Who reads Jack Reacher?

Read Scott Brick's message to fans: I kind of can't believe I am saying these words out loud but with the retirement of Dick Hill, I was chosen to take over narrating the Jack Reacher series by Lee Child.

Why is Jack Reacher so good?

The Reacher books are Westerns in disguise and this goes a long way to explaining why they are so phenomenally popular. The books resonate with the inherent mythic compulsion of the Western genre and Reacher is the classic silent stranger who rides into town and saves the small folk from rapacious bullies.

How tall is the actor who plays Jack Reacher?

It was announced in July 2011 that Tom Cruise - a 5'7" (1,70 m) tall actor - would play Reacher, who is 6'5" (1,96 m) tall in the books. Lee Child was quoted as saying, "Reacher's size in the books is a metaphor for an unstoppable force, which Cruise portrays in his own way."

Is there a movie based on the book Jack Reacher?

Two of the novels have been adapted into successful films, starring Tom Cruise as Reacher. ... The 2012 film, Jack Reacher was adapted from the 2005 novel One Shot and starred Tom Cruise in the title role.

Why does Jack Reacher have an ex military background?

Reacher's ex-military background was a specific and tactical choice on his behalf. Child has explained, "I thought that I would do a book that's not the same as everybody else's. Everybody else had their guy working: a private guy in Boston or a police lieutenant in L.A., or wherever.