Without Fail - Hardcover

Child, Lee

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0593046862 ISBN 13: 9780593046869

Publisher: Bantam Press, 2002

Synopsis

Jack Reacher walks alone. No job, no ID, no last known address. But he never turns down a plea for help. Now a woman tracks him down, someone who was once close to his brother, becaue she needs help in her new job. Her task? Protecting the Vice President of the United States from someone threatening to kill him. And so Reacher, with nothing but his toothbrush and the clothes he stands up in, enters a very exclusive club at the very heart of Washington power- the offices of the United States Secret Service. Here he must literally put himself in the line of fire, pitting his native cunning, surly charm and instinctive but contrlled violence against the williness of bureaucrats and the ghosts from his own past - as well as the brutal ruthlessness of the mystery assassin. WITHOUT FAIL is Lee Child's sixth thriller to feature Jack Reacher. A hero whose toughness, coolness and sheer animal magnetism just grows more irresistable with every book.

About this title

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. His first novel, KILLING FLOOR, won the Anthony Award, and his second, DIE TRYING, won W H Smith's Thumping Good Read Award. His most recent thrillers featuring Jack Reacher, the former US military cop and maverick drifter are TRIPWIRE, THE VISITOR; ECHO BURNING, WITHOUT FAIL and PERSUADER. All have been bestsellers.

From the Back Cover

Jack Reacher walks alone. No job, no ID, no last known address. But he never turns down a plea for help. Now a woman tracks him down, because she needs a break with her new job.

Her task? Protecting the Vice President of the United States. From someone threatening to kill him.

And so Reacher, with nothing but his toothbrush and the clothes he stands up in, enters a very exclusive club at the very heart of Washington power: the offices of the United States Secret Service. Here he must literally put himself in the line of fire, pitting his native cunning, surly charm and instinctive but controlled violence against the wiliness of bureaucrats and the ghosts from his own past - as well as the brutal ruthlessness of the mystery assassin.

Without Fail is Lee Child's sixth thriller, another brilliantly plotted, romantic and nail-bitingly exciting story featuring Jack Reacher, a hero whose toughness, coolness, and sheer animal magnetism just grow more irresistible with every book.

What the critics say about Lee Child:

'Lee Child writes edgy American thrillers to rival the likes of Thomas Harris and John Grisham.' Mirror

'Lee Child has established a franchise with his maverick drifter, the ex-US military cop Jack Reacher . . . tight plotting, pace and high mileage.' Guardian

And what the critics say about Jack Reacher:

'Reacher is as dyed-in-the-wool an American action man as Hollywood could hope for . . . at once battle-hardened, footloose, sexy and compassionate: the sort of ladies' man that most blokes can only imagine themselves to be . . . compulsive.' The Times

'Reacher is a hero no woman could help falling for, destined to have a very long life.'Daily Mail

'Reacher is a great addition to the American thriller genre, a creation on a par with Jonathan Kellerman's Alex Delaware or Michael Connolly's Harry Bosch.' Irish Independent

Edition details

• Publisher: Bantam Press
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0593046862
• ISBN 13: 9780593046869
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 400