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Lee Child

    October 29, 1954

    Lee Child crafts suspenseful thrillers known for their intricately plotted narratives and brisk pacing. His storytelling often delves into themes of justice and retribution through a distinctive protagonist navigating perilous circumstances. He builds his narratives with a keen eye for detail and a commitment to realistic tension, drawing readers into the unfolding events. Child's writing style is direct and impactful, prioritizing action and the gradual unraveling of mysteries.

    Lee Child
    Bad Luck and Trouble
    Gone Tomorrow
    Bad Luck and Trouble. A Reacher Novel
    One Shot
    The Hard Way: A Jack Reacher Novel
    The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year: 2021
    • "Under the auspices of New York City's legendary mystery fiction specialty bookstore, The Mysterious Bookshop, and aided by Edgar Award-winning anthologist Otto Penzler, international bestseller Lee Child has selected the twenty most suspenseful, most confounding, and most mysterious short stories from the past year, collected now in one entertaining volume. Includes stories by: Alison Gaylin, David Morrell, James Lee Burke, Joyce Carol Oates, Martin Edwards, Sara Paretsky, Stephen King, Sue Grafton (with a new, posthumously-published work!) And many more!"--

      The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year: 2021
    • The Hard Way: A Jack Reacher Novel

      • 512 pages
      • 18 hours of reading
      4.2(1281)Add rating

      In Lee Child's astonishing new thriller, ex-military cop Reacher sees more than most people would, and because of that, he's thrust into an explosive situation that's about to blow up in his face. For the only way to find the truth, and save two innocent lives, is to do it the way Jack Reacher does it best: the hard way. Jack Reacher was alone, the way he liked it, soaking up the hot, electric New York City night, watching a man cross the street to a parked Mercedes and drive it away...

      The Hard Way: A Jack Reacher Novel
    • One Shot

      • 363 pages
      • 13 hours of reading
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      A lone gunman unleashes pandemonium when he shoots into a crowd of people in a public plaza in Indiana. Five people are killed in cold blood, shot through the head. But he leaves a perfect trail of evidence behind him, and soon the local police chief tracks him down. After his arrest, the shooter's only words are, 'Get Jack Reacher for me.' What could possibly connect this psychopath and the wandering dropout ex-army cop? Critics call Lee Child's thriller series 'addictive', so here is the next, much-longed for, Reacher fix.

      One Shot
    • THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING JACK REACHER SERIES • The inspiration for season two of the hit streaming series Reacher! “Electrifying . . . this series [is] utterly addictive.”—Janet Maslin, The New York Times From a helicopter high above the California desert, a man is sent free-falling into the night. On the streets of Portland, Jack Reacher is pulled out of his wandering life and plunged into the heart of a conspiracy that is killing old friends . . . and the people he once trusted with his life. Reacher is the ultimate loner—no phone, no ties, no address. But a woman from his old military unit has found him using a signal only the eight members of their elite team would know. Then she tells him a terrifying story about the brutal death of a man they both served with. Soon Reacher is reuniting with the survivors of his team, scrambling to unravel the sudden disappearance of two other comrades. But Reacher won’t give up—because in a world of bad luck and trouble, when someone targets Jack Reacher and his team, they’d better be ready for what comes right back at them.

      Bad Luck and Trouble. A Reacher Novel
    • Gone Tomorrow

      • 448 pages
      • 16 hours of reading
      4.2(84710)Add rating

      Suicide bombers are easy to spot. They give out all kinds of tell-tale signs. Mostly because they're nervous. By definition they're all first-timers. Riding the subway in New York at two o'clock in the morning, Reacher knows the twelve giveaway signs to look out for. Watching one of his fellow-passengers, he becomes sharply aware: one by one, she ticks off every bulletpoint on his list. So begins the new heartstopping new thriller starring today's most admired action hero, the gallant and enigmatic loner Jack Reacher.

      Gone Tomorrow
    • Bad Luck and Trouble

      • 416 pages
      • 15 hours of reading
      4.2(1424)Add rating

      From the first shocking scenes in Child's explosive novel, Jack Reacher is plunged like a knife into the heart of a conspiracy that is killing old friends and is on its way to something even worse.

      Bad Luck and Trouble
    • Worth dying for

      • 544 pages
      • 20 hours of reading
      4.2(1210)Add rating

      Featuring Jack Reacher, hero of the blockbuster movie starring Tom Cruise, in an explosive follow-up to the cliffhanger ending of 61 Hours. Has Jack Reacher finally met his match? 61 Hours ended with Reacher trapped in a desperate situation from which escape seemed impossible. Even for him. Was that really the end of the road for the maverick loner? Worth Dying For is the kind of explosive thriller only Lee Child could write - a heart-racing page-turner no suspense fan will want to miss.

      Worth dying for
    • The Enemy

      • 389 pages
      • 14 hours of reading
      4.2(109154)Add rating

      Jack Reacher. Hero. Loner. Soldier. Son.New Year s Day, 1990. The Berlin Wall is coming down. The Cold War is ending. Soon, America won t have any enemies left. A soldier is found dead in a sleazy motel bed. Jack Reacher is

      The Enemy
    • Film edition of One Shot, Lee Child's 9th Reacher thriller, to tie in with the release of the movie,Jack Reacher, starring Tom Cruise, on Boxing Day 2012. The accused gunman refuses to talk except for a single phrase:Get Jack Reacher for me.Reacher lives off the grid. He's not looking for trouble. But sometimes trouble looks for him.

      Jack Reacher (One Shot)
    • The inspiration for season two of the hit streaming series Reacher! This thrilling novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series follows Jack Reacher as he plunges into a terrifying conspiracy. From a helicopter high above the California desert, a man is sent free-falling into the night. On the streets of Portland, Jack Reacher is pulled out of his wandering life and plunged into the heart of a conspiracy that is killing old friends . . . and the people he once trusted with his life. Reacher is the ultimate loner—no phone, no ties, no address. But a woman from his old military unit has found him using a signal only the eight members of their elite team would know. Then she tells him a terrifying story about the brutal death of a man they both served with. Soon Reacher is reuniting with the survivors of his team, scrambling to unravel the sudden disappearance of two other comrades. But Reacher won’t give up—because in a world of bad luck and trouble, when someone targets Jack Reacher and his team, they’d better be ready for what comes right back at them.

      Reacher: Bad Luck and Trouble (Movie Tie-In)