“With his usual flair for succinctness and eye for detail, Child creates another rollicking Reacher road trip that will please fans and newcomers alike. The initial season will be based on The Killing Floor, the first book in the Reacher book series, published in 1997. “Another first-class entry in a series that continues to set the gold standard for aspiring thriller authors.”-Booklist (starred review) Jack Reacher begins streaming on Amazon Prime Video on February 4. Fans will enjoy learning more of this enduring character’s roots, and Child’s spare prose continues to set a very high bar.”-Publishers Weekly (boxed and starred review) Child neatly interweaves multiple narratives, ratchets up the suspense (the reveal of the motel plot is delicious), and delivers a powerful, satisfying denouement. Reacher is a man for whom the phrase moral compass was invented: His code determines his direction. “Child is one writer who should never be taken for granted.”-The New York Times Book Review and deadly.ĭon’t miss a sneak peek of Lee Child’s novel Blue Moon in the back of the book. Then Reacher makes a shocking discovery: The present can be tough, but the past can be tense. He’s always known his father left and never returned, but now Reacher wonders, Was he ever there in the first place?Īs Reacher explores his father’s life, and as the Canadians face lethal dangers, strands of different stories begin to merge. He’s told no one named Reacher ever lived in town.

The next morning, in the city clerk’s office, Reacher asks about the old family home. It’s a strange place, but it’s all there is. Now they’re stranded at a lonely motel in the middle of nowhere. Two young Canadians had been on their way to New York City to sell a treasure. He thinks, What’s one extra day? He takes the detour.Īt the same moment, in the same isolated area, a car breaks down. On a country road deep in the New England woods, he sees a sign to a place he has never been: the town where his father was born. He plans to follow the sun on an epic trip across America, from Maine to California. Jack Reacher hits the pavement and sticks out his thumb.

Family secrets come back to haunt Jack Reacher in this electrifying thriller from “a superb craftsman of suspense” (Entertainment Weekly).

Past Tense: A Jack Reacher Novel Description

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