The Needle

The Joe Reacher Thrillers, Book 1

By: Dan Ames

Narrated by: Alan Taylor

A USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR

Set in the Reacher universe by permission of Lee Child.

HE FOLLOWED THE MONEY. IT LED TO MURDER.

It is 1989. Joe Reacher is asked to investigate the brutal murder of a Treasury Agent. What begins as a routine investigation soon unravels into something far more dangerous—because the trail of secrets leads straight into Joe’s own past.

As Reacher digs deeper, he discovers a web of deception, betrayal, and murder.

Packed with action, suspense, and relentless twists, The Needle will keep you hooked until the shocking finale you’ll never see coming.

©2025 Daniel S. Ames (P)2025 Daniel S. Ames

Excellent story and narration!

A great story to kick off the adventures of Jack’s brother, Joe Reacher! Plenty of surprises in the plot and masterful narration. I’m starting book 2 now, and looking forward to the rest!

Different Reacher

While I was not expecting the style to be the same, so I was not disappointed in that. There were some points I feel the author left me wondering: I never got the reason why the FBI was so antagonistic. More could have been added to that.

In one part Marisol told Joe that Wells would explain something later…I must have missed it because I still don’t know and if it was as basic as “I was helping him” that could have been earlier.

Otherwise, a good story. I will listen to the rest.

Nothing with nothing

The storyline was very weak. I asked interesting characters described poorly, and didn’t have what it takes to keep a book going