Description
You know Jack Reacher. Now meet twenty more heroes and heavies from the brilliant mind of legendary crime author Lee Child.
A drug-dealing hit man feels that he must unburden his fears and guilt to a stranger in "Ten Keys." A rookie cop in "Normal in Every Way" is assigned to the department's file room, where he makes connections to historic dates that could lead to solving crimes. A methodical bodyguard quits his job when he's outsmarted. A military mission is planned to perfection. A potential worker for the Manhattan Project is carefully surveilled by an FBI agent. A killer preys on other killers. Taken together, these stories are a riotous calamity of criminals and crime fighters; individually, they are expertly crafted, piercing tales that hit hard enough to leave a mark.
These twenty intriguing, thrilling, and rapid-fire fictions are intimate portraits of humanity at its best and worst, sure to please new and longtime fans of Child and to illuminate a side of the author's work unknown to Reacher devotees. Featuring a colorful new introduction from the author, the collection stands as the first book written entirely by Child in four years.
Author: Lee Child
Publisher: Mysterious Press
Published: 09/03/2024
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.90w x 1.20d
ISBN13: 9781613165669
ISBN10: 1613165668
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Thrillers | Crime
- Fiction | Short Stories (single author)
- Fiction | Thrillers | Domestic
A drug-dealing hit man feels that he must unburden his fears and guilt to a stranger in "Ten Keys." A rookie cop in "Normal in Every Way" is assigned to the department's file room, where he makes connections to historic dates that could lead to solving crimes. A methodical bodyguard quits his job when he's outsmarted. A military mission is planned to perfection. A potential worker for the Manhattan Project is carefully surveilled by an FBI agent. A killer preys on other killers. Taken together, these stories are a riotous calamity of criminals and crime fighters; individually, they are expertly crafted, piercing tales that hit hard enough to leave a mark.
These twenty intriguing, thrilling, and rapid-fire fictions are intimate portraits of humanity at its best and worst, sure to please new and longtime fans of Child and to illuminate a side of the author's work unknown to Reacher devotees. Featuring a colorful new introduction from the author, the collection stands as the first book written entirely by Child in four years.
Author: Lee Child
Publisher: Mysterious Press
Published: 09/03/2024
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.90w x 1.20d
ISBN13: 9781613165669
ISBN10: 1613165668
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Thrillers | Crime
- Fiction | Short Stories (single author)
- Fiction | Thrillers | Domestic