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Jack Reacher est un ancien de la police militaire. Un peu loup solitaire, sans domicile fixe ni téléphone portable, un brin cynique et toujours aux aguets. Lorsqu'une nuit il prend la ligne 6 du métro new-yorkais, il remarque immédiatement une femme dont l'attitude correspond point par point, selon les critères du Mossad, à celle d'une candidate à l'attentat suicide. Lorsqu'il tente de la raisonner et de la désarmer, elle se suicide. Cette mort semble intéresser du beau monde - al-Qaida, le FBI, le NYPD, des Ukrainiens, un sénateur au passé trouble. Tous sont persuadés que Susan Mark a confié quelque chose à Reacher. Et, malgré la meute qui le poursuit, c'est tout naturellement que celui-ci décide de prendre les choses en main. Lee Child, vieux routier du polar, en pleine forme, tire les ficelles avec malice et déploie un style efficace et alerte. Du suspense, du plaisir...

Jack Reacher, ancien membre d'une unité d'élite de la police militaire américaine, reçoit un message de Frances Neagley l'appelant à la rejoindre à Hollywood. Là, il découvre que leur coéquipier Calvin Franz a été assassiné.

En mars 1997, quand une femme de militaire est assassinee derriere un bar dans une petite ville du Mississippi, Jack Reacher fait encore partie de l armee. Infiltre, il enquete au sein de l unite suspectee dans la base toute proche. Mais il derange, a tel point qu il finit par douter du bien-fonde de sa mission et de l integrite des hommes qui l entourent. Certains seraient-ils prets a tout pour etouffer l affaire ? Doit-il obeir a la hierarchie ou jouer la carte de la verite ? Un dilemme de taille. Livre fondateur de la serie, Mission confidentielle revele pourquoi Reacher est devenu ce qu il est, ce loup solitaire sans attaches. Un precieux prequel suintant la testosterone et puant la cordite. Un thriller jouissif. Philippe Blanchet, RollingStone . Dote d un vrai sens du rythme et de l action, un page-turner avec le petit supplement d ame qui fait les bons romans. Hubert Prolongeau, Marianne ."

"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!"--

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...

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR). Exercises at the back of each Reader help language learners to practise grammar, vocabulary, and key exam skills. Before, during and after-reading questions test readers' story comprehension and develop vocabulary. Visit the Penguin Readers website Exclusively with the print edition, readers can unlock online resources including a digital book, audio edition, lesson plans and answer keys. Reacher was a soldier, and then he was in the military police. But now he is traveling the United States of America with nothing much to do. Then one morning, he is arrested - for murder!

Six shots. Five dead. One heartland city thrown into terror. But within hours the cops have it solved. A slam-dunk case. Except for one thing. The accused man claims: You got the wrong guy. After that, all he ll say is: Get Reacher for me

There’s deadly trouble in the corn country of Nebraska . . . and Jack Reacher walks right into it. First he falls foul of the Duncans, a local clan that has terrified an entire county into submission. But it’s the unsolved case of a missing child, already decades-old, that Reacher can’t let go.The Duncans want Reacher gone—and it’s not just past secrets they’re trying to hide. They’re awaiting a secret shipment that’s already late—and they have the kind of customers no one can afford to annoy. For as dangerous as the Duncans are, they’re just the bottom of a criminal food chain stretching halfway around the world.For Reacher, it would have made much more sense to keep on going, to put some distance between himself and the hard-core trouble that’s bearing down on him.For Reacher, that was also impossible.

An elite military cop, Jack Reacher was one of the army's brightest stars. He is on the case after a general is found dead, and within hours the general's wife is murdered.

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.

"Sergeant Amy Callan and Lieutenant Caroline Cook have a lot in common. Both were army high-flyers. Both were acquainted with Jack Reacher. Both were forced to resign from the service. Now they're both dead. Both were found in their own home, naked, in a bath full of paint. Both apparent victims of an army man. A loner, a smart guy with a score to settle, a ruthless vigilante. A man just like Jack Reacher."--Cover.

Never forgive, never forget. That s Jack Reacher s standard operating procedure. And Quinn was the worst guy he had ever met. Truly unforgivable. So Reacher was glad to know he was dead. Until the day he saw him again in Boston. Alive and well . . . Nev

"Digging swimming pools by hand in Key West, Florid, Jack Reacher is as tanned and as fit as he's ever been. A local girly says he looks like a condom filled with walnuts. Being invisible has become a habit. He doesn't want to be found. So when a private detective comes nosing around and asking questions, Reacher is not pleased. Especially when he later finds the guy dead, with his fingertips sliced off. Why was he so determined to find him? What does the vicious Wall Street honcho Hook Hobie have to do with it? And what about the reappearance of a woman from Reacher's own troubled past?" -- back cover.

A man hops off a greyhound bus in rural Georgia, America and winds up in jail accused of a crime he couldn't possibly have committed. As the nasty secrets of a ruthless conspiracy leak out it becomes clear that he is just the fall guy.

Jack Reacher plans to follow the autumn sun on an epic road trip across America, from Maine to California. He doesn’t get far. On a country road deep in the New England woods, he sees a sign to a place he has never been - the town where his father was born. He thinks, what’s one extra day? He takes the detour. At the very same moment, close by, a car breaks down. Two young Canadians are trying to get to New York City to sell a treasure. They're stranded at a lonely motel in the middle of nowhere. It’s a strange place … but it’s all there is. The next morning in the city clerk's office, Reacher asks about the old family home. He’s told no one named Reacher ever lived in that town. He knows his father never went back. Now he wonders, was he ever there in the first place?

