Author:Lee Child
A Jack Reacher short story published as an individual ebook, now also available in the new complete Jack Reacher short story collection, No Middle Name.
Ever wondered what early experiences shaped Reacher's explosive career as butt-kicker supreme, the one-man guided-missile battler for justice? Lee Child looks back on an incident in his hero Jack Reacher's teenage years as the younger son of a tough career US Marine, on a faraway military base in the Pacific.
'The coolest continuing series character now on offer' Stephen King
The action moves relentlessly...setreet-wise, hyper-violent
—— Peter Millar, The TimesApaches showcases Carcaterra's ability to create chillingly evil characters and a world horrifying in its depravity
—— The Washington PostA golden-girl romp every bit as eccentric as it sounds...there is something touching about her plucky, world-weary survivors that has us rooting for them all the way
—— IndependentThis deliciously indulgent novel is as charming as Scarlet O'Hara and as comforting as a mug of cocoa
—— Easy LivingFlagg is a consummate storyteller
—— GuardianTautly told in a crisp translation of the Norwegian by Charlotte Barslund, the story is a riveting exploration of the consequences of crime, a whydunnit rather than the traditional whodunnit
—— Declan Burke , Irish TimesA brooding study of how one thoughtless action can have catastrophic consequences
—— Metro ScotlandFossum never forgets that her primary duty is to entertain, and she keeps her cut-to-the-bone mystery moving briskly
—— Barry Forshaw , Sunday TribuneNorwegian writer Karin Fossum has been turning out a steady and impressive body of work since long before Steig Larsson first put pen to paper...This is a first-rate psychological thriller, one of Fossum's best books to date.
—— The Review