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The Affair - Lee Child

There s only one Jack Reacher. Accept no substitutes. Mick HerronMarch 1997. A woman has her throat cut behind a bar in Mississippi.Just down the road is a big army base. Is the murderer a local guy - or is he a soldier?Jack Reacher, still a major in the military police, is sent in undercover. The county sheriff is a former U.S. Marine - and a stunningly beautiful woman. Her investigation is going nowhere. Is the Pentagon stonewalling her? Or is she trying not to find the killer?Set just six months before the opening of Killing Floor, The Affair marks a turning point in Reacher s career.If he does what the army wants, will he be able to live with himself? And if he doesn t, will the army be able to live with him?_________Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, The Affair is 16th in the series.And be sure not to miss Reacher s newest adventure, no.29, In Too Deep! ***OUT NOW***

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Reacher: The Stories Behind The Stories - Lee Child

From global bestseller and creator of Jack Reacher, comes Lee Child s first-ever autobiographical collection.On Monday September 5th, 1994, at home, at the dining room table, I sat down to write. An hour later, I gave the first chapter to my wife. I asked, Should I continue? Yes, she said. I like it. Essential reading for all Reacher fans. STEVE CAVANAGH Need a Lee Child/Reacher fix? Of course you do . . . This book is perfect for rabid fans and unabashed addicts like me. JAMES PATTERSON Fans of the series (and would-be writers looking for tips) will relish this . . . engaging and instructive Sunday TimesFrom urgently scribbling out his debut Killing Floor in pencil (the stub of which he still owns), to taking a step back with Blue Moon, and everything in between, here are 24 honest, witty and wise personal reflections on his life and work, crafted across decades.Whether it is through Lee s moving account of meeting a fan years after her mother brought her to a book signing; facing his first computer and the coming of the internet; writing about New York just before and just after 9/11, to later seeing his novels adapted for the big screen, each riveting piece deftly evokes where he was psychologically and physically when he wrote each novel.Lee has clearly felt unwavering gratitude for his readers since 1997. And these stories were originally designed for fans of Reacher who may be interested in a behind-the-scenes or, in Lee s words: why the books turned out the way they did .But this collection is also so much more. It is the story of a man who once put pencil to paper in an attempt to turn his luck around . . . and who made every word count.Praise for Reacher: The Stories Behind the Stories: Whip-smart, gripping and chock-full of wit and charm, just like the author himself. KARIN SLAUGHTER, No.1 bestselling author of the Will Trent series A unique, fascinating insight into the creative and personal journey of one of the world s finest authors. I loved it. STEVE CAVANAGH, bestselling author of Fifty Fifty and Thirteen A fascinating look at the brilliant mind that created the iconic Jack Reacher. Both inspiring and instructive, this is a must-read for both readers and writers. TESS GERRITSEN, bestselling author of the Martini Club series A terrific accompaniment to the books, and answers so many questions. JOANNE HARRIS, bestselling author of Chocolat***EXCLUSIVE SPECIAL EDITION AVAILABLE NOW!

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The Hero - Lee Child

THE ENDURING MYTH THAT MAKES US HUMANWhat makes a hero? Who better to answer that question than Lee Child⠦⠘It⠙s Lee Child. Why would you not read it?⠙ Karin Slaughter⠘I don t know another author so skilled at making me turn the page⠙ The TimesIn his first work of nonfiction, the creator of the multimillion-selling Jack Reacher series explores the endurance of heroes from Achilles to Bond, showing us how this age-old myth is a fundamental part of what makes us human. He demonstrates how hero stories continue to shape our world ⠓ arguing that we need them now more than ever.From the Stone Age to the Greek Tragedies, from Shakespeare to Robin Hood, we have always had our heroes. The hero is at the centre of formative myths in every culture and persists to this day in world-conquering books, films and TV shows. But why do these characters continue to inspire us, and why are they so central to storytelling?Scalpel-sharp on the roots of storytelling and enlightening on the history and science of myth, The Hero is essential reading for anyone trying to write or understand fiction. Child teaches us how these stories still shape our minds and behaviour in an increasingly confusing modern world, and with his trademark concision and wit, demonstrates that however civilised we get, we⠙ll always need heroes.