Jack Reacher takes aim at the White House in the sixth novel in Lee Child’s #1 New York Times bestselling series. DON'T MISS REACHER ON PRIME VIDEO! Skilled, cautious, and anonymous, Jack Reacher is perfect for the job: to assassinate the vice president of the United States. Theoretically, of course. A female Secret Service agent wants Reacher to find the holes in her system, and fast—because a covert group already has the vice president in their sights. They’ve planned well. There’s just one thing they didn’t plan on: Reacher.

A Chicago Street In Bright Sunshine. Jack Reacher, Strolling Nowhere. An Attractive Young Woman, Struggling On Crutches. Naturally He Stops To Offer Her A Steadying Arm. And Then He Turns Around To See A Handgun Aimed Straight At His Stomach.Locked In A Dark, Stifling Van Racing Across America, Chained To The Woman, Reacher Needs To Know Why He S There. The Kidnappers Are Saying Nothing.The Woman Claims To Be An Fbi Agent.She S Tough Enough To Be One. But At Their Remote Destination, Will Raw Courage And Cunning Be Enough To Overcome The Hopeless Odds?Full Of Non-Stop Action And Gritty Suspense, Die Trying Is A Tightly Plotted Thriller Starring One Of The Most Exciting Action Heroes In Today S Fiction, The Redoubtable, Romantic, Footloose Former Army Cop, Jack Reacher.

Late At Night, A New York Café. Jack Reacher Orders Coffee In A Cup Made Of Foam, Not China. So He Can Move On At A Moment S Notice. 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. Doing It The Hard Way. Until What Started On A Busy New York Street Explodes Three Thousand Miles Away, In The Sleepy English Countryside. With Reacher Striding Alone In The Shadows. Armed And Dangerous.

Jack Reacher Six Foot Five And Dangerous.Adrift In The Hellish Heat Of Texas.Moving Like A Shark In The Water.Looking For A Lift Through The Vast Empty Landscape.A Cadillac Stops.A Ride, But With A Hitch.A Pretty Young Woman, Alone.Her Husband S In Jail.When He Comes Out, He S Going To Kill Her.Her Family S Hostile, She Can T Trust The Cops, And Lawyers Won T Help.Reacher Is Her Last Option.Will This Be The First Time He Says No - To A Lady In Distress?

A tour bus crashes in a savage snowstorm and lands Jack Reacher in the middle of a deadly confrontation. In nearby Bolton, South Dakota, one brave woman is standing up for justice in a small town threatened by sinister forces--and Reacher will risk his own to save her from a coldly proficient assassin who never misses.

'It's said that a Jack Reacher novel is bought every four seconds somewhere in the world... Lee Child's genius has been to create a tough guy hero that men will envy and women will adore' Daily Express After an epic and interrupted journey all the way from the snows of South Dakota, Jack Reacher has finally made it to Virginia. His destination: a sturdy stone building a short bus ride from Washington D.C., the headquarters of his old unit, the 110th MP. It was the closest thing to a home he ever had. Why? He wants to meet the new commanding officer, Major Susan Turner. He liked her voice on the phone. But the officer sitting behind Reacher's old desk isn't a woman. Why is Susan Turner not there? What Reacher doesn't expect is what comes next. He himself is in big trouble, accused of a sixteen-year-old homicide. And he certainly doesn't expect to hear these words: 'You're back in the army, Major. And your ass is mine.' Will he be sorry he went back? Or - will someone else?

Jack Reacher has no place to go, and all the time in the world to get there, so a remote railroad stop on the prairie with the curious name of Mother's Rest seems perfect for an aimless one-day stopover. He expects to find a lonely pioneer tombstone in a sea of nearly-ripe wheat ... but instead there is a woman waiting for a missing colleague, a…

When you're as big and rough as Jack Reacher - and you have a badly set, freshly busted nose - it isn't easy to hitch a ride. At last, he's picked up by three strangers - two men and a woman. Within minutes it becomes clear they're all lying about everything - and there's a police roadblock ahead. There has been an incident, and the cops are looking for the bad guys ... Will they get through because the three are innocent? Or because the three are now four? Is Reacher just a decoy? 'He could take out Bond, Dirty Harry, Jason Bourne and Ethan Hunt with both hands tied behind his back. And then sleep with their girlfriends two at a time before getting the last bus out of town' Sun

The most hotly anticipated thriller of 2018 follows our hero Jack Reacher on a quest into his father's past, and climaxes in the most stomach-clenching, hair-raising,blood-curling ticking-time- bomb of an adventure yet. Jack Reacher plans to follow the autumn sun on an epic road trip across America, from Maine to California. He doesn't get far. On a country road deep in the New England woods, he sees a sign to a place he has never been - the town where his father was born. He thinks, what's one extra day? He takes the detour. At the very same moment, close by, a car breaks down. Two young Canadians are trying to get to New York City to sell a treasure. They're stranded at a lonely motel in the middle of nowhere. It's a strange place ... but it's all there is. The next morning in the city clerk's office, Reacher asks about the old family home. He's told no one named Reacher ever lived in that town. He knows his father never went back. Now he wonders, was he ever there in the first place? So begins another nailbiting, adrenaline-fuelled adventure for Reacher. The present can be tense, but the past can be worse. That's for damn sure.

THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER Jack Reacher is having a bad day. It would be a dumb idea to make it worse. Reacher sees a West Point class ring in a pawn shop window. It's tiny. It's a woman cadet's graduation present to herself. Why would she give it up? Reacher was a West Pointer too, and he knows what she went through to get it. All he wants is to find the woman. He'll have to go through bikers, cops, crooks, and low-life muscle. If she's ok, he'll walk away. If she's not ... he'll stop at nothing. Best advice: stay out of his way.

From the beaches of the Philippines to the mean streets of London, a hunt for justice becomes a battle for survival. When renegade ex-cop Dennis Milne stumbles upon information that could solve the brutal execution of his friend, he decides to return to the city he once called home, and hunt down the murderer. Milne arrives in a pre-Christmas London that is cold and hostile. But he is no longer a policeman; no longer charged with upholding the law. And although his former colleagues don't know he's back, it soon becomes clear that there are people who do, and they'll stop at nothing to get him out of the way.

Six minutes after hitchhiking at the end of Worth Dying For, Jack Reacher finds himself on a roller-coaster ride of escalating tensions where nothing is as it seems.

Jack Reacher finds himself working for the State Department and the CIA to track down the American sniper who took a shot at the president of France and is possibly targeting the G-8 summit packed with world leaders.

In Colorado, two towns—Hope and Despair—are separated by twelve miles of empty road. Jack Reacher, a man with nothing to lose, seeks only a cup of coffee but finds himself in serious trouble. His arrival triggers chaos, leading to a deputy in the hospital and Reacher back in Hope, strategizing against Despair. This town harbors a mysterious, heavily guarded industrial site where a small plane departs nightly, and a garrison of military cops, reminiscent of those Reacher once commanded, stands watch. Two young men are missing, and two frightened women cling to hope for their return. Teaming up with a capable local cop, Reacher confronts the hostile deputies and a wealthy antagonist intent on intimidating him. As he digs deeper, he uncovers unsettling secrets linked to a distant war that is claiming American lives. With tensions escalating between the town and its powerful owner, Reacher faces a moral dilemma. He is determined to uncover the truth, and he never backs down from a challenge.

Jack 'No Middle Name' Reacher, lone wolf, knight errant, ex military cop, lover of women, scourge of the wicked and righter of wrongs, is the most iconic hero for our age. This is the first time all Lee Child's shorter fiction featuring Jack Reacher has been collected into one volume.Read together, these twelve stories shed new light on Reacher?s past, illuminating how he grew up and developed into the wandering avenger who has captured the imagination of millions around the world.The twelve stories include a brand new novella, Too Much Time.The other stories in the collection are- Second SonJames Penney's New IdentityGuy Walks Into a BarDeep Down, High HeatNot a Drill Small WarsAll of which have previously been published as ebook shorts. Added to these is every other Reacher short story that Child has written- Everyone TalksMaybe They Have a TraditionNo Room at the Motel The Picture of the Lonely Diner

Your kids are missing, accused of plotting to kill thousands. Can you find them before it's too late? It's a week before the presidential elections when a bomb goes off in an LA shopping mall. In London, armed police storm Heathrow Airport and arrest Sajid Khan. His daughter, Aliyah entered the USA with the suicide bomber, and now she's missing, potentially plotti[Bokinfo].

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Don’t miss the hit streaming series Reacher! A string of mysterious deaths. A long-classified mission. A young MP with nothing to lose. 1992. All across the United States respectable, upstanding citizens are showing up dead. These deaths could be accidents, and they don’t appear to be connected—until a fatal fall from a high-floor window attracts some unexpected attention. That attention comes from the secretary of defense. All of a sudden he wants an interagency task force to investigate. And he wants Jack Reacher as the army’s representative. If Reacher gets a result, great. If not, he’s a convenient fall guy. But office politics isn’t Reacher’s thing. Three questions quickly emerge: Who’s with him, who’s against him, and will the justice he dispenses be the official kind . . . or his own kind?

An epic thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Douglas Preston, perfect for fans of Michael Crichton. The narrative delves into the real effort to resurrect woolly mammoths and other extinct megafauna from the Pleistocene Age. Erebus Resort, set in a breathtaking hundred-thousand-acre valley in the Colorado Rockies, allows guests to witness these creatures in their native habitat, brought back through genetic manipulation. However, when a billionaire's son and his new wife are kidnapped and murdered by suspected eco-terrorists in the Erebus backcountry, Colorado Bureau of Investigation Agent Frances Cash teams up with county sheriff James Colcord to find the culprits. As the body count rises and the valley is evacuated, Cash and Colcord face an ancient, intelligent, and malevolent force at Erebus, intent on not just resurrection but extinction. Reviews highlight the book as a "creepy and creative variation on Jurassic Park" (Publishers Weekly) and a "breathlessly riveting" thriller that is both thought-provoking and entertaining (Lee Child). With a heart-stopping climax, it ingeniously blends real-life science with thrilling storytelling (Tess Gerritsen). Preston's masterful narrative keeps readers engaged and pondering long after the last page (Steve Berry).

