David Sexton

A Jack Reacher travesty: The Sentinel, by Lee Child and Andrew Child, reviewed

Lee Child hands over the Reacher franchise to his brother — who transforms the fabulously taciturn Jack into a loquacious pedant

Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher in the 2012 film directed by Christopher McQuarrie. Credit: Alamy
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  • The Sentinel

    Lee Child and Andrew Child

    Bantam Press, pp. 367, £20

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