[ametzler]

Originally Posted by tm3

i think that it depends on the particular reacher book.

i have read three reacher books, and am on my 4th.

the first two imo did not fit what the OP is after. they were full of "superman without the cape" over-sensationalism, and not much cerebration.

the last one and the current one (The Enemy) are different and i agree with usuallee's characterization.

For me personally, #3 (Tripwire), was the worst one yet (at #10 currently), as I lost suspense of disbelief.

Spoiler:

The major crime relies on the following szenario:
A company is failing due to tight liquidity. It has a *huge* amount of equity, i.e. compared to the company's assets (e.g. real estate) the liabilities are tiny.

At this point the financing banks sell their claim at a huge discount (priced at something like 10% of the outstanding notional).

Which I simply could not swallow. Given the abovementioned szenario the financing banks would ask for collateral for the loans (e.g. a mortgage) in exchange for a providing liquidity instead of taking a huge loss. Or even more probable, the loans were already collateralized.

#4 OTOH is very slick, it's gets points for one of most original methods of murder I have ever read.