The Visitor (Jack Reacher, No. 4 Running Blind USA Edition) [Paperback]

Lee Child (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 19, 2001

Sergeant Amy Callan and Lieutenant Caroline Cook had a lot in common. Both high flying army women, both victims of sexual harassment, they left the army under dubious circumstances. Both are now dead, their bodies discovered, unmarked and unscarred, in their own homes. Jack Reacher, former US military policeman, loner and drifter, knew them both. Psychological profiling points to a smart guy, solitary, army, someone who knew both of his victims. The perfect psychological match, Reacher is arrested by an ambitious FBI Special Agent, Julia Lamarr. But when the body of another woman, Sergeant Lorraine Stanley, is discovered, killed with similar precision, Reacher is released. Everyone fears there is a serial killer on the loose. But the FBI have strong persuasive powers, and before long Reacher finds himself heavily involved in the murder investigation. What have these women got in common and why is someone out to do them harm? In this magnificent, utterly ingenious thriller, Reacher once again saves the day, proving that he is a unique hero, capable of holding his own in any situation, and "The Visitor" confirms that Lee Child is more than capable of challenging the established names currently writing in this genre.

Editorial Reviews

From AudioFile

This fourth novel in the Jack Reacher series (published in the U.S. as RUNNING BLIND) takes Reacher and an attractive FBI operative from Washington, DC, to Washington State--and nearly every borough of New York--tracking a killer whose victims are all female ex-army personnel, all killed in bathtubs filled with camouflage paint. The storytelling is tense and the plot compelling, but Hayward Morse's performance is marred by incongruous pronunciation and overacted characterizations. American listeners may be thrown off by some of the British pronunciations of common words, inconsistent with the New York characters. The name of the city "Spokane," which plays significantly in the novel, is mispronounced throughout. S.E.S. © AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 501 pages
• Publisher: Bantam; New edition edition (April 19, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553811886
• ISBN-13: 978-0553811889
• Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 1.3 x 7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #186,174 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Lee Child is the #1 internationally bestselling author of thirteen Reacher thrillers, including the New York Times bestsellers The Enemy, One Shot, The Hard Way, and the #1 bestselling Bad Luck and Trouble and Nothing to Lose. His debut, Killing Floor, won both the Anthony and the Barry awards for Best First Mystery, and The Enemy won both the Barry and the Nero awards for Best Novel. Foreign rights in the Reacher series have sold in forty territories, and all titles have been optioned for major motion pictures. Child, a native of England and a former television director, lives in New York City, where he is at work on his fourteenth Reacher thriller, 61 Hours.

Customer Reviews

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340 of 357 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Dirty Trick, March 1, 2007

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George E. McCormick (Lexington, KY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Visitor (Jack Reacher, No. 4 Running Blind USA Edition) (Paperback)

Running Blind is a great book, as are all of Lee Child's books. Retitling it and selling it as The Visitor is a dirty trick on those of us always on the lookout for a new Jack Reacher book.

266 of 281 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Warning: Rip off, February 12, 2007

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C. Touart - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Visitor (Jack Reacher, No. 4 Running Blind USA Edition) (Paperback)

This book is "Running Blind" under a different title. It should be illegal to sell this book. I feel so cheated.

477 of 521 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars US Title - Running Blind, February 27, 2006

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Karen Bickley (Reisterstown, MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Visitor (Jack Reacher, No. 4 Running Blind USA Edition) (Paperback)

I was really excited that I had missed reading a Reacher book but it turns out to be Running Blind.