This afternoon I finished ‘Chain Reaction’, book #31 of Lee Child’s Jack Reacher series that was released yesterday, and I have to say it really hit the mark – particularly in this day and age.
I’m not going to share any spoilers (obviously) but the book is all competence porn – very much what we need to see in 2026 when incompetent, self-interested assholes are running so much of the world – and, well, let’s just say that AI data centres are central to the plot :)
So that was a whole lot of fun to read.
But what came after the book was equally exciting.
Yes, you read that right: the first Neagley book is on its way! (Which I have promptly pre-ordered, of course.)
Frances Neagley has always been one my favourite characters from the Reacher books and Maria Sten does a fantastic job playing her in Neagley, the Reacher spin-off TV series on Amazon Prime Video.
Since the spin-off TV series was a success and a second season has already been green lit, I was really, really hoping this meant they’d do a spin-off book series too. I am thrilled to see that this is actually going to happen.
Oh, and it’s not just that: I now have a new author to explore! I hadn’t come across Yasmin Angoe before but you can be sure I’ll read all her books before ‘Zero Margin’ comes out on 23 March 2027!
Much happiness all around.