1992. Two strangers bring a hospital patient a list of names. They ask him for one more, but it's a question the patient can't answer. Minutes later he is dispatched through the 12th floor window. His death generates some unexpected attention. That attention comes from the Secretary of Defence, who brings in an inter-agency task force to investigate. Jack Reacher, recently demoted from Major to Captain, is assigned as the Army's representative. Reacher may be an exceptional soldier, but sweeping other people's secrets under the carpet isn't part of his skill set. As he races to find the killer, he must navigate around the ulterior motives of his new 'partners'. And all while moving into the sight line of some of the most dangerous people he has ever encountered. His mission is to uncover the truth. Fast. The question is: will Reacher bring the bad guys to justice the official way . . . or his way? PRAISE FOR THE JACK REACHER SERIES 'There's only one Jack Reacher. Accept no substitutes.' MICK HERRON 'Jack Reacher is today's James Bond, a thriller hero we can't get enough of.' KEN FOLLETT 'Everyone needs to kick some butt sometimes, even if it's just imaginary.' JOJO MOYES Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, The Secret is the 28th book in the internationally bestselling series. And be sure not to miss Reacher's newest adventure, no.27, No Plan B! ***OUT NOW***

In the morning, they gave Reacher a medal. And in the afternoon, they sent him back to school. Night School takes Reacher back to his army days, but this time he�e(tm)s not in uniform. With trusted sergeant Frances Neagley at his side, he must carry the fate of the world on his shoulders, in a wired, fiendishly clever new adventure that will make the cold sweat trickle down your spine.

Jack Reacher is back in a brand new white-knuckle read from Lee Child, creator of 'today's James Bond, a thriller hero we can't get enough of' (Ken Follett). In a nameless city, two ruthless rival criminal gangs, one Albanian, the other Ukrainian, are competing for control. But they hadn't counted on Jack Reacher arriving on their patch. Reacher is trained to notice things. He's on a Greyhound bus, watching an elderly man sleeping in his seat, with a fat envelope of cash hanging out of his pocket. Another passenger is watching too ... obviously hoping to get rich quick. As the mugger makes his move, Reacher steps in. The old man is grateful, yet he turns down Reacher's offer to help him home. He's vulnerable, scared, and clearly in big, big trouble. What hold could the gangs possibly have on the old guy? Will Reacher sit back and let bad things happen? Or can he twist the situation to everyone's benefit? 'This is a random universe,' he says. 'Once in a blue moon things turn out just right.' The odds are better with Reacher involved. That's for damn sure.

Jack Reacher walks alone. Once a go-to hard man in the US military police, now heâe(tm)s a drifter of no fixed abode. But the army tracks him down. Because someone has taken a long-range shot at the French president. Only one man could have done it. And Reacher is the one man who can find him. This new heartstopping, nailbiting book in Lee Childâe(tm)s number-one bestselling series takes Reacher across the Atlantic to Paris âe" and then to London. The stakes have never been higher - because this time, itâe(tm)s personal.

Jack Reacher gets off the bus in a sleepy no-name town outside Nashville, Tennessee. He plans to grab a cup of coffee and move right along. Not going to happen. The town has been shut down by a cyber attack. At the centre of it all, whether he likes it or not, is Rusty Rutherford. He's an average IT guy, but he knows more than he thinks. As the bad guys move in on Rusty, Reacher moves in on them . . . And now Rusty knows he's protected, he's never going to leave the big man's side.

FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER ... Lee Child's Jack Reacher will team up with Kathy Reichs' Temperance Brennan to unmask a cunning killer. Val McDermid's Tony Hill and Carol Jordan work with Peter James's Roy Grace on a very unusual murder case. These are just some of the never-before-seen pairings in Match Up - a brand new collaboration between the world's famous crime writers. Edited be international bestseller Lee Child, this exclusive page-turning anthology promises the same thrills and chills brought to you by the previous collection, Face Off. Read on for the full list of author and character pairings: Diana Gabaldon's Claire Randall Fraser + Steve Berry's Cotton Malone Lisa Scottoline's Bennie Rosato + Nelson DeMille's John Corey Sandra Brown's Lee Coburn + C.J. Box's Joe Pickett Kathy Reichs's Temperance Brennan + Lee Child's Jack Reacher Val McDermid's Tony Hill + Peter James's Roy Grace Charlaine Harris's Harper Connelly + Andrew Gross's Ty Hauck Gayle Lynds's Liz Sansborough + David Morrell's Rambo Karin Slaughter's Jeffrey Tolliver + Michael Koryta's Lincoln Perry Lara Adrian's Lucan Thorne + Christopher Rice J.A. Jance's Ali Reynolds + Eric Van Lustbader's Bravo Shaw Lisa Jackson's Regan Pescoli + John Sandford's Lucas Davenport

Waking up handcuffed to a makeshift bed with no memory of how he got there, Jack Reacher finds himself at the mercy of captors who mistake him for an accomplice in a deadly accident. Injured and stripped of his belongings, he must navigate his precarious situation while plotting revenge against those who imprisoned him. As they attempt to extract information, they underestimate Reacher's resourcefulness and resilience, setting the stage for a thrilling confrontation. This installment continues the gripping saga of the iconic character.

An anthology of twenty-five previously unpublished works includes contributions by such favorite genre authors as Stephen Coontz, Alex Kava, and Karin Slaughter, and a selection of up-and-coming writers.

Lee and Andrew Child nail it again with NO PLAN B

Reacher, a drifter, encounters FBI agent Michaela Fenton, who is searching for her missing twin brother linked to dangerous criminals led by the elusive Dendoncker. Despite suspicions about Fenton's secrets, Reacher offers his help, knowing that failure could be fatal in this high-stakes game.

Lee Child selects a variety of works of American mystery writing as the best of the genre from the year 2010.