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Reacher: The Stories Behind The Stories - Lee Child

From global bestseller and creator of Jack Reacher, comes Lee Child⠙s first-ever autobiographical collection. On Monday September 5th, 1994, at home, at the dining room table, I sat down to write. An hour later, I gave the first chapter to my wife. I asked, ⠜Should I continue?⠝⠜Yes,⠝ she said. ⠜I like it.⠝ Essential reading for all Reacher fans. STEVE CAVANAGH Need a Lee Child/Reacher fix? Of course you do . . . This book is perfect for rabid fans and unabashed addicts ⠓ like me. JAMES PATTERSON⠘Fans of the series (and would-be writers looking for tips) will relish this . . . engaging and instructive⠙ Sunday TimesFrom urgently scribbling out his debut Killing Floor in pencil (the stub of which he still owns), to taking a step back with Blue Moon, and everything in between, here are 24 honest, witty and wise personal reflections on his life and work, crafted across decades. Whether it is through Lee⠙s moving account of meeting a fan years after her mother brought her to a book signing; facing his first computer and the coming of the internet; writing about New York just before ⠓ and just after ⠓ 9/11, to later seeing his novels adapted for the big screen, each riveting piece deftly evokes where he was psychologically and physically when he wrote each novel. Lee has clearly felt unwavering gratitude for his readers since 1997. And these stories were originally designed for fans of Reacher who may be interested in a ⠘behind-the-scenes⠙ ⠓ or, in Lee⠙s words: ⠘why the books turned out the way they did⠙. But this collection is also so much more. It is the story of a man who once put pencil to paper in an attempt to turn his luck around . . . and who made every word count. Praise for Reacher: The Stories Behind the Stories: Whip-smart, gripping and chock-full of wit and charm, just like the author himself. KARIN SLAUGHTER, No.1 bestselling author of the Will Trent series A unique, fascinating insight into the creative and personal journey of one of the world⠙s finest authors. I loved it. STEVE CAVANAGH, bestselling author of Fifty Fifty and Thirteen A fascinating look at the brilliant mind that created the iconic Jack Reacher. Both inspiring and instructive, this is a must-read for both readers and writers. TESS GERRITSEN, bestselling author of the Martini Club series A terrific accompaniment to the books, and answers so many questions. JOANNE HARRIS, bestselling author of Chocolat***EXCLUSIVE SPECIAL EDITION AVAILABLE NOW!

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The Secret - Lee Child, Andrew Child

The gripping new Jack Reacher thriller from the No.1 bestselling authors Lee Child and Andrew Child.Chicago. 1992. A hospital patient wakes to find two strangers by his bed.They show him a list of names and ask a simple but impossible question. Minutes later he falls to his death from his twelfth-floor window - a fall which generates some unexpected attention.That attention comes from the Secretary of Defense, who calls for an inter-agency task force to investigate. Jack Reacher, recently demoted from Major, is assigned as the Army s representative. If he gets a result, great. If not, he s a convenient fall guy.Reacher may be an exceptional military investigator, but office politics aren t what gets him up in the morning. As he races to identify a cold-blooded killer and uncover a secret that stretches back 23 years, he must navigate around his new partners.Will Reacher bring the bad guys to justice the official way . . . or his way?PRAISE FOR THE JACK REACHER SERIES There s only one Jack Reacher. Accept no substitutes. MICK HERRON Jack Reacher is today s James Bond, a thriller hero we can t get enough of. KEN FOLLETT Everyone needs to kick some butt sometimes, even if it s just imaginary. JOJO MOYESIncludes a first look of IN TOO DEEP, Jack Reacher s newest adventure *** OUT NOW***Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, The Secret is the 28th book in the internationally bestselling series.The Secret was a No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller in October and November 2023.

