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The Hard Way (2006)

by Lee Child

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Reacher is enlisted by a hard-bitten Blackwater style mercenary corporation to find a kidnapper and his captives, a young woman and her eight year old daughter. From the Dakota Hotel in New York City to a farm in the English countryside, this book has danger, thrills, and tension galore. I couldn't wait for opportunities to get back to it.

As always in the Reacher books, the bad guys are bad. Really bad. And you can't wait for Reacher to deal with them. Permanently.
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  EricKibler | Apr 6, 2013 |
May be the best Lee Child I've read so far, and I've loved ALL of them! ( )
  BluesGal79 | Mar 31, 2013 |
Who would have thought having coffee twice at the same cafe would be a mistake? But it lands Reacher in a convoluted mess of a kidnapping for ransom. Past history seems to be repeating itself, but everything isn't always exactly as it seems....

I was a bit surprised to see the ending of this one coming very early on, but even after having spotted the twist, Reacher doesn't disappoint. ( )
  SunnySD | Mar 1, 2013 |
Just a great gripping crime/ adventure thriller - well drawn characters and blissfully less complex than the Scandinavians, who often seem in danger of losing the plot so keen are they to confuse the reader ( )
  richardgarside | Feb 20, 2013 |
Another good crime novel from Child, I keep reminding myself of the half-dozen Scandinavian crime writers I've tried and what a difficult time they had doing what someone like Child seems to do effortlessly: write an exciting story, create interesting characters, and make you come back for more. ( )
  rwt42 | Dec 17, 2012 |
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Jack Reacher ordered espresso, double, no peel, no cube, foam cup, no china, and before it arrived at his table he saw a man's life change forever.
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In Lee Child’s astonishing new thriller, ex–military cop Reacher sees more than most people would...and because of that, he’s thrust into an explosive situation that’s about to blow up in his face. For the only way to find the truth—and save two innocent lives—is to do it the way Jack Reacher does it best: the hard way….

Jack Reacher was alone, the way he liked it, soaking up the hot, electric New York City night, watching a man cross the street to a parked Mercedes and drive it away. The car contained one million dollars in ransom money. And Edward Lane, the man who paid it, will pay even more to get his family back. Lane runs a highly illegal soldiers-for-hire operation. He will use any amount of money and any tool to find his beautiful wife and child. And then he’ll turn Jack Reacher loose with a vengeance—because Reacher is the best man hunter in the world.

On the trail of a vicious kidnapper, Reacher is learning the chilling secrets of his employer’s past…and of a horrific drama in the heart of a nasty little war. He’s beginning to realize that Edward Lane is hiding something. Something dirty. Something big. But Reacher also knows this: he’s already in way too deep to stop now.


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Jack Reacher was alone, the way he liked it, soaking up the hot, electric New York City night, watching a man cross the street to a parked Mercedes and drive it away. The car contained one million dollars in ransom money. And Edward Lane, the man who paid it, will pay even more to get his family back. Lane runs a highly illegal soldiers-for-hire operation. He will use any amount of money and any tool to find his beautiful wife and child. And then he'll turn Jack Reacher loose with a vengeance--because Reacher is the best man hunter in the world.… (more)

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