one is Falconer's best so far.