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The Secret - Lee Child, Andrew Child

The gripping new Jack Reacher thriller from the No.1 bestselling authors Lee Child and Andrew Child. Chicago. 1992.A hospital patient wakes to find two strangers by his bed. They show him a list of names and ask a simple but impossible question. Minutes later he falls to his death from his twelfth-floor window - a fall which generates some unexpected attention.That attention comes from the Secretary of Defense, who calls for an inter-agency task force to investigate. Jack Reacher, recently demoted from Major, is assigned as the Army s representative. If he gets a result, great.If not, he s a convenient fall guy. Reacher may be an exceptional military investigator, but office politics aren t what gets him up in the morning. As he races to identify a cold-blooded killer and uncover a secret that stretches back 23 years, he must navigate around his new partners.Will Reacher bring the bad guys to justice the official way . . .or his way?

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The Enemy - Lee Child

There s only one Jack Reacher. Accept no substitutes Mick Herron The thing about Lee Child s books is that you can t put the damn things down. . .there s something about his writing that s addictive. The Enemy is no exception. . .Superb. Independent on Sunday_____________North Carolina. New Year s Day, 1990. A soldier is found dead in a sleazy motel bed.Jack Reacher is the officer on duty. The soldier turns out to be a two-star general.The situation is bad enough, then Reacher finds the body of the general s wife.This stomach-churning thriller turns back the clock to a younger Reacher, in dogtags. A Reacher who still believes in the service. A Reacher who imposes army discipline. Even if only in his own pragmatic way..._________Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, The Enemy is 8th in the series.And be sure not to miss Reacher s newest adventure, no.29, In Too Deep! ***OUT NOW***

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The Visitor - Lee Child

Two female army high-flyers. Both acquainted with Jack Reacher. Both forced to resign from the service.Now they re both dead.Found in their own homes, naked, in a bath full of paint. Apparent victims of an army man. A loner, a smart guy with a score to settle.A ruthless vigilante.A man just like Jack Reacher._________Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, The Visitor is the 4th in the series.And be sure not to miss Reacher s newest adventure, no.29, In Too Deep! **OUT NOW**Lee Child, Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller, April 2024

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The Secret - Lee Child, Andrew Child

Chicago. 1992. A hospital patient wakes to find two strangers by his bed. They show him a list of names and ask a simple but impossible question. Minutes later he falls to his death from his twelfth-floor window - a fall which generates some unexpected attention.That attention comes from the Secretary of Defense, who calls for an inter-agency task force to investigate. Jack Reacher, recently demoted from Major, is assigned as the Army s representative. If he gets a result, great. If not, he s a convenient fall guy.Reacher may be an exceptional military investigator, but office politics aren t what gets him up in the morning. As he races to identify a cold-blooded killer and uncover a secret that stretches back 23 years, he must navigate around his new partners.Will Reacher bring the bad guys to justice the official way . . . or his way?PRAISE FOR THE JACK REACHER SERIES There s only one Jack Reacher. Accept no substitutes. MICK HERRON Jack Reacher is today s James Bond, a thriller hero we can t get enough of. KEN FOLLETT Everyone needs to kick some butt sometimes, even if it s just imaginary. JOJO MOYESAlthough the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, The Secret is the 28th book in the internationally bestselling series.And be sure not to miss Reacher s newest adventure, no.29, In Too Deep! ***OUT NOW***

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The Sentinel - Lee Child, Andrew Child

