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Persuader: A Jack Reacher Novel

by Lee Child

Persuader: A Jack Reacher Novel Cover

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If you don't read Reacher, you don't know Jack. So, dive headfirst into this taut and brutal tale of hero Jack Reacher — a lone drifter, a trained killer, a man of justice — as he rights wrongs and defends the helpless. It's author Lee Child's best action/thriller to date, and maybe the best page-turner of 2003 (finally in paperback). Don't miss it.
Recommended by Mike I, Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

The ultimate loner.

An elite ex-military cop who left the service years ago, he's moved from place to place?without family...without possessions...without commitments.

And without fear. Which is good, because trouble — big, violent, complicated trouble — finds Reacher wherever he goes. And when trouble finds him, Reacher does not quit, not once...not ever.

But some unfinished business has now found Reacher. And Reacher is a man who hates unfinished business.

Ten years ago, a key investigation went sour and someone got away with murder. Now a chance encounter brings it all back. Now Reacher sees his one last shot. Some would call it vengeance. Some would call it redemption. Reacher would call it...justice.

Review:

"[R]eaders will be hard-pressed to find a more engaging thriller this spring season....Any thriller fan who has yet to read Lee Child should start now." Publishers Weekly

Review:

"Child deserves to be galloped through because his writing is exuberant, ebullient and exciting." Los Angeles Times

Review:

"Wily plotting, swift pacing, mordant wit: Child is one skillful writer." Kirkus Reviews

Synopsis:

Child's seventh novel featuring his utterly unique hero, ex-Army cop Jack Reacher, is now in paperback. This time Reacher goes undercover to investigate the disappearance of a federal agent from a drug dealer's home.

Synopsis:

Jack Reacher.

The ultimate loner.

An elite ex-military cop who left the service years ago, he’s moved from place to place…without family…without possessions…without commitments.

And without fear. Which is good, because trouble—big, violent, complicated trouble—finds Reacher wherever he goes. And when trouble finds him, Reacher does not quit, not once…not ever.

But some unfinished business has now found Reacher. And Reacher is a man who hates unfinished business.

Ten years ago, a key investigation went sour and someone got away with murder. Now a chance encounter brings it all back. Now Reacher sees his one last shot. Some would call it vengeance. Some would call it redemption. Reacher would call it…justice.

From the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Lee Child is the author of eleven Jack Reacher thrillers, including The New York Times bestsellers Persuader, the Barry Award Winner The Enemy, and One Shot, which has been optioned for a major motion picture by Paramount Pictures. His debut, Killing Floor, won both the Anthony and the Barry Awards for Best First Mystery. Foreign rights in the Jack Reacher series have sold in more than 40 territories. Child, a native of England and former television writer, lives in New York City and France, where he is at work on his next thriller, which Delacorte will publish in 2008.

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Eleanor, September 4, 2006 (view all comments by Eleanor)
After leaving the Army, Reacher has been drifting around the United States, living off savings, and never staying in one place too long. This book finds him finishing unsettled business from his military days: the DEA asks him to help them deal with a man who is both a traitor and a murderer. Reacher is glad to assist, since this one's personal. Overall, a great read.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780440241003
Author:
Child, Lee
Publisher:
Dell Publishing Company
Subject:
Thrillers
Subject:
Suspense
Subject:
Missing persons
Subject:
Drug traffic
Subject:
Suspense fiction
Edition Description:
Dell Mass Marke Paperback
Series:
Jack Reacher Novels
Publication Date:
March 2004
Binding:
Mass Market Paperbound
Language:
English
Pages:
496
Dimensions:
6.92x4.21x1.09 in. .53 lbs.

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