Jack Reacher is someone who put wrongs to rights. He is a modern nomad who doesn't own anything but a toothbrush and the clothes on his back. He traverse the US like a tourist of sort, experiencing the home that he never had the opportunity to live in during his childhood and his illustrious military career. He travels by road, walks, hitchhikes steps on and off buses. Somehow, he always gets involved in one thing or another.
He is the embodiment of justice, meting it out using his powers of deduction, luck and sheer physical strength. That is why Tom Cruise is a really bad casting choice to play Reacher. In the 20 or so Reacher novels, he is described as a 'gorilla', with hands like 'frozen turkey and 'the size of dinner plates'. Often, he had to unbutton first few buttons, so that the shirt fits him. He towers above the crowd, at the same time inconspicuous. A 220 pound man, ripped from shovelling 4 tons of earth a day. So, you can imagine why Tom Cruise is not the right man to play Jack Reacher.
I consider this post a tribute to the character Jack Reacher, whom I admire and enjoy reading about very much. The film One Shot should give you an idea of who Jack Reacher is and those who enjoy smart thrillers would enjoy the rest of the Reacher books.