The edge-of-your-seat, heart-in-mouth new Jack Reacher thriller for 2021 - his 25th adventure. No one s bigger than Jack Reacher.Jack Reacher hitches a ride to a sleepy no-name town outside Nashville, Tennessee. He plans to grab a cup of coffee and move right along.Not going to happen.The town has been shut down by a cyber attack. At the centre of it all, whetherhe likes it or not, is Rusty Rutherford. He s an average IT guy, but he knows more than he thinks.As the bad guys move in on Rusty, Reacher moves in on them . . .And now Rusty knows he s protected, he s never going to leave the big man s side.Reacher might just have to stick around and find out what the hell s gone wrong . . . and then put it right, like only he can.*** Jack Reacher is today s James Bond, a thriller hero we can t get enough of. Ken Follett If you haven t read any Jack Reacher, you have a treat in store . . . a hitchhiker without a phone, a one-man force for good. - The Times A contemporary version of the knight in shining armour . . . Reacher is a mythic figure. Literary Review Jack Reacher is a wonderfully epic hero; tough, taciturn, yet vulnerable... Irresistible. People Jack Reacher has long since earned his prominent place in the pantheon of cool, smart-talking American heroes. New York Times_________Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, The Sentinel is the 25th in the series.And be sure not to miss Reacher s newest adventure, no.29, In Too Deep! ***OUT NOW***

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The Partisan - Patrick Worrall

Remarkedly assured debut ... the advent of a real talent...One to watch Sunday Times Immersive, intriguing, and intelligent - incredibly impressive, up there with the best in the genre Lee Child________________________It is the summer of 1961 and the brutal Cold War between East and West is becoming ever more perilous.Two young prodigies from either side of the Iron Curtain, Yulia and Michael, meet at a chess tournament in London. They don t know it, but they are about to compete in the deadliest game ever played.Shadowing them is Greta, a ruthless resistance fighter who grew up the hard way in the forests of Lithuania, but who is now hunting down some of the most dangerous men in the world.Men who are also on the radar of Vassily, perhaps the Soviet Union s greatest spymaster. A man of cunning and influence, Vassily was Yulia s minder during her visit to the West, but even he could not foresee the consequences of her meeting Michael.When the world is accelerating towards an inevitable and catastrophic conflict, what can just four people do to prevent it?Epic in scope, The Partisan is a thrill ride like no other, taking you from the hallowed halls of Cambridge to the grimy depths of the Moscow underworld, from 1960s London to the Eastern Front in the Second World War.

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The First Gentleman - James Patterson, President Bill Clinton

The global number one bestselling authors team up again for a gripping political thriller, unravelling a shocking murder accusation at the White House. ____________________________Clinton and Patterson are back. And they re better than ever. The President of the United States is up for re-election. Her husband is on trial for murder. Is the First Gentleman a killer?A pair of brilliant investigative journalists set out to answer that burning question. ____________________________â ˜Bill Clinton reveals key White House details in murderous new political thrillerâ ¦ Itâ ™s a twisty thriller with plenty of inside jobs, political sabotage and many, many deathsâ ™ USA Today It s a novel that only those two could conjure up... gripping. BBC Onlineâ ˜I really enjoyed it, read it in just two sittings.â ™ Ross King, ITV Lorraine Even better and more political than its predecessors... A gripping tale that leaps off the pageâ ™ Daily Mail____________________________PRAISE FOR THE PRESIDENT IS MISSING The political thriller of the decade Lee Child A bullet train of a thriller A.J. Finn A first-rate collaboration... Engrossing from page one David Baldacci This book moves like Air Force One. Big and fast Michael Connelly A big, splashy juggernaut of a novel ... truly authentic Harlan Coben____________________________Readers are raving about The First Gentleman... ***** It was fun, suspenseful, and definitely gripping to see what was going to happen. James Patterson is a legend in this field and it was fun to see former President Clinton as his co-writer. ***** Gets more suspenseful as it prgresses, until I literally could not put it down till I had finished the novel. The characters of Maddie, Brea and Garrett are particularly well drawn. An excellent read, and one which I highly recommend. ***** When one of the most popular and best selling novelists in the world teams up with the man who knows everything there is to know about American politics, you just know it is going to be a thrilling page turner!

