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In Child''s latest "New York Times" bestseller, ex-military cop Jack Reacher is thrust into an explosive situation that''s about to blow up in his face. On the trail of vicious kidnappers, Reacher learns the chilling secrets of his employer''s past and of a horrific drama in the heart of a nasty little war.

You do not mess with the Special Investigators! The events of 9/11 changed Jack Reacher's drifter life in a practical way. In addition to his folding toothbrush, he now needs to carry photo ID to get around. Yet he is still as close to untraceable as a human being in America can get. So when a member of his old Army unit manages to get a message to him, he knows it has to be deadly serious. The Special Investigators always watched each other's backs. Now Reacher must put the old unit back together. Someone has killed one of them, and he can't let that go.

From the first shocking scenes in Child''s explosive new novel, Jack Reacher is plunged like a knife into the heart of a conspiracy that is killing old friends and is on its way to something even wor

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 cryptic note about two hundred deaths, and a small town full of silent, watchful people. Reacher's one-day stopover turns into an open-ended quest leading to the most hidden reaches of the internet, and right into the nightmare heart of darkness. "Child's best for some time...with detective-story and romcom elements (even sly humour) on top of the psychological duels and set-piece violence." (Sunday Times).

Se acerca el invierno y a Jack Reacher lo buscan desde el corazón mismo del poder: el Servicio Secreto de los Estados Unidos lo necesita. La misión es tan secreta como urgente, y el más mínimo fallo puede poner en riesgo a la democracia mas solida del planeta.Entre pistas ambiguas, profundas desconfianzas y la presencia fantasmal de su hermano, Reacher debera afinar al extremo sus sentidos y mantener su cabeza despejada si su corazon se lo permite para investigar las intrigas de Washington y de las fuerzas de seguridad. Una milesima de segundo puede resultar fatal, y de el y de su habil colega Neagley dependera el exito de la mision.Fiel a su estilo, Reacher debera garantizar la seguridad del vicepresidente electo, descubrir el foco del peligro y responder a las agresiones, sin fallos."Lee Child sigue siendo el mejor". Stephen King"Lee Child: el recurso perfecto para devolverles el gusto por la lectura a quienes nunca lo perdieron". Cesar Aira

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 cryptic note about two hundred deaths, and a small town full of silent, watchful people.Reachers one-day stopover becomes an open-ended quest...into the heart of darkness. Prepare to be nailed to your seat by another hair-raising, heart-pounding adventure from the kick ass master of the thriller genre!

NOW FILMED AS THE SECOND JACK REACHER MOVIE, STARRING TOM CRUISE.Drop-out military cop Jack Reacher has finally hitch-hiked his way to Virginia. His destination, the closest thing to a home he ever had: the headquarters of his old unit, the 110th Military Police.Reacher has no real reason to be here, except that he spoke to the new commanding officer on the phone. He liked Major Susan Turners voice. But now hes arrived, shes disappeared, and things are getting weird.Accused of a sixteen-year-old homicide and co-opted back into the army, Reacher says nothing.But hes sure as hell thinking of a way out.

Two small towns in Colorado: Hope and Despair. Between them, nothing but twelve miles of empty road. Jack Reacher can''t find a ride, so he walks. All he wants is a cup of coffee. What he gets are four redneck deputies who want to run him out of town. Mistake. They''re picking on the wrong guy. Jack Reacher is a big man, and he''s in shape. Dos pequeñas ciudades de Colorado: Hope y Despair ("Esperanza y "Desesperacion"). Entre ellas, nada excepto doce millas de una carretera vacia. Jack Reacher no encuentra a nadie que le lleve, asi que camina. Todo lo que quiere es una taza de cafe, pero lo que se encuentra es con cuatro oficiales de policia palurdos que quieren echarle de la ciudad. Error. La han tomado con el hombre equivocado.

