Better Off Dead Synopsis
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Digging graves had not been part of my plans when I woke up that morning.
Reacher goes where he wants, when he wants. That morning he was heading west, walking under the merciless desert sun-until he comes upon a curious scene. A Jeep has crashed into the only tree for miles around. A woman is slumped over the wheel.
Dead? No, nothing is what it seems.
The woman is Michaela Fenton, an army veteran turned FBI agent trying to find her twin brother, who might be mixed up with some dangerous people. Most of them would rather die than betray their terrifying leader, who has burrowed his influence deep into the nearby border town, a backwater that has seen better days. The mysterious Dendoncker rules from the shadows, out of sight and under the radar, keeping his dealings in the dark.
He would know the fate of Fenton's brother.
Reacher is good at finding people who don't want to be found, so he offers to help, despite feeling that Fenton is keeping secrets of her own. But a life hangs in the balance. Maybe more than one. But to bring Dendoncker down will be the riskiest job of Reacher's life. Failure is not an option, because in this kind of game, the loser is always better off dead.
About This Edition
ISBN: |
9780593505038 |
Publication date: |
23rd November 2021 |
Author: |
Lee Child, Andrew Child |
Publisher: |
Random House an imprint of Diversified Publishing |
Format: |
Paperback |
Pagination: |
416 pages |
Series: |
Jack Reacher |
Primary Genre |
Crime and Mystery
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Lee Child, Andrew Child Press Reviews
Classic Reacher, great story. Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant. - Conn Iggulden on THE SENTINEL
Thoroughly entertaining . . . it's good to have some of Reacher's brutal certainties back. - The Times on THE SENTINEL
The one man revenge machine seems revitalised. Great stuff. - Sun on THE SENTINEL
The coolest continuing series character. - Stephen King
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
The Child brothers' superb second collaboration . . . Smart writing, vivid action scenes, and dramatic twists mark this seamless effort. Even those for whom this is their first Reacher novel will be clamouring for more. - Publishers Weekly
About Lee Child, Andrew Child
Lee Child (Author) Lee Child is one of the world's leading thriller writers. He was born in Coventry, raised in Birmingham, and now lives in New York. It is said one of his novels featuring his hero Jack Reacher is sold somewhere in the world every nine seconds. His books consistently achieve the number-one slot on bestseller lists around the world and have sold over one hundred million copies. Lee is the recipient of many awards, most recently Author of the Year at the 2019 British Book Awards. He was appointed CBE in the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours. Andrew Child (Author) Andrew Child is the author of nine thrillers written under the name Andrew Grant. He is the younger brother of Lee Child. Born in Birmingham, he lives in Wyoming with his wife, the novelist Tasha Alexander.
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