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The Bone Hacker - Kathy Reichs

A gripping high-stakes thriller featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan, from Number One Bestselling author Kathy Reichs. EVEN ON AN ISLAND PARADISE, DANGER STILL LURKS Called in to examine what is left of a body struck by lightning, Tempe traces an unusual tattoo to its source and is soon embroiled in a much larger case. Young men – tourists – have been disappearing on the islands of Turks and Caicos for years. Seven years ago, the first victim was found with both hands cut off; the other visitors vanished without a trace. But recently, tantalizing leads have emerged and only Tempe can unravel them. Maddeningly, the victims seem to have nothing in common – other than the unusual locations where their bodies are eventually found, and the fact that the young men all seem to be the least likely to be involved in foul play. Do these attacks have something to do with the islands’ seething culture of gang violence? Tempe isn’t so sure. And then she turns up disturbing clues that what’s at stake may actually have global significance.It isn’t long before the sound of a ticking clock grows menacingly loud, and then Tempe herself becomes a target . . . PRAISE FOR KATHY REICHS: ‘A thing of clever beauty – smart, scary, complicated, and engrossing’ Michael Connelly ‘This page-turning series never lets the reader down’ Harlan Coben ‘One of my favorite writers’ Karin Slaughter ‘I await the next Kathy Reichs thriller with the same anticipation I have for the new Lee Child or Patricia Cornwell’ James Patterson

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Star of the North - D. B. John

Extraordinary...smart, sophisticated, suspenseful - and important. If you try one new thing this year, make it Star of the North LEE CHILD__________________________North Korea and the USA are on the brink of war.A young American woman disappears without trace from a South Korean island.The CIA recruits her twin sister to uncover the truth.Now, she must go undercover in the worldâ ™s most deadly state.Only by infiltrating the dark heart of the terrifying regime will she be able to save her sisterâ ¦and herself.___________________________â ˜Tense and compelling.â ™ James Swallow, Sunday Times bestselling author of NOMAD

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Safe Enough - Lee Child

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the world s number one thriller writer, twenty pulse-pounding short stories are collected for the first time in one edition, complete with an introduction from the author. It s Lee Child. Why would you not read it? KARIN SLAUGHTERâ ˜An enticing snack-like book, full of jaunty tales, twists and violence.â ™ INDEPENDENT********I was the guy who always found a way.I was the guy that couldn t be stopped.A drug-dealing hit man unburdens his fears to a stranger. An overlooked rookie cop is assigned to the departmentâ ™s file room. A ruthless killer only kills bad guys. A methodical bodyguard quits his job when heâ ™s outsmarted. A military mission is planned to perfection. . .Meticulously plotted and utterly compelling, these are intimate portraits of humanity at its best and worst. Each story is entirely distinct. And with their economical prose and unexpected twists, each could only have been written by the creator of Jack Reacher.INCLUDES A BONUS SHORT STORY FROM LEE CHILD AND TESS GERRITSEN, STARRING JACK REACHER AND MAGGIE BIRD.******* I don t know another author so skilled at making me turn the page, at putting me in the thick of it all. THE TIMES Best thriller writer on the planet. SUSAN HILL One of the genre s finest practitioners. INDEPENDENT I always seize the latest Lee Child with pleasure. PHILIP PULLMAN*********The stories included in this collection are:The Bodyguard * The Greatest Trick of All * Ten Keys * Safe Enough * Natural in Every Way * The .50 Solution * Publica Transportation * Me and Mr. Rafferty * Section 7 (a) (Operational) * Addicted to Sweetness * The Bone-Headed League * I Heard a Romantic Story * My First Drug Trial * Wet with Rain * The Truth About What Happened * Pierre, Lucien Me * New Blank Document * Shorty and the Briefcase * Dying for a Cigarette * The Snake-Eater by the Numbers plus an exclusive brand new short story featuring Jack Reacher and Maggie Bird from Lee Child and Tess GerritsenAnd be sure not to miss Reacher s newest adventure, no.29, In Too Deep! ***OUT NOW***Lee Child, Sunday Times bestselling author, September 2024Lee Child, No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author, October 2024Lee Child, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author, October 2024Lee Child, No.1 bestseller, Australia October 2024