THE ENDURING MYTH THAT MAKES US HUMAN What makes a hero? Who better to answer that question than Lee Child... 'It's Lee Child. Why would you not read it?' Karin Slaughter 'I don't know another author so skilled at making me turn the page' The Times

This anthology features a group of 13 debut crime/mystery/suspense authors whose books were published 2007. The graduating class includes such rising stars as Robert Gregory Browne, Toni McGee Causey, Marcus Sakey, and others.

Superb and subtle psychological suspense, and a compelling mystery, too . . . I thought I knew who did it, but I was wrong-four times. Lee Child

I was the guy who always found a way. I was the guy that couldn't be stopped. From the world's number one thriller writer, twenty pulse-pounding short stories are collected for the first time in one edition, complete with an introduction from the author. Here are twenty meticulously plotted, intimate portraits of humanity at its best and worst, featuring assassins, CIA agents, gangsters, and more. A drug-dealing hit man unburdens his fears to a stranger. An overlooked rookie cop is assigned to the department's file room. A ruthless killer only kills bad guys. A methodical bodyguard quits his job when he's outsmarted. A military mission is planned to perfection... Each story is entirely distinct. And with their economical prose and unexpected twists, each could only have been written by the creator of Jack Reacher. The stories included in this collection are: The Bodyguard * The Greatest Trick of All * Ten Keys * Safe Enough * Natural in Every Way * The .50 Solution * Publica Transportation * Me and Mr. Rafferty * Section 7 (a) (Operational) * Addicted to Sweetness * The Bone-Headed League * I Heard a Romantic Story * My First Drug Trial * Wet with Rain * The Truth About What Happened * Pierre, Lucien & Me * New Blank Document * Shorty and the Briefcase * Dying for a Cigarette * The Snake-Eater by the Numbers

A compilation of advice, wisdom, and facts from the Jack Reacher series of novels

Get ready for a turbo-charged short read (80 pages) from two of the world's biggest thriller writers - Karin Slaughter and Lee Child.

'If there is a more iconic character in modern fiction than Jack Reacher, I'd like to meet them.' DAILY MIRROR THE 2025 JACK REACHER THRILLER Jack Reacher will make three stops today. Not all of them were planned for. First stop - a Baltimore coffee shop. A seat in the corner, facing the door. Black coffee, two refills, no messing about. A minor interruption from two of the customers, but nothing he can't deal with swiftly. As he leaves, a young guy brushes against him in the doorway. Instinctively Reacher checks the pocket holding his cash and passport. There's no problem. Nothing is missing. Second stop - a store to buy a coat. Nothing fancy. Something he can ditch when he heads to warmer climes. Large enough to fit a man the size of a bank vault. As he pulls out his cash, he finds something new in his pocket. A handwritten note. A desperate plea for help. Third stop - wherever this bend in the road takes him. Impressed by the guy's technique and intrigued by the message, Reacher makes it his mission to find out more . . . DON'T MISS THE 30TH JACK REACHER ADVENTURE - AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW. We all need Jack Reacher - a righteous avenger for our troubled times. 'There's only one Jack Reacher. Accept no substitutes.' MICK HERRON 'It's no wonder Jack Reacher is everyone's favourite rebel hero.' KARIN SLAUGHTER 'These books are absolutely addictive. When you pick them up you can't put them down.' GEORGE R. R. MARTIN

Jack Reacher je tulák a samorost, který cestuje ze státu do státu a neváhá vzít spravedlnost do vlastních rukou, když narazí na problém. Ocitne se v nebraské divočině a pustí se do boje s místním klanem Duncanů, který terorizuje okolí. Jack, vážně nemocný veterán z Iráku a Afghánistánu, nyní bojuje se zákeřnou nemocí. Nejbolestnější na tom je, že si uvědomuje, že kvůli svému bojovému nasazení neviděl vyrůstat své děti. Získá ještě šanci to napravit? V květnu 1943 na základně RAF Scampton podplukovník Guy Gibson a jeho muži z 617. perutě mají odvážný cíl použít nový vynález Barnese Wallise, skákavou bombu, což je plán značně riskantní. Právnička Carly Chaseová se zaplete do dopravní nehody, při níž přijde o život mladý cyklista. Policejní komisař Roy Grace ji varuje, že mladík patřil do mafiánské rodiny, která se rozhodla jeho smrt pomstít.

Minulost: Další thriller s hrdinou Jackem Reacherem, tentokrát pátrá po minulosti svého otce. Ošetřovatelka poručíka Clarka : Armádní ošetřovatelka Eva Cassidyová se ocitá na Havaji těsně před útokem na Pearl Harbor. Navždy a den : Zabili agenta 007! Ať žije nový agent 007! Námluvy s kocourem : Jak kocour MacGyver pomáhal své paničce ke štěstí...

Een ex-marinier raakt bij toeval betrokken bij de ontvoering van een FBI-agente.

