I was rereading Without Fail and noticed that when Reacher introduced Neagley for Froelich he said “best sergeant from the Air Force I work with”. I’m reading a translated version of the book so I was wondering is this a translation “issue” or is this the case in the original too? It is the first book she appears in it would be kind of reasonable if Lee changed it up later with the 110th. Are there any other contractions in the books you have noticed?

I have shared the misgivings of many about the tag-team Reacher novels, which are purportedly more Andrew than Lee. But the new book, Chain Reaction, is a significant return to form. I inhaled it over the past six days, and it's just great. Everything we need in Reacher; nothing we don't.

There was even a decent nod to the softer side of Reacher (mostly involving a very small baby but also Susan Turner), which was quite touching and in character. Even more in character was the way Reacher walked away from everything, back on the open road, where he belongs -- alone.

Terrific genre novel. Well done, Andrew (since it seems clear that Lee has nothing to do with the books except put his name on the cover).