Lee Child's pacing is the best in his genre. In "Gone Tomorrow," he uses several very suspense-filled chapters for his main character Jack Reacher to decide if a woman on a subway is a suicide bomber. (See Hitchcock's bomb theory.)

Because of his control over his writing, extensive vocabulary, interesting characters, stunning plots, and timely subject matter, he may just be the best in his field today.

I did have to skip a couple of pages twice because of the extensive violence.