Zu spät um auszusteigen … Jack Reacher ermittelt bis zum tödlichen Showdown Cool, kompromisslos und immer auf dem direkten Weg zum Ziel: Jack Reacher, der einsamste und eigenwilligste Ermittler der amerikanischen Thrillerliteratur, löst seinen zehnten Fall. Nie stehen bleiben. Nie wiederkehren. Jack Reacher, der geniale Ex-Ermittler der Militärpolizei, ist ein einsamer Wolf. Ohne Papiere. Ohne Gepäck. Und mit dem eisernen Vorsatz: Halte dich nie zweimal innerhalb von 24 Stunden am selben Ort auf. Doch ein wunderbarer Espresso in einem kleinen Café in Manhattan führt ihn in Versuchung, und prompt gerät der Unsichtbare ins Scheinwerferlicht. Unwissentlich hat er eine Lösegeldübergabe beobachtet. Edward Lane will seine Frau wiederhaben – und sein Geld. Er engagiert Reacher. Denn es scheint, dass sich die Geschichte wiederholt. Lanes erste Frau hat ihre Entführung nicht überlebt … Als Reacher hinter das Offensichtliche blickt, ist die Sache mehr als undurchsichtig. Sie ist groß. Und schmutzig. Doch Reacher steckt schon zu tief drin, um noch aussteigen zu können.

Kniha přináší překlady čtyř úspěšných románů se záhadnou nebo kriminální zápletkou od anglických a amerických autorů. / Bez slitování - Lee Child / Víc než táta - Alan Titchmarsh / Kdo jsi - Mary Higgins Clarková/ Černý led - Matt Dickinson

Nigdy nie wiesz, do czyjego samochodu wsiądziesz, kiedy łapiesz okazję. Ale nie ma takiego kierowcy czy towarzysza podróży, z którym Jack Reacher by sobie nie poradził. Zimową nocą na autostradzie w Nebrasce nie jest łatwo złapać okazję. Zwłaszcza jeśli jest się wielkim, groźnie wyglądającym facetem, w dodatku z krwawiącym nosem. Ale Reacher ma do załatwienia sprawę w Wirginii, więc nie rezygnuje. I w końcu jego cierpliwość zostaje nagrodzona wsiada do chevroleta, którym jedzie dwóch mężczyzn i kobieta. Szybko się orientuje, że żadne z nich nie jest tym, za kogo się podaje, i zastanawia się, jaką przypisali mu rolę. Bo nie jest naiwny; wie, że nie zabrali go ze sobą z dobrego serca. Nie wie natomiast, że tej samej nocy w Nebrasce doszło do morderstwa, które wygląda na robotę zawodowców, i że policja rozsyła komunikaty o dwóch podejrzanych mężczyznach widzianych na miejscu zbrodni. Nie wie też, że gra toczy się o znacznie więcej niż zwykłe morderstwo. Paradoksalnie Reacher jest jednocześnie zabijaką, niebezpiecznym jak grizzly, i myślicielem. Schwarzenegger i Sokrates w jednym. Independent

Eine Stadt wird erpresst, doch Jack Reacher ist nicht zu schlagen! »›Der Sündenbock‹ zeigt, dass zwei Childs noch besser sind als einer.« James Patterson Der ehemalige Militärpolizist Jack Reacher reist ziellos durch die USA, und so landet er in einer Kleinstadt, in der ihn seine Mitfahrgelegenheit absetzt. Kurz darauf beobachtet er, wie ein junger Mann von einigen Schlägern verfolgt wird – und greift ein. Dann erfährt Reacher, dass alle Computersysteme der Stadt gehackt worden sind und dass die Bürger Reachers neuen Schützling dafür verantwortlich machen. Die Hacker verlangen mehrere Millionen Dollar als Lösegeld, doch selbst das ist nur die Spitze des Eisbergs. Es geht um viel mehr! Aber die Verbrecher haben nicht mit Jack Reacher gerechnet. Dieser »New-York-Times«-Platz-1-Bestseller ist der 25. Fall der SPIEGEL-Bestsellerserie um Jack Reacher. Verpassen Sie nicht die anderen eigenständig lesbaren Jack-Reacher-Romane wie zum Beispiel »Der Bluthund« und »Die Hyänen. Kennen Sie auch schon den Story-Band »Der Einzelgänger«? Unverzichtbar für alle, die noch mehr über Jack Reacher lesen wollen!

Medicine Creek, un coin paisible du Kansas. Aussi, quand le shérif Hazen découvre le cadavre dépecé d'une inconnue au milieu d'un champ de maïs, il se demande s'il ne rêve pas : le corps est entouré de flèches indiennes y sur lesquelles ont été empalés des corbeaux. Œuvre d'un fou ? Rituel satanique ? Il faut le flair de Pendergast, l'agent du FBI, pour comprendre que cette sinistre mise en scène annonce une suite. Qui sème parmi les habitants une épouvante d'autant plus vive qu'il ne fait pas l'ombre d'un doute, pour Pendergast, que le tueur est l'un d'eux...

Svazek obsahuje zkrácené verze čtyř úspěšných románů různých žánrů od světových autorů, doplněné stručnými informacemi o jejich tvůrcích. Prvním románem je příběh bývalého vojenského vyšetřovatele Jacka Reachera, který se postaví na stranu spravedlnosti, když ho najme záhadný pan Lane, aby vystopoval únosce jeho ženy a dcery. Reacher využívá své zkušenosti k odhalení pachatele, ale otázkou zůstává, zda Lane hraje čistou hru. Druhý příběh se odehrává v zapadlém městečku Boone Creek, kde se objevují tajemná světla na hřbitově. Novinář Jeremy Marshe, známý svým racionálním přístupem k paranormálním jevům, se snaží najít logické vysvětlení, ale jeho objektivita je ohrožena, když se dostává do kontaktu s emocemi. Třetí román sleduje inspektora Daniela Jacquota, který se ocitá uprostřed vyšetřování vícerozměrné vraždy v poklidném provensálském městečku. Oběťmi jsou členové rodiny německého lékaře, což vyvolává vzpomínky na události druhé světové války. Poslední příběh se zaměřuje na Jenny a Johna Groganovy, kteří se rozhodnou pořídit si psa jako přípravu na rodičovství. Jejich labrador Marley se však ukáže být výjimečný a přináší do jejich života spoustu nečekaných zážitků.

