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Book Review of The Midnight Line (Jack Reacher, Bk 22)

The Midnight Line (Jack Reacher, Bk 22)
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Jack Reacher's 22nd adventure shows no signs of this excellent series slowing down. This was Reacher at his most appealing...being out on the road alone and coming upon something or a set of circumstances that need his attention. In this case, Reacher finds in a pawn shop a West Point ring from 2005 that because of its small size, obviously belonged to a woman. Reacher knows that this is something that would not easily be parted with after all it took to earn. So he decides to track down who it belonged to and why it ended up in the pawn shop. This leads him from Wisconsin to Rapid City, South Dakota, and then to the wilderness of Wyoming near Laramie. Along the way he has to deal with an assortment of baddies including bikers, security muscle, and crooks involved in the illegal distribution of opiates. He also gets involved with a cop and a private eye in Rapid City who appear to be on the same track as Reacher. This eventually leads Reacher to the ring's owner but at what cost? What could have been so bad that she would have sold her ring? This was another compelling read in the Reacher series that I would highly recommend and I'll be looking forward to the next one.