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No, not that kind of 'hot' book. Has anyone got any recommendations for anyone who's been in a bookstore recently and been stuck for which author to try out next?
'Book News' started on the
Jack Reacher series by Lee Child at Christmas. Having first heard about the series through the shock squelches and tremors going through the web community upon hearing that miniature Tom Cruise is playing the 6 foot 5 hero.
The first in the series 'Killing Floor' was readable, the next one 'Gone Tomorrow' was a really good thriller. And very interesting to watch how Reacher manages to hardly ever spend any money either. One of the first action heroes to attempt his missions in rubber gardening shoes. It shows how, like a good sitcom, a good writer can develop if given the opportunity.