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| Author(s) | Lee Child |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Jack Reacher |
| Genre(s) | Thriller novel |
| Publisher | Putnam; Bantam. |
| Publication date |  April 15, 1999 [1] June 28, 1999 [2] |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover, Paperback) |
| Pages | 343 pp |
| ISBN | 978-0-593-04393-6 [1] |
| Preceded by | Die Trying |
| Followed by | Running Blind |
Tripwire is the third book in the Jack Reacher series written by Lee Child. It was published in 1999 by Putnam in America and Bantam in the United Kingdom.
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Plot summary [link]
The story begins with a prologue explaining how a man named Hook Hobie had a secret to hide and had planned a careful escape route in case anyone ever got close to finding it out.
The main story then begins with Jack Reacher being visited by a private detective called Costello. Costello is looking for Reacher, but Reacher lies and tells him he knows nothing of a Jack Reacher living or working in Key West—the Floridian setting for the book. Reacher manages to get out of Costello that he is looking for Reacher under orders from a client named Mrs. Jacob, although Reacher knows nobody who goes by that name. After Reacher manages to keep up the charade that he is not who he really is, Costello leaves.
Later on Reacher is working his night job as a bouncer in a strip club when two men come looking for him. Once again, Reacher lies about his name and denies knowing anyone called Reacher, and after a short confrontation, the two men leave. Reacher goes to follow them but can’t find them among the winding side roads. He does, however, find a dead Costello with his fingertips cut off. Reacher decides to head to Miami and from there catch a flight to New York to try to find out who this Costello was and why he was looking for Reacher.
Reacher arrives in New York and begins his search for Mrs. Jacob and his search for more information on Costello. He manages to find out the address of Mrs. Jacob through Costello and arrives at Mrs. Jacob’s house to a funeral of one of his old friends, Leon Garber; his daughter, Jodie Garber-Jacob is then revealed to be the mysterious Mrs. Jacob.
Together, Reacher and Jodie begin trying to uncover more information on Hook Hobie which leads to them getting attacked on several occasions by men sent out by Hobie. They discover he was drafted in the Vietnam War and was a skilled pilot who lost his hand when his helicopter went down. However, the truth that Hook Hobie is not who he says he is then found out, and it turns out that Hobie was actually a soldier named Carl Allen who stole Victor Hobie’s identity when the helicopter that Hobie was piloting was shot down; the helicopter having been sent with a crew to arrest Allen for fragging his commanding officer in the forest.
In the climax of the story, Reacher and Jodie confront Allen, leading to a gun fight between the two. Allen is killed, and Reacher sustains a bullet wound to the chest that should have killed him, although a doctor explain due to how much exercise and physical labour he has done through his life, his pectoral muscle was so thick the bullet could only get to Reacher’s ribcage before stopping. The story ends with Reacher and Jodie visiting the real Victor Hobie’s parents and telling them how much of a good soldier he was.
Production [link]
Lee Child began writing Tripwire in spring 1997.[3] The book was published on 15 June 1999 in the United Kingdom [1] and the American publication followed on 28 June of the same year.[2]
The reasoning for the opening of the book taking place in Key West was a vacation Child spent there in 1996.[3]
The provisional title for Tripwire was The Hook, but that name was scrapped as Putnam believed the title was not "punchy" enough.[4] Putnam also believed The Hook would remind people too much of Peter Pan.[5]
Reception [link]
Tripwire received positive reviews from critics, with The Orlando Sentinel calling it "a thriller good to the last drop" and The Arizona Daily Star saying "Lee Child can write. [...] Child grabs hold with the first page and won't let go until the finish. This is pulse-pounding suspense, and Child hardly misses a beat." The book was also praised by fellow authors, with Michael Connelly saying "It's a tightly-drawn and swift thriller that gives new meaning to what a page-turner should be." Stephen White also commented, calling Tripwire a "stylish thriller." [6]
References [link]
- ^ a b c "UK Tripwire information page on Fantastic Fiction". Fantastic Fiction. https://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/edition/?isbn=0593043936. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
- ^ a b "US Tripwire information page on Fantastic Fiction". Fantastic Fiction. https://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/edition/?isbn=039919455X. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
- ^ a b "Lee Child Interview with Books ‘n Bytes". Books ‘n Bytes. https://www.booksnbytes.com/auth_interviews/lee_child.html. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
- ^ "Lee Child Interview with Partners & Crime Mystery Booksellers". Partners & Crime Mystery Booksellers. https://www.crimepays.com/leechild.htm. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
- ^ ""Inside Story" page on Lee Child’s official website.". Lee Child Official Website. https://www.leechild.com/runningblind.php. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
- ^ "Tripwire Information page on Lee Child’s official website.". Lee Child Official Website. https://www.leechild.com/tripwire.php. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
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