Rule one: if you don’t know the trouble you’re in, keep Reacher by your side. The bad guys who jumped Rutherford are part of something serious and deadly, involving a conspiracy, a cover-up, and murder-all centered on a mousy little guy in a coffee-stained shirt who has no idea what he’s up against. Rutherford wants to stay put, look innocent, and clear his name. The man he saves is Rusty Rutherford, an unassuming IT manager, recently fired after a cyberattack locked up the town’s data, records, information … and secrets. It was four against one … so Reacher intervenes, with his own trademark brand of conflict resolution. In broad daylight Reacher spots a hapless soul walking into an ambush.

One morning he ends up in a town near Pleasantville, Tennessee.īut there’s nothing pleasant about the place. James PattersonĪs always, Reacher has no particular place to go, and all the time in the world to get there. The Sentinel shows that two Childs are even better than one. One of the many great things about Jack Reacher is that he’s larger than life while remaining relatable and believable. Jack Reacher is back! The utterly addictive (The New York Times) series continues as acclaimed author Lee Child teams up with his brother, Andrew Child, fellow thriller writer extraordinaire.

But who is watching him, standing guard over a long-buried secret, ready to strike before it can be revealed? If you don't have a sense of the danger you're in, then it's best to have Reacher.1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * THE BLOCKBUSTER JACK REACHER SERIES THAT INSPIRED TWO MAJOR MOTION PICTURES AND THE STREAMING SERIES REACHER Its a dense plot with a changing cast of threatening characters, a stranger rolling into town who chooses to defend a man hes never met. Meanwhile, seventy-five miles south and west of Music City is a sleepy little town where a recently-fired guy nurses a grudge that will fester into fury-and a desire for payback. Of course, this wouldn't be the first time he listened to his gut instead. But in the early morning hours, under particular circumstances, a familiar thought will be snaking through his sharp, instinctual lizard brain: A voice in his head telling him to walk away. It is close to midnight on a Saturday night when Jack Reacher gets off a bus at the Greyhound station in Nashville. He was born in Coventry, raised in Birmingham, and now lives in New York. The Sentinel: A Jack Reacher Novel Lee Child | Andrew Child € 26.99 This item is temporarily not available through our suppliers. Lee Child is one of the world’s leading thriller writers.

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