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Match Up - Sandra Brown, Diana Gabaldon, Steve Berry, Lee Child, Kathy Reichs, Peter James, Val McDermidová, C. J. Box, David Morrell, Gayle Lynds

FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER ... Lee Child s Jack Reacher will team up with Kathy Reichs Temperance Brennan to unmask a cunning killer. Val McDermid s Tony Hill and Carol Jordan work with Peter James s Roy Grace on a very unusual murder case.These are just some of the never-before-seen pairings in Match Up - a brand new collaboration between the world s famous crime writers. Edited be international bestseller Lee Child, this exclusive page-turning anthology promises the same thrills and chills brought to you by the previous collection, Face Off. Read on for the full list of author and character pairings:Diana Gabaldon s Claire Randall Fraser + Steve Berry s Cotton MaloneLisa Scottoline s Bennie Rosato + Nelson DeMille s John Corey Sandra Brown s Lee Coburn + C.J. Box s Joe PickettKathy Reichs s Temperance Brennan + Lee Child s Jack ReacherVal McDermid s Tony Hill + Peter James s Roy GraceCharlaine Harris s Harper Connelly + Andrew Gross s Ty HauckGayle Lynds s Liz Sansborough + David Morrell s RamboKarin Slaughter s Jeffrey Tolliver + Michael Koryta s Lincoln PerryLara Adrian s Lucan Thorne + Christopher RiceJ.A. Jance s Ali Reynolds + Eric Van Lustbader s Bravo ShawLisa Jackson s Regan Pescoli + John Sandford s Lucas Davenport

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Tripwire - Lee Child

Lee Child continues his meteoric rise and mastery of suspense with Tripwire. It s a tightly-drawn and swift thriller that gives new meaning to what a page-turner should be. Michael ConnellyFor Jack Reacher being invisible has become a habit.He spends his days digging swimming pools by hand and his nights as the bouncer in the local strip club in the Florida Keys.He doesn t want to be found.But someone has sent a private detective to seek him out. Then Reacher finds the guy beaten to death with his fingertips sliced off. It s time to head north and work out who is trying to find him and why._________Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, Tripwire is 3rd in the series.And be sure not to miss Reacher s newest adventure, No.29, In Too Deep! **OUT NOW**Lee Child, Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller, April 2024

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Without Fail - Lee Child

A Washington woman asks Reacher for help. Her job? Protecting the Vice-President. Discover the action-packed thriller from the global bestselling author. Lee Child s protagonist, Jack Reacher, is a hero in the Dirty Harry style, a man who lives by his own principles . . . Produces a surprising twist when it s least expected. Sunday Telegraph If there is a more iconic character in modern fiction than Jack Reacher, I d like to meet them. Daily Mirror_________Jack Reacher walks alone. No job, no ID, no last known address. But he never turns down a plea for help. Now a woman tracks him down. A woman serving at the very heart of US power. A woman who needs Reacher s assistance in her new job.Her job?Protecting the Vice-President of the United States.Her problem? Someone wants the VP dead._________Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, Without Fail is the 6th in the series.And be sure not to miss Reacher s newest adventure, no.29, In Too Deep! **OUT NOW**Lee Child, Sunday Times bestselling author October 2024

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CrimeBits: 100 Opening Gambits for Great Thrillers - Lee Child

CrimeBits is a unique, interactive puzzle book including 100 first pages of thrillers, the best selected by the world-famous crime author Lee Child. Each page is linked to a puzzle, ranging from crosswords, to wordsearches, to mystery logic puzzles created by L.A. Times puzzle setter Robin Stears. Read an exclusive introduction by Lee Child himself on crime writing and the importance of a novel s opening. This grab-bag of a book also includes writing challenges, crime trivia, and editor s notes. CrimeBits 2 is set to be selected and introduced by the best-selling Tartan Noir author Val McDermid.

