Nothing to Lose (novel)

Nothing To Lose
2008 Hardcover edition
AuthorLee Child
LanguageEnglish
SeriesJack Reacher
Release number12
GenreThriller novel
Publisher
Publication dateMarch 24, 2008 (2008-03-24)
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages426
ISBN0-593-05702-3
OCLC176649008
Preceded byBad Luck and Trouble 
Followed byGone Tomorrow 

Nothing to Lose is the twelfth book in the Jack Reacher series written by Lee Child.[1] It was published in the UK by Bantam Press on 24 March 2008 and in the US by Delacorte on 3 June 2008. It is written in the third person.

Plot summary

Similarities to First Blood

Nothing to Lose features several similarities to David Morrell's 1972 novel, First Blood, including the fact that the lead character (a former soldier) is mistaken for a loiterer and harassed by local law enforcement.[2] The name of the town in both novels is "Hope" and the theme of corrupt and bullying authority is also shared.

Morrell's novel was popular in its time and was the inspiration for the hugely successful 1982 film First Blood starring Sylvester Stallone, released to international acclaim.

Style

Andy Martin of The Independent described the writing of the main character to be like "the great Philip Marlowe pulp tradition, nuanced with a dash of Rambo and Bruce Willis."[3]

Critical reception

Peter Millar of The Sunday Times found the novel to be "as gripping and readable as any in the Reacher series", though he considered the main character to be a "socially dysfunctional, second-rate Superman".[4] Henry Sutton in The Daily Mirror wrote that the novel is another example of Child's "brilliantly paced plots".[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Lee Child Books in Order: The Complete List". Times Now. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  2. ↑ Petty, Michael John (18 October 2024). "Surprisingly, Sylvester Stallone Was Not the First Actor to Play Rambo on Screen". Collider. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  3. ↑ Martin, Andy (2 April 2008). "Nothing To Lose, by Lee Child". The Independent. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  4. ↑ Millar, Peter (11 April 2008). "Nothing to Lose by Lee Child and Steel Witches by Patrick Lennon". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  5. ↑ Sutton, Henry (20 March 2008). "Review: Nothing To Lose". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
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