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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. [2] The name of the town in both novels is "Hope" and the theme of corrupt and bullying authority is also shared.
Bad Luck and Trouble is the eleventh book in the Jack Reacher series written by Lee Child. [1] [2] It was published in 2007, and written in the third person.The title is derived from the song lyrics by singer Albert King "Born Under a Bad Sign".
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.
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.
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.
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 ...
During December in years past, I had the responsibility of speaking at an annual nondenominational service of mutual support offered for persons who lost to death a child at any age or tragic ...
Personal is the nineteenth book in the Jack Reacher series written by Lee Child, published in 2014. The plot of the book revolves around Reacher's pursuit of a sniper who has attempted to assassinate the President of France. [1] This book is written in the first person.