Three More Jack Reacher Novellas, by Lee Child

If you're a fan of Lee Child's character Jack Reacher, you won't want to miss the stories in Three More Jack Reacher Novellas, a 2017 audiobook release.  If you don't know Jack Reacher, this collection would serve as a nice introduction.  Two of the main 3 novellas, "Too Much Time" and "Not a Drill" portray Reacher as we usually see him, as a drifter with nowhere to go and plenty of time to get there.  He frequently manages to get into the middle of something big when he's just minding his own business.  The third longer story, "Small Wars," features Reacher in M.P. mode.  I like the fact that his brother plays a significant role in this story.  He's mentioned in many of the Reacher books, but he's not a character in many.

The rest of the stories, shorter pieces, have similar themes, of course, but some range outside of the typical Reacher story.  A couple are told from another person's perspective; it's interesting to see Reacher as a secondary character.  I especially enjoyed two Christmas-themed stories, which show Reacher's softer, selfless side.  I enjoyed all these stories, even the ones that broke from the Lee Child mold.

(It should be noted that this audio collection, released at the same time as Child's book No Middle Name: The Complete Collected Jack Reacher Short Stories, contains the same stories as No Middle Name, minus three that appear on Three Jack Reacher Novellas, a 2014 audio release.)