LE PRIME AVVENTURE DI JACK REACHER: L’ATTO DI NASCITA DI UN GRANDE PROTAGONISTA DELLA NARRATIVA DI SUSPENSE, UN EROE SCHIVO E SOLITARIO DIVENTATO UNA VERA LEGGENDA Jack Reacher è un vero duro, un ex militare addestrato a pensare e ad agire con assoluta rapidità e determinazione, ma anche dotato di un profondo senso dell’onore e della giustizia. È di casa negli Stati Uniti, in tutti gli Stati Uniti, attraverso i quali si muove con libertà, ma possiede un talento del tutto particolare per trovarsi nel posto sbagliato al momento sbagliato. La cosa tuttavia non lo turba – d’altra parte c’è ben poco che possa turbarlo. Semmai ci sono molte cose, e molte persone, che lo infastidiscono: quello che non sopporta è l’ingiustizia e coloro che non tollera sono gli sbruffoni, i violenti, gli intriganti, i bugiardi, in una parola i cattivi. Se si rientra in questa categoria, è meglio non trovarlo sulla propria strada, o addirittura pestargli i piedi. Decisamente meglio…

Jack Reacher gerät zwischen die Fronten zweier Mafiaclans – ein schwarzer Tag für die Mafia … Der TOP-10-SPIEGEL-Bestseller! Jack Reacher reist ziellos in einem Greyhound-Bus durch die USA. Da beobachtet der ehemalige Militärpolizist, wie ein alter Mann, der gerade aus dem Bus gestiegen ist, überfallen wird. Reacher wäre nicht Reacher, wenn er tatenlos zusähe – er greift ein. Das Opfer ist verletzt, will ihn aber auf keinen Fall in diese Angelegenheit hineinziehen. Doch Reacher konnte noch nie wegsehen, wenn Schwächere Hilfe brauchten. Und so gerät er zwischen die Fronten zweier Mafia-Clans, die brutal um die Herrschaft über ihre Stadt ringen. Anfangs sehen die Verbrecher in dem Fremden noch keine Bedrohung. Doch dann erkennen sie, dass sie einem Mann wie Reacher noch nie begegnet sind. Dies ist der 24. Fall für Jack Reacher. Verpassen Sie nicht die anderen eigenständig lesbaren Romane wie zum Beispiel »Der Spezialist« und »Der Bluthund«. Kennen Sie auch schon den Story-Band »Der Einzelgänger«? Unverzichtbar für alle, die noch mehr über Jack Reacher lesen wollen!

Svazek obsahuje čtyři bestsellery známých anglických a amerických autorů ve zkrácené verzi. Kniha obsahuje tyto tituly: Child, Lee: Jatka Harrison, Stuart: Cully Segal, Erich: Osudová láska Grisham, John: Poslední vůle 1. Jatka-Lee Child: Jack Reacher odešel z armády do výslužby a vede bezstarostný život na toulkách. Jednoho dne se zastaví v ospalém městečku Margrave uprostřed státu Georgia a z ničeho nic je zatčen a obviněn z vraždy. Ve snaze očistit své jméno se nechá zatáhnout do honu na skutečného pachatele - a odhalí podvod, který nemá obdoby. 2. Cully-Stuart Harrison: Jediný výstřel z pytlákovy pušky a vzácný raroh bezmocně padá k zemi. Jeho šance na přežití jsou mizivé. V pravý čas se však objeví Michael Somers, muž s temnou minulostí, rozhodne se dravce zachránit a nečekaně tím získá lék na vlastní zmučenou duši. 3. Osudová láska: Erich Segal: Dokot Matthew Hiller je špičkový odborník na léčbu nádorových onemocnění. Ve svém oboru nemá konkurenci. Když má však léčit svou bývalou lásku, rychle začne ztrácet půdu pod nohama. V takových chvílích na odborných znalostech nezáleží, je třeba řídit se srdcem. 4. Poslední vůle: Když americký miliardář odkáže veškerý svůj majetek neznámé ženě, právníci vyšlou kolegu Natea O´Rileyho, aby ji našel. Úkol je to jednoduchý jen zdánlivě. Nate je sice zkušený právník, ale právě se vrátil z protialkoholní léčebny. A dědička ? Ta se zdržuje uprostřed brazilského pralesa a nemá zájem ani o peníze, ani o kontakt s civilizací.... celý text

1. Jack Reacher, bývalý vojenský vyšetrovateľ, žije nezávislý život bez pút a výhod, ktoré ovládajú bežných občanov. Keď ho jeho bývalá kolegyňa z elitnej jednotky kontaktuje kódovanou správou a žiada o pomoc, vie, že za tým sú závažné dôvody, a nemôže ju sklamať. 2. Constance Thornová, hudobná skladateľka, sa celý život cíti neukotvená. Ako najdúch sa márne snaží nájsť svoju biologickú matku a jej vzťah s adoptívnou rodinou je komplikovaný. Keď konečne nájde pokoj na ostrove Bali, dostane nečakanú správu od sestry Jeanette. 3. Paul Copeland sa snaží vyrovnať s tragédiou, ktorá pred dvadsiatimi rokmi stála život niekoľkých účastníkov letného tábora, vrátane jeho sestry, ktorej telo sa nikdy nenašlo. Jeho nádeje, že by mohla žiť, ho neopúšťajú, a zistí, že nie je sám, koho minulosť prenasleduje. 4. Ernest Shackleton vedie v auguste 1914 dvadsaťsedemčlennú posádku na expedíciu s cieľom prejsť pešo celú Antarktídu. Ich loď Endurance však uviazla v ľadovom zovretí a Shackleton a jeho muži musia krutých dvadsať mesiacov bojovať o prežitie.

