DCL Book Chat

Lee Child’s character Jack Reacher, is a former military policeman and loner extraordinaire. In this 14th outing, Reacher has hitched a ride on a tour bus traveling through South Dakota with a group of senior citizens. He awakes from a nap when the bus spins out of control and slides off an icy road during a snowstorm outside Bolton, SD.
Bolton is a town with lots of trouble. Perfect for Reacher, who once it is decided he isn’t a bad guy, is asked by the local cops to help protect a witness from a group of bikers and the crime mob they work for. As the clock ticks down to an unknown event, the tension and action build. Child is a great storyteller; his characters are all fleshed out and we can feel the bleakness of the icy South Dakota winter. Get set for a page turner and one to follow. Child’s next book Worth Dying For, is set to be released in October.

Allison

The book revolves around a mysterious wine chest left to a young, American woman teaching English in Japan during the Vietnam War. Each wine bottle is wrapped with a piece of paper recounting the events of that year (many of them tragic, such as Hiroshima). As the protagonist pieces together the history of her dead friend, she realizes much about her own past. A beautiful and lyrical tale.

Donna