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The Christmas Scorpion A Jack Reacher Story edition by Lee Child Literature Fiction eBooks

When a tale is advertised as a short story, and priced accordingly, it is probably not fair to be overly harsh. I suppose the story is more than a teaser and serves a purpose. I think the publisher is trying to attract new readers.

In that sense, “The Christmas Scorpion” by Lee Child might have been a huge success, except for my point at the end of this review.

POV: Third person.

BLUSH FACTOR: No worries here. No profanities.

SUSPENSE: Some suspense. Not edge-of-the-seat though.

THE WRITING: The best writing is the first two and last three pages. Which is not to say the writing throughout isn’t good. I just more enjoy information and description that paints a picture for me, tied together with some, but not overly much, dialogue to bridge the descriptive segments.

CHARACTER: Some character development, but, not much.

Excerpt

Due to the length of this story, I am posting an extremely short excerpt.
‘…Her accent was from somewhere in England.

“I don’t have a phone,” Reacher said. “Sorry.”

The woman didn’t answer.

“Comms failures happen all the time,” Reacher said. “Nothing you can do about it, soldier.”

“Are you from Fort Irwin?”

“Is that where you’re headed?”

“We’re supposed to be there now,” she said.

“Who are you?”

“You first,” she said.

“Right now I’m nobody. Once upon a time I was 110th MP.”

“Really?”

“For my sins.”

The woman turned back and said, “Tony, come here.”

The guy got up and came over, just the same, tall and lithe. But no smile.

The woman said to him, “This gentleman was in the 110th…’

Child, Lee. The Christmas Scorpion: A Jack Reacher Story (pp. 6-7). Random House Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.

BOTTOM LINE

For a two dollar short story, this is worth the money. I think it unfair to post harsh reviews for a product that is advertised as being what it turns out to be. The real value of this short story, though, is for those who have never read a Lee Child novel. They can get a decent glimpse of his skill. Hopefully, the above excerpt will help a few readers decide.

Four stars out of five. Why four? Twenty-some pages that is so heavily short, one-line dialogue as this story tends to exaggerate the length of time one will be reading the tale.

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The Christmas Scorpion A Jack Reacher Story edition by Lee Child Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews

Weak plot, little action, and finished in about 2 minutes. Not worth the price.
Give me a break. I really enjoy Lee Child's work but this was a complete and total rip-off. Each of these short stories gets worse. I really look forward to this author's work but am upset that at this point in his successful career he would treat his fans with this level of disrespect.
Seriously?!? I'll be much more careful in the future, about purchases from Mr. Child. Was he running short on money and needing a quick infusion? Save your money; you won't be missing a thing!!!!!
Bait and switch! Thought I was buying a book only to discover a cheesy and very short story. Waste of $2 dollars.
It’s a short story so wasn’t expecting much, but this is just pointless to read. There’s not even enough to build any plot or get any enjoyment. And on top of it had to pay for this. Disappointed.
Very short story. No real Reacher style. Disappointing in all aspects. Usually his short stories are longer but this one did even begin to form some coherent thoughts.
Like many of the other reviewers, I've read every bit of Lee Child available. I often look at November as "New Reacher month."

This short story was just trash. Many of us have purchased Reacher short stories in the past. This is not the same. This is written more like a fan is trying their hand at writing for the first time... and they've got 30 minutes or less to complete a story. There is no richness of detail, no character development, no careful weaving of the plot (and yes, all of these are present in previous Reacher short stories).

Bottom line, if I read something supposedly by an author I've read dozens of titles from and come away thinking *I* could have written that better, it's a problem.

I know it is just $2, but unless you've literally read everything else authored by Lee Child *and* are slightly OCD in your need to be a completist, skip this entirely.
When a tale is advertised as a short story, and priced accordingly, it is probably not fair to be overly harsh. I suppose the story is more than a teaser and serves a purpose. I think the publisher is trying to attract new readers.

In that sense, “The Christmas Scorpion” by Lee Child might have been a huge success, except for my point at the end of this review.

POV Third person.

BLUSH FACTOR No worries here. No profanities.

SUSPENSE Some suspense. Not edge-of-the-seat though.

THE WRITING The best writing is the first two and last three pages. Which is not to say the writing throughout isn’t good. I just more enjoy information and description that paints a picture for me, tied together with some, but not overly much, dialogue to bridge the descriptive segments.

CHARACTER Some character development, but, not much.

Excerpt

Due to the length of this story, I am posting an extremely short excerpt.
‘…Her accent was from somewhere in England.

“I don’t have a phone,” Reacher said. “Sorry.”

The woman didn’t answer.

“Comms failures happen all the time,” Reacher said. “Nothing you can do about it, soldier.”

“Are you from Fort Irwin?”

“Is that where you’re headed?”

“We’re supposed to be there now,” she said.

“Who are you?”

“You first,” she said.

“Right now I’m nobody. Once upon a time I was 110th MP.”

“Really?”

“For my sins.”

The woman turned back and said, “Tony, come here.”

The guy got up and came over, just the same, tall and lithe. But no smile.

The woman said to him, “This gentleman was in the 110th…’

Child, Lee. The Christmas Scorpion A Jack Reacher Story (pp. 6-7). Random House Publishing Group. Edition.

BOTTOM LINE

For a two dollar short story, this is worth the money. I think it unfair to post harsh reviews for a product that is advertised as being what it turns out to be. The real value of this short story, though, is for those who have never read a Lee Child novel. They can get a decent glimpse of his skill. Hopefully, the above excerpt will help a few readers decide.

Four stars out of five. Why four? Twenty-some pages that is so heavily short, one-line dialogue as this story tends to exaggerate the length of time one will be reading the tale.

I am striving to produce reviews that help you find books that you want, or avoid books that you wish to avoid. With your help, my improvement will help you and me improve book reviews on . Together, you and I can build a great customer review process that helps everybody. Will you join me? It is people such as you who have helped me improve over the years. I'm still learning, and I have a great deal yet to learn. With your help, I'll improve every day.

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