After an epic and interrupted journey all the way from the snows of South Dakota, Jack Reacher has finally made it to Virginia. His destination: a sturdy stone building a short bus ride from Washington D.C., the headquarters of his old unit, the 110th MP. It was the closest thing to a home he ever had.Why? He wants to meet the new commanding officer, Major Susan Turner. He liked her voice on the phone. But the officer sitting behind Reacher’s old desk isn't a woman. Why is Susan Turner not there?What Reacher doesn’t expect is what comes next. He himself is in big trouble, accused of a sixteen-year-old homicide. And he certainly doesn't expect to hear these words: ‘You’re back in the army, Major. And your ass is mine.’Will he be sorry he went back? Or – will someone else?

Nevracej se - Lee Child / Dobrou noc, June - Sarah Ji / Nenapsaná - Charles Martin / Žízeň - L.A. Larkin

1) Lee Child: 61 hodin - Bývalý vojenský policista a známý tulák Jack Reacher rád bere spravedlnost do vlastních rukou. Tentokrát ho náhoda zavedla do zapomenutého města v Jižní Dakotě, kde právě udeřily kruté mrazy a vládne tu i jistý neklid. Brzy se ukáže, že za hranicemi města číhá vrah. 2) Martina Reillyová: Seznam přání - Dvanáctiletý Mark je plný pochybností a přeje si, aby všechno bylo jako dřív a mohli žít s mámou, tátou a bratrem jako šťastná rodina. Jenže se cosi zadrhlo. Mark si vezme do hlavy, že jejich bručounský soused Jeremy je Santa Claus, a jednoho dne mu doručí svůj seznam přání. 3) Michael Ridpath: Kde se snoubí šero se šerem - Napůl Islanďan, napůl Američan – detektiv Magnus Jonson je z domovského Bostonu vyslán na syrově malebný Island, aby tamní policii pomáhal s vyšetřováním závažnější kriminality. Čekají to tu hned tři vraždy a všechny zřejmě souvisejí s nálezem osm set let staré ságy. 4) Sarah Addison Allenová: O dívce, která chytala měsíc - Vítejte v Mullaby, pitoreskním jižanském městečku v Jižní Karolíně, kde žije muž tak vysoký, že dohlédne za obzor, a kde existují rodinná tajemství, za nimiž stojí… snad jen kouzla. Když se sem ke svému dědečkovi přistěhuje mladá Emily Benedictová, nestačí valit oči.

A top nuclear scientist turns homicidal, taking an innocent family hostage at gunpoint. Gideon Crew, a colleague of his at Los Alamos, is called in to talk the man down.

Bez slitování - Dobrodruh Jack Reacher se na čas nechává najmout do státních služeb s úkolem odhalit slabá místa v ochraně amerického víceprezidenta. Jak se brzy ukazuje, velitelka ochranky má pro důkladnou prověeku bezpečnosti svého chráněnce nanejvýš vážný důvod. Výstřel - Střelec v nedalekém americkém městečku namátkou zabije pět obětí, zanechá po sobě sérii usvědčujících důkazů a je během několika hodin zatčen. Bývalý vojenský vyšetřevatel Jack Reacher ale vidí, že nic není tak jednoznačné, jak se zprvu zdálo. Únos - Jack Reacher se neváhá postavit na stranu spravedlnosti. Když si ho najme pán Lame, aby vystopoval únosce jeho ženy a dcery, využívá všech svých ykušeností aby se mu to podařilo. Otázkou je, zda s ním Lame hraje čistou hru.

Hitching rides is an unreliable mode of transport. In temperatures of over a hundred degrees, you’re lucky if a driver will open the door of his air-conditioned car long enough to let you slide in. That’s Jack Reacher’s conclusion. He’s adrift in the fearsome heat of a Texas summer, and he needs to keep moving through the wide open vastness, like a shark in the water. The last thing he’s worried about is exactly who picks him up. He never expected it to be somebody like Carmen. She’s alone, driving a Cadillac. She’s beautiful, young and rich. She has a little girl who is being watched by unseen observers. And a husband who is in jail. Who will beat her senseless when he comes out. If he doesn’t kill her first. Reacher is no stranger to trouble. And at Carmen’s remote ranch in Echo County there is plenty of it: lies and prejudice, hatred and murder. Reacher can never resist a lady in distress. Her family is hostile. The cops can’t be trusted. The lawyers won’t help. If Reacher can’t set things straight, who can?

De ongrijpbare Jack Reacher krijgt via een omweg van zijn ex-collega Frances Neagley het bericht dat hun vriend Calvin Franz op gruwelijke wijze is vermoord. Reacher zoekt de leden van het voormalige team Special Investigators bij elkaar, want een dergelijke misdaad kan niet ongewroken blijven. Eens een team, altijd een team: de rekening moet vereffend worden. Maar een onzichtbare tegenstander is Jack Reacher telkens één stap voor…