James Penney's New Identity {story}
by Lee Child 
Jack Reacher Novelles (007), Jack Reacher (Short Fiction — 12.6)
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Before Jack Reacher became the seminal, nomadic hero he is today and #1 New York Times bestselling writer Lee Child reached his current iconic literary stature, there was James Penney, who we meet in this intense Thriller Short. Originally published in THRILLER: Stories to Keep You Up All Night, edited by James Patterson, in 2006. Penney was originally envisioned as a character in Child's second Jack Reacher tale, Die Trying. Though an interesting character, Penney was ultimately excised show more during the editing process and readers didn't have the pleasure of meeting him. Now he's been resurrected in a tale that features a brief glimpse of Jack Reacher's early career. Don't miss this heart-pumping tale of suspense!. show lessTags
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I completely enjoyed this book even though shortly into it I realized I read it before. It's so strange that I don't remember the story except for one little detail when the Firebird was stolen at a motel . Penney meets Reacher. This was a good short story.
In James Penney moet Jack Reacher supersnel beslissen: gaat hij James Penney helpen of niet?
James Penney is woest als hij wordt ontslagen. Uit wraak steekt hij zijn huis in brand en hij slaat op de vlucht. In het noorden van Californië komt hij iemand in een groene Chevrolet tegen - kan hij de chauffeur vertrouwen? Het blijkt Jack Reacher.
James Penney is woest als hij wordt ontslagen. Uit wraak steekt hij zijn huis in brand en hij slaat op de vlucht. In het noorden van Californië komt hij iemand in een groene Chevrolet tegen - kan hij de chauffeur vertrouwen? Het blijkt Jack Reacher.
Mar 14, 2025Dutch
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Lee Child is the pen name of Jim Grant, who was born in Coventry, England on October 29, 1954. He attended law school at Sheffield University, worked in the theater, and finally worked as a presentation director for Granada Television. After being laid off in 1995 because of corporate restructuring, he decided to write a book. The Killing Floor show more won the Anthony Award for Best First Novel and became the first book in the Jack Reacher series. In 2012, the first Jack Reacher film was released starring Tom Cruise. His book's, Worth Dying For and Past Tense, made the bestseller list in 2018. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Lee Child is a LibraryThing Author, an author who lists their personal library on LibraryThing.
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- James Penney's New Identity {story}
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- James Penney's New Identity
- Original publication date
- 2011-11-17
- Disambiguation notice
- This work is for editions with only the single short story "James Penney's New Identity."
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