About the Author

Lee Child is the author of eighteen Jack Reacher thrillers, all international bestsellers, including the #1 "New York Times" bestsellers "A Wanted Man," "The Affair," "Worth Dying For," "61 Hours," "Gone Tomorrow," "Bad Luck and Trouble," "Nothing to Lose," and "One Shot," as well as the short stories Deep Down and Second Son. An award-winning author worldwide, Child recently garnered the prestigious Diamond Dagger from the Crime Writers Association for an outstanding body of work in crime fiction, and has also won the Anthony, Barry, and Nero awards. He is co-president of the International Thrillers Writers and former president of the Mystery Writers of America. Foreign rights in the Reacher series have been sold in more than forty territories. A native of England and a former television director, Child lives in New York City, where he is at work on his next Jack Reacher thriller."

Reviews

The best...Lee Child s tough but humane Jack Reacher is the coolest continuing series character now on offer. Stephen King
Swift and brutal. "The New York Times"
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Spectacular...Muscular, energetic prose and pell-mell pacing. "The Seattle Times "
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Plan to stay up long past bedtime. "Kirkus Reviews"
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A masterpiece. "Booklist"
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"Swift and brutal."--"The New York Times "
"Reacher is one of the more interesting suspense heroes to come along in a while." --"San Antonio Express News "
"A superior series."--"The Washington Post Book World "
"A great read."--"St. Petersburg Times "
"Spectacular...muscular, energetic prose and pell-mell pacing."--"The Seattle Times"
"Jack Reacher, the wandering folk hero of Child's superb line of thrillers faces a baffling puzzle in his latest adventure...a brain-teasing puzzle that gets put together piece by fascinating piece...and a central character with Robin Hood-like integrity and an engagingly eccentric approach to life."--"Publishers Weekly "
"Deeply satisfying ... plan to stay up long past bedtime and do some serious hyperventilating toward the end."--"Kirkus Reviews "
"This fourth Reacher thriller is easily the best. The plot is a masterpiece. Reacher belongs at the same table with...Parker's Spenser."--"Booklist "
"With numerous plot twists and turns, Child puts Reacher through his paces brilliantly, arriving at an unusual solution. Highly recommended."--"Library Journal "