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Step aside Tom Cruise, there’s a new Jack Reacher on Amazon Prime

Having watched, with great enjoyment if a bit of cringing at its violence, the first season of “Reacher” on Amazon Prime, I fully understand why it has been such a hit. Reacher is the creation of prolific British author Lee Child, who has written more than 25 novels featuring Jack Reacher, an ex-military policeman, trained sniper, crack investigator and determined loner. These books have ...
Alan Ritchson, left, stars as Jack Reacher in "Reacher" with Martin Roach as Picard.

Having watched, with great enjoyment if a bit of cringing at its violence, the first season of “Reacher” on Amazon Prime, I fully understand why it has been such a hit.

Reacher is the creation of prolific British author Lee Child, who has written more than 25 novels featuring Jack Reacher, an ex-military policeman, trained sniper, crack investigator and determined loner. These books have collectively sold more than100 million copies.

The popularity of these books — having read nearly a dozen, I find them

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