"Better Off Dead" is Andrew Child's second time behind the wheel of his brother Lee's Jack Reacher franchise, and it's another perfectly formed action thriller that sees the former military policeman turned nomadic dispenser of extrajudicial justice face up against criminal mastermind Waad Dendoncker in a remote town on the US-Mexico border.  Its opening reminded me of … Continue reading Review: Better Off Dead by Lee Child & Andrew Child

“Reliable” isn’t the sexiest descriptor, but “The Sentinel” shows Jack Reacher — even with Andrew Child rather than older brother Lee behind the wheel — remains the closest you can get to a sure-thing when it comes to page-turning, wham-bam entertainment. Andrew Child isn’t here to revolutionise the Reacher formula. It’s a blueprint for international … Continue reading Review: The Sentinel by Lee Child & Andrew Child