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Child's durable hero is, of course, ex-soldier Jack Reacher. Child's publishers claim 'men want to be him--women want to have him', and there's no denying that’s a considerable part of Reacher’s appeal. His footloose lifestyle and handy way with the trouble that he’s always encountering are handled by Child with great panache. In some ways, Reacher is the perfect existential hero: he owns nothing or no-one, and he is, in his turn, owned by nothing or no one. He is defined by the actions he undertakes--and that definition only lasts as long as the problem he is involved with. This one has an even wider range than usual, starting on a busy New York thoroughfare and moving to a violent finale across the Atlantic in the sylvan depths of the English countryside, with Jack up against some very dangerous opponents. Interestingly, Child’s publishers describe Jack Reacher in this novel as ‘invincible’, and (ironically) they put their finger on an interesting point in this latest entry. While Jack has always been supremely capable, earlier books have always had a genuine sense of danger--how the hell would Jack get himself out of the latest lethal situation? Here, the outcome seems less in doubt. But this is a minor quibble--Child could not write a bad book if he tried, and all the narrative momentum that propelled the earlier Reacher adventures is satisfyingly in evidence in his latest outing.
--Barry Forshaw
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Book Description paperback. Condition: New. Language: ENG. Seller Inventory # 9780553815870
Book Description Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - 'This is storytelling of the highest order: lean, laconic, laced with tension.' (Evening Standard)Jack Reacher is alone, the way he likes it.He watches a man cross a New York street and drive away in a Mercedes. The car contains $1 million of ransom money. Reacher's job is to make sure it all turns out right - money paid, family safely returned. But Reacher is in the middle of a nasty little war where nothing is simple.What started on a busy New York street explodes three thousand miles away, in the sleepy English countryside.Reacher's going to have to do this one the hard way.Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, The Hard Way is 10th in the series. Seller Inventory # 9780553815870
Book Description Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 528 pages. 7.01x4.17x1.22 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # __0553815873
Book Description Condition: New. Late at night, in a New York cafe, Jack Reacher orders coffee in a cup made of foam, not china. He owns nothing, carries less. He has never met a woman who said no or a case he couldn't solve. But now Reacher faces a new case so disturbing that the truth eludes him. He has to sweat the details and work the clues. Series: Jack Reacher Novel. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 107 x 34. Weight in Grams: 272. . 2007. New Ed. Mass Market Paperback. . . . . Seller Inventory # V9780553815870
Book Description Condition: New. Late at night, in a New York cafe, Jack Reacher orders coffee in a cup made of foam, not china. He owns nothing, carries less. He has never met a woman who said no or a case he couldn't solve. But now Reacher faces a new case so disturbing that the truth eludes him. He has to sweat the details and work the clues. Series: Jack Reacher Novel. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 107 x 34. Weight in Grams: 272. . 2007. New Ed. Mass Market Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9780553815870
Book Description Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -'This is storytelling of the highest order: lean, laconic, laced with tension.' (Evening Standard)Jack Reacher is alone, the way he likes it.He watches a man cross a New York street and drive away in a Mercedes. The car contains $1 million of ransom money. Reacher's job is to make sure it all turns out right - money paid, family safely returned. But Reacher is in the middle of a nasty little war where nothing is simple.What started on a busy New York street explodes three thousand miles away, in the sleepy English countryside.Reacher's going to have to do this one the hard way.Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, The Hard Way is 10th in the series. 512 pp. Englisch. Seller Inventory # 9780553815870
Book Description Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Jack Reacher, one of the most popular characters in contemporary thrillers is back in Lee Child's latest book. 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. Seller Inventory # 9780553815870
Book Description Condition: New. Featuring Jack Reacher, hero of the new blockbuster movie starring Tom Cruise, as he comes to the UK.Jack Reacher is alone, the way he likes it. Reacher s job is to make sure it all turns out right - money paid, family safely returned.What started on a busy. Seller Inventory # 5926828