Author:Lee Child
"I know I say this every year. . .But. Best. Reacher. Ever." (Karin Slaughter)
It's just a voice plucked from the air: 'The American wants a hundred million dollars'.
For what? Who from? It's 1996, and the Soviets are long gone. But now there's a new enemy. In an apartment in Hamburg, a group of smartly-dressed young Saudis are planning something big.
In the morning they gave Reacher a medal, and in the afternoon they sent him back to school.
Jack Reacher is fresh off a secret mission. The Army pats him on the back and sends him to a school with only three students: Reacher, an FBI agent, and a CIA analyst. Their assignment?
To find that American. And what he's selling. And to whom.
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Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, Night School is 21st in the series.
And be sure not to miss Reacher's newest adventure, no.26, Better off Dead! ***OUT NOW***
Ever more gripping...Night School is the closest that Reacher has come to being a secret agent, making this expertly paced thriller and addictive combination of spy yarn, detective story and beat-'em-up fightfest.
—— Sunday TimesI know I say this every year...But. Best. Reacher. Ever.
—— Karin SlaughterReacher... wins all fights, charms all women and outsmarts all rivals, friend or foe.What makes Night School the best of the Reacher novels I've read is that Child has concocted a brilliant plot...battling to save America, or maybe the entire civilised world, from a terrorist plot that is original, engrossing and all too believable...one of the best thrillers you'll read this year.
—— Washington PostDripping with irony and oozing dread...utterly gripping...Acute observation reveals "every detail of the glowing scene". Many so-called literary novels lack such skill.
—— Mark Sanderson , Evening StandardThis latest instalment has all the classic ingredients: a great setting, a good villain, and a mystery that draws you in efficiently, escalates unpredictably, and has a satisfying resolution.
—— John Lanchester , New YorkerPacked with action, violence and powered by a deceptively complex plot - this is typically nail-biting stuff.
—— Sunday MirrorReacher is a former Army M.P. who thinks like a knight but looks like a drifter. He stops to right wrongs...then moves on...There's always more for Mr Child to add to his canon of Reacher...We've heard lots about his strength but little about his physical grace. This is the book in which he eases through a crowd "like a police horse at a riot".
—— Janet Maslin , New York TimesAccording to Forbes, the Jack Reacher series is "the strongest brand in publishing"...As ever, Child delivers a satisfyingly complex, exciting and well-researched story...no doubt that Reacher #21 will fly off bookshop shelves worldwide.
—— Irish IndependentRewarding and adrenalin-fuelled.
—— SunOne cannot but rejoice at this reunion with Jo Nesbo's Harry Hole
—— Krimifan.dk, DenmarkEverything that others do, Jo Nesbo can do better... When it seems as though everything is about to be resolved in [The Thirst], most other writers would be satisfied with their work. With Jo Nesbo, the ride will still go on for 150 more pages
—— Dagsavisen, NorwayThe Thirst combines the best of American and Nordic crime fiction... Harry Hole is a criminal investigator with a steady salary and civil servant status. But he's also made of mythological hero material
—— Jyllands-Posten, DenmarkGripping from the get-go, deliciously dark and expertly plotted, this is Nesbo at his brilliant best
—— Isabelle Broom , HeatGory, disturbing, nightmare-inducing and terrific
—— Marcel Berlins , The TimesNesbo’s 11th Harry Hole novel is predictably excellent… It’s crime fiction as precision-tooled instrument of entertainment and on that level, it rocks
—— Paul Connolly , MetroWhat distinguishes Jo Nesbo...is his wry sense of humour. He not only provides a super-complex plot with plenty of twists...but also skillfully continues the lives of the all-too-fallible characters we have grown to love and hate
—— Mark Sanderson , Evening StandardThis is a tense and scary tale. If you’re partial to bad dreams, don’t read this just before bed
—— UK Press SyndicationThe Thirst begins with the brutal killer sinking rusty metal teeth into a victim's neck, and with that gruesome murder, you'll want to sink your teeth into The Thirst and not let go
—— MailNesbo does Nordic Noir like no one else and this is crime fiction at its finest… It’s gory, gritty and compulsive reading, with a truly take-your-breath away ending
—— Nesbo , ChoiceWhy do Scottish writers dominate British crime fiction? With Denise Mina at least, the answer is pure class
—— Daily TelegraphRemarkable… It often seems as if Mina has freed herself from most of the strictures of the thriller format in order to explore altogether more literary territory. It is a pleasure to accompany her. The writing is frequently arresting
—— James O'Brien , Times Literary SupplementCharismatic, grimy masterpiece
—— Jake Kerridge , Daily TelegraphBleak and atmospheric
—— Harriet Lane , ObserverA suspenseful journey into the past with the notorious 1950s serial killer Peter Manuel, it’s a brilliant, unsettling read
—— Siobhan Synnot , Daily MailThe book left me with vivid images of the deprived city at that time, as well as the villains, thugs, police and normal people with opposing religious views. There is a real undercurrent of evil throughout the book from start to finish. It is a fascinating way to tell a horrific tale and although uncomfortable and tragic for all the families’ loss, it shows the monster for what he is
—— Mark Abrahamson , NudgeThis unsettling, uncomfortable and compulsively readable take on justice and retribution is the real deal
—— Stuart EversIf, while wishing, Ian Brady or Charles Manson a sincere good riddance, you found yourself wondering what it would be like to experience their sulphurous charisma in person, Mina’s version of Manuel is probably the closest you can get. When I finished it I wanted simultaneously to burn it and to buy copies for everybody I know
—— Jake Kerridge , Daily TelegraphThe ever-reliable Mina deserves all the awards she has already won for this, her latest novel…. Absorbing and filled with insights, this is a bravura performance, a true original
—— Ian Rankin , GuardianA superb recreation of a Glasgow serial murder trial (and risk of miscarriage of justice) in 1958.
—— Mark Lawson , GuardianWhen I finished it I simultaneously wanted to burn it and to buy copies for everyone I know.
—— Jake Kerridge , TelegraphThe Long Drop neither excuses the ghastly Manuel nor does it soft-soap the police and their ulterior motives, it does not sanctify the victims nor does it shy away from its own gruesome fascination with gruesome fascination.
—— Stuart Kelly , The ScotsmanThis is an absolutely compelling read.
—— Simon J. James , Times Higher EducationStaggering in scope and execution.
—— Jon Coates , Daily ExpressMina's insight into the wellsprings of violence is terrifyingly acute and her eye for period detail is unsurpassed. A bravura reimagining of 1950s Glasgow
—— Liam Mcllvanney , Big IssueMina’s recent novel The Long Drop…is her most interesting work
—— Neil Mackay , HeraldAn atmospheric recreation of a vanished Glasgow…and a compelling exploration of the warped criminal mind. A Mina masterpiece
—— The Times, *Top Ten Crime Novels of the Decade*One of the most exciting writers to have emerged in Britain for years.
—— Ian RankinOne of the most fiercely intelligent of crime writers
—— Daily Telegraph