I'm not familiar with Lee Child's Jack Reacher series so I won't be able to do a fair comparison.

I enjoyed the pace of the plot, the characters were believable and some even likable.

I had a difficult time following the history of Jack Reacher and his influence on the folks in this story because of my lack of knowledge.

The ending was great, I won't give it away but Jack in the Green is worth the read. ( )

Gaspar and Otto, FBI agents, are sent to Tampa hunting for Jack Reacher. They are to interview a former officer Thomas Weston about the murders of his first wife and three children and Reacher's investigation of it. Hoping to get a lead on Reacher, they instead become involved in murder.

I have to admit I have not yet read the Jack Reacher series but it is on my TBR pile. I have not read the first books in this series but I was able to follow along very easily. I thoroughly enjoyed this quick read. I liked Gaspar and Otto. I liked how they were able to get some people to talk. I also liked the history of Reacher being told through others' eyes. I look forward to reading both series. ( )

This was good to read but entirely forgettable. It was a well written snippet from a seemingly endless stream of FBI procedural. The characters were real enough to hold my interest. ( )

I enjoy Lee Childs’ Jack Reacher novels, but I wondered how a tie-in series would work. Diane Capri’s Jack in the Green is a short novella set around characters and events from the classic series, and introduces two FBI agents tasked with finding/stopping Jack Reacher… except he may be the good guy not the bad guy… and maybe he’s not the one causing murder and mayhem after all. It's a fascinating premise, powered by two well-drawn characters, and an enjoyable read.

The story’s short and simple, the characters are convincing, and the plot nicely drawn. It’s not hard to stay at least level with the protagonists in solving the case, and it’s moderately disappointing that it’s all over so soon… but then it makes me want to read the corresponding Lee Child book. Which proves it's a great tie-in I guess.

Disclosure: I won an ecopy somehow (can’t remember how) and enjoyed it. ( )

Title: Jack in the Green (The Hunt for Reacher Series #5)
Author: Diane Capri
Pages: 164
Year: 2014
Publisher: AugustBooks
My rating is 5 out of 5 stars.
Here is a novella installment in the continued search for Jack Reacher by FBI Special Agents Otto and Gaspar. Agent Gaspar is a Vet who attends with his partner an annual event at MacDill Air Force Base in order to question another member of Jack Reacher’s former unit. The elusive Tom Weston is on U. S. soil for the first time in years and the agents must question him before his arrest by other agents. However, the task proves easier said than done.
I enjoyed reading the continuing story of two agents tasked with collecting information on Jack Reacher, but who continue to become ensnared with other crimes in their quest. They must remain off the grid per their boss’s orders so they never can stay to solve these crimes they continue to encounter. They need to gather enough intel to see how it connects with Jack Reacher.
Diane Capri continues to draw her readers deeper into the mysterious life and search for Jack Reacher. At times, it seems like he is really a good man living off the grid and other times I am never quite sure about Jack. With so much of the character of Reacher’s life and past still to uncover, I cannot help but continue to read The Hunt for Jack Reacher series as I am curious as to where the author will take readers next, or if and how Reacher might be located. The next novel in the series is titled, Jack and Joe. I can’t wait to see what the author has her FBI Agents tasked with now! ( )