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The Hard Way

Part of the Jack Reacher series

  • 448 pages · about 7 hours
  • First published 2006
  • 41 editions

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1 About this book

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 car contained one million dollars in ransom money. And Edward Lane, the man who paid it, will pay even more to get his family back.

Lane runs a highly illegal soldiers-for-hire operation. He will use any amount of money and any tool to find his beautiful wife and child. And then he'll turn Jack Reacher loose with a vengeance--because Reacher is the best man hunter in the world.

Good for readers who want: a mystery and science fiction.

  • Mystery
  • Science fiction
  • Thrillers
  • Crime
  • Detectives
  • Mystery & detective, collections & anthologies
  • Thrillers, military
  • Ex-police officers

2 About Lee Child

Born 1954

James Dover Grant (born 29 October 1954), primarily known by his pen name Lee Child, is a British author who writes thriller novels and is best known for his Jack Reacher novel series. The books follow the adventures of a former American military policeman, Jack Reacher, who wanders the United States. His first novel, Killing Floor (1997), won the Anthony Award and the 1998 Barry Award for Best First Novel.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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