David Sexton, Evening Standard
[Child] makes what he does seem simple. If it is, though, it's strange nobody else has managed it so well.
--This text refers to the
Hardcover
edition.
Maxim
Reacher fans will love it...taking justice into his own hands and to hell with the wos'name...a solid inter-Bond-film substitute.
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Hardcover
edition.
Mirror
Classic Child...Reacher, both a man's man and a ladies' man, proves once again that he's also his own man.
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edition.
Financial Times
Slots a series of bone-crunching brawls into a surprisingly sinuous and zeitgeisty plot...Reacher's bare-knuckle sleuthing certainly keeps the adrenalin up.
--This text refers to the
Hardcover
edition.
Book Description
The new Jack Reacher thriller by the no.1 bestseller.
Product Description
Two small towns in Colorado: Hope and Despair. Between them, nothing but twelve miles of empty road. Jack Reacher can't find a ride, so he walks. All he wants is a cup of coffee. What he gets are four redneck deputies who want to run him out of town. Mistake. They're picking on the wrong guy. Jack Reacher is a big man, and he's in shape. No job, no address, no baggage. Nothing, except bloody-minded curiosity. What is the secret the locals seem so keen to hide? A hard man is good to find. Ex-military cop Reacher is today's most addictive hero. Now he pulls on a tiny loose thread, to unravel conspiracies that expose the most shocking truths. Because, after all, Jack Reacher has nothing to lose.
From the Back Cover
Two small towns in Colorado: Hope and Despair. Between them, nothing but twelve miles of empty road. Jack Reacher can't find a ride, so he walks. All he wants is a cup of coffee. What he gets are four redneck deputies, a vagrancy charge and a trip back to the line. Mistake. They're picking on the wrong guy. Reacher is a big man, and he's in shape. No job, no address, no baggage. Nothing, except bloody-minded curiosity. What are the secrets the locals seem so determined to hide? A hard man is good to find. Lee Child's ex-military cop Jack Reacher is today's most addictive hero. Now he pulls on a tiny loose thread, to unravel interlinked conspiracies that expose the shocking truths behind America's greatest scandals. Because, after all, Jack Reacher has nothing to lose.
About the Author
Lee Child is British but moved with his family from Cumbria to the United States to start a new career as an American thriller writer. He now divides his time between New York and France. All his thrillers feature Jack Reacher, the former US military cop and maverick drifter, and all have been big international bestsellers. His latest novel, Nothing to Lose, is his twelfth novel.