Past Tense by Lee ChildMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
A page turner as usual. Parallel stories that don't intersect until close to the end. Jack Reacher heads for San Diego but is enticed to stop at Laconia, New Hampshire because he remembers his father talking about being raised there. Unfortunately, the city can find no records. This doesn't stop Reacher, who continues to pursue information until he finds more than he expected. In the meantime, a young Canadian couple, on their way to New York to sell some items they believe have great value, are forced to stop at an out-of-the-way motel when their car breaks down. Once there, they are unable to leave. Reacher of course manages to have a few fights along the way. The story ends with a twist you don't suspect. Reacher continues heading to San Diego after wrapping up business in Laconia, leaving a few dead bodies in his wake. I often wonder how he gets away with this, but that's what makes this fiction.
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