Auther Lee Childs, a former writer for (British) television has greatly improved his gun details in his later books. In the earlier ones his hero didn't use guns that often and when he did, they were of little note. Killing with his bare hands or by other catastrophic life ending events was as common as gunfire. Reacher is the name, ruthlessness is the game.
By the time he got to Persuader, one of the later novels, it was evident the author had either gotten some good training, had some range time or had begun collecting or using guns. The book just prior to Persuader, The Enemy is essentially a prequel to the whole series.
The way to buy Lee Childs' Reacher books is to go to Amazon and buy them used. Some are listed for as little as $.01 with the standard $3.50 shipping for used books (which the seller splits with Amazon). Sometimes you will find the hardcovers at the same or lower price than the softcovers. If you enjoy audiobooks, they are all read by Dick Hill an award winning and very good narrator.
The previously published books are listed at
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...9740940/sr=5-1/ref=sr_5_1/104-1815479-6795911
though not in order (as claimed by the list maker).
The order you read the books is not too important because Childs moves forward and backward in the Reacher time line. But you may appreciate them more if you will read one or two of the earlier books to get an understanding of Reacher's lifestyle, why he carries little or no cash and buys his clothes as he needs them. I've wondered for some time how he smells because the early books didn't indicate he bathed too often though this was corrected in the later books. Didn't seem to reduce his time in the sack with the ladies, either.
So here's the question my wife and I cannot resolve:
Who would best play Reacher in a cinema version?
Worth a read for the quality of writing. I'd rate him above John Sandford and as good as Michael Connelly, though less poetic.
, Art