Explosive and nearly impossible to put down. People "Until Reacher runs low on grit, make-my-day wisecracks and loner mystique, he will be one of the most enduring action heroes on the American landscape." The New York Times "With his powerful sense of justice, dogged determination and the physical and mental skills to overcome what to most would be overwhelming odds, Jack Reacher makes an irresistible modern knight-errant." Publishers Weekly "Reacher lets us experience what it would be like, just once, to slap every last one of the fools aligned against us upside the head and then, pausing only to pack our toothbrush, hit the highway." Booklist, starred review

Jahrtausende hat es geschlafen. Jetzt ist es erwacht. Fear Base, eine verlassene Militärstation in Alaska. Ein kleines Team von Klimaforschern untersucht einen Berg, der den einheimischen Tunit seit Urzeiten heilig ist. Angeblich soll es Unglück bringen, dem Berg sein Geheimnis zu entreißen. Als ein riesiges Stück vom Gletscher abbricht, wird eine Höhle freigelegt: Tief drinnen zwei gelbe Augen, eingefroren im Eis. Eine wissenschaftliche Sensation, die sogar ein Filmteam auf den Plan ruft. Entgegen allen Warnungen sägen die Dokumentarfilmer das Wesen aus dem Eis, um es vor laufender Kamera aufzutauen. Über Nacht verschwindet die Kreatur. Doch sie kommt wieder - und bringt den Tod.

Sixty-one hours. Not a minute to spare. 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. If she's going to live long enough to testify, she'll need help. Because a killer is coming to Bolton, a coldly proficient assassin who never misses. Reacher's original plan was to keep on moving. But the next 61 hours will change everything. The secrets are deadlier and his enemies are stronger than he could have guessed—but so is the woman whose life he'll risk his own to save. In 61 Hours, Lee Child has written a showdown thriller with an explosive ending that readers will talk about for a long time to come.

VERSES FOR THE DEAD

Noche caliente reúne dos novelas breves de Lee Child. En la primera, que da título al volumen, un joven Jack Reacher visita Nueva York, bajo un calor sofocante, la noche del gran apagón de 1977, envolviendose en una trama que incluye a la mafia, a una agente suspendida del FBI y al asesino serial "El Hijo de Sam". En Guerras pequeñas, ya como policia militar, Jack Reacher se enfrenta a la investigacion del homicidio de una recien ascendida teniente coronel.Maestro absoluto del thriller policial, en la actualidad Lee Child es posiblemente el mejor escritor del genero, y su personaje, Jack Reacher, recuerda por un lado a los protagonistas de los viejos westerns y, por otro, a los trashumantes heroes de las novelas de caballerias. Con una enorme capacidad narrativa, dialogos perfectos y escenas fluidas y cargadas de accion, sus novelas no pueden dejar de leerse."Lee Child: el recurso perfecto para devolverles el gusto por la lectura a quienes nunca lo perdieron".Cesar Aira"Lee Child sigue siendo el mejor".Stephen King

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. Its tiny. It's a woman cadets 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.

Jack Reacher deve tornare in servizio, richiamato dal dipartimento di Stato e dalla CIA. Qualcuno ha colpito il presidente francese mentre teneva un discorso a Parigi. Un solo colpo, sparato con estrema precisione da una distanza eccezionalmente lunga, un colpo che sarebbe stato letale se non l'avessero fermato le barriere protettive. E il proiettile... è americano. Quanti cecchini sono in grado di fare fuoco da quasi un chilometro con una tale sicurezza? Pochissimi, e tra loro c'è di certo John Kott, una vecchia conoscenza di Reacher, che quindici anni prima lo ha mandato in galera. Ora Kott è libero e, con il G8 in corso, non è affatto una buona notizia... La strada che Jack Reacher ha di fronte è disseminata di scelte difficili, spietati mafiosi, ex mercenari e soprattutto nessuna possibilita di chiedere aiuto. Ad affiancarlo nella sua caccia c'è Casey Nice, una giovanissima ma brillante (oltre che affascinante) analista. Ma entrare in azione con una donna al proprio fianco riporta Reacher all'ultima, drammatica occasione in cui ha lavorato in coppia, e alla fine tragica della sua partner. Non può permettere che accada di nuovo. Questa volta non può commettere nessun errore. È una questione personale...

Jack Reacher has no place to go, and all the time in the world to get there, so a remote rail road 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 cryptic note about two hundred deaths, and a small town full of silent, watchful people. Reacher's one-day stopover turns into an open-ended quest leading to the most hidden reaches of the internet, and right into the nightmare heart of darkness. "Child's best for some time...with detective-story and romcom elements (even sly humour) on top of the psychological duels and set-piece violence." (Sunday Times).

Mother’s Rest. Un piccolo paese in mezzo a un immenso campo di grano, popolato da individui scontrosi e lunatici. Jack Reacher si chiede il perché di quel nome particolare, ma nessuno sembra intenzio