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Nothing to Lose features several similarities to David Morrell's 1972 novel, First Blood, including the fact that the lead character (a former soldier) is mistaken for a loiterer and harassed by local law enforcement. The name of the town in both novels is "Hope" and the theme of corrupt and bullying authority is also shared.
Gone Tomorrow has the switchback plotting and frictionless prose that are Child's trademarks. Unlike most of the series, though, it's narrated by Reacher himself. His lone-wolf habits and brusque, technophobic decodings of the world are always a pleasure, though how he maintains fighting fitness on a diet of pancakes, bacon and coffee is one of the world's great mysteries.
[12] Lee Child's endorsement of Under the Dome appears on the cover of at least one edition of the book. [citation needed] Similarly, The Jack Reacher Cases, a series of thus far 11 books, by Dan Ames, mentions Reacher's name on many occasions, but the character does not appear in person.
Child finished writing Echo Burning in March 2000. The book was released in the United Kingdom and its territories on 2 April 2001, and the American publication followed on 25 June of the same year. The book was released in the United Kingdom and its territories on 2 April 2001, and the American publication followed on 25 June of the same year.
Without Fail is the sixth book in the Jack Reacher series written by Lee Child.It was published by Putnam in 2002. It is written in the third person. In the novel, retired military police officer Jack Reacher is asked by the Secret Service to help track down assassins who are threatening the Vice President-Elect.
Worth Dying For is the fifteenth book in the Jack Reacher series of thrillers written by Lee Child. It was published on 30 September 2010 in the United Kingdom [1] and was published on 19 October 2010 in the USA. [2] It is written in the third person.
James Dover Grant [1] CBE (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. [2] The books follow the adventures of a former American military policeman , Jack Reacher , who wanders the United States.
After returning to the United States with Summer following his mother's funeral, Reacher secures a meeting with the Chief of Staff, and reveals his findings: with the collapse of the Soviet Union imminent, the army is preparing to downsize its armored units in favor of infantry, and Kramer and his fellow officers, not wanting to lose their ...