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CrimeBits: 100 Opening Gambits for Great Thrillers - Lee Child

CrimeBits is a unique, interactive puzzle book including 100 first pages of thrillers, the best selected by the world-famous crime author Lee Child. Each page is linked to a puzzle, ranging from crosswords, to wordsearches, to mystery logic puzzles created by L.A. Times puzzle setter Robin Stears. Read an exclusive introduction by Lee Child himself on crime writing and the importance of a novel s opening. This grab-bag of a book also includes writing challenges, crime trivia, and editor s notes. CrimeBits 2 is set to be selected and introduced by the best-selling Tartan Noir author Val McDermid.

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Bruce Lee The Art of Expressing the Human Body - Bruce Lee

Learn the secrets to obtaining Bruce Lee s astounding physique with this insightful martial arts training book.The Art of Expressing the Human Body, a title coined by Bruce Lee himself to describe his approach to martial arts, documents the techniques he used so effectively to perfect his body for superior health and muscularity.Beyond his martial arts and acting abilities, Lee s physical appearance and strength were truly astounding. He achieved this through an intensive and ever-evolving conditioning regime that is being revealed for the first time in this book.Drawing on Lee s notes, letters, diaries and training logs, Bruce Lee historian John Little presents the full extent of Lee s unique training methods including nutrition, aerobics, isometrics, stretching and weight training.In addition to serving as a record of Bruce Lee s training, The Art of Expressing the Human Body, with its easy-to-understand and simple-to-follow training routines, is a valuable source book for those who seek dramatic improvement in their health, conditioning, physical fitness, and appearance. This Bruce Lee Book is part of the Bruce Lee Library which also features:Bruce Lee: Striking ThoughtsBruce Lee: The Celebrated Life of the Golden DragonBruce Lee: The Tao of Gung FuBruce Lee: Artist of LifeBruce Lee: Letters of the DragonBruce Lee: Jeet Kune Do

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No Plan B - Lee Child, Andrew Child

The gripping new Jack Reacher thriller from the No.1 bestselling authors Lee Child and Andrew Child. Gerrardsville, Colorado. One tragic event. Two witnesses. Two conflicting accounts. One witness sees a woman throw herself in front of a bus - clearly suicide. The other witness is Jack Reacher. And he sees what really happened - a man in grey hoodie and jeans, swift and silent as a shadow, pushed the victim to her death, before grabbing her bag and sauntering away. Reacher follows the killer on foot, not knowing that this was no random act of violence. It is part of something much bigger...a sinister, secret conspiracy, with powerful people on the take, enmeshed in an elaborate plot that leaves no room for error. If any step is compromised, the threat will have to be quickly and permanently removed. But when the threat is Reacher, there is No Plan B....

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No Plan B - Lee Child, Andrew Child

The gripping new Jack Reacher thriller from the No.1 bestselling authors Lee Child and Andrew Child. When your name is Jack Reacher, the truth is always worth doing time for. Gerrardsville, Colorado. One tragic event. Two witnesses. Two conflicting accounts. One witness sees a woman throw herself in front of a bus - clearly suicide. The other witness is Jack Reacher. And he sees what really happened - a man in grey hoodie and jeans, swift and silent as a shadow, pushing the victim to her death, before grabbing her bag and sauntering away. Reacher follows the killer, not knowing that this was no random act of violence. It is part of something much bigger...a sinister, secret conspiracy, with powerful people on the take, enmeshed in an elaborate plot that leaves no room for error. If any step is compromised, the threat will have to be quickly and permanently removed. Because when the threat is Reacher, there is No Plan B...

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No Plan B - Lee Child, Andrew Child

The gripping new Jack Reacher thriller from the No.1 bestselling authors Lee Child and Andrew Child.When your name is Jack Reacher, the truth is always worth doing time for.Gerrardsville, Colorado. One tragic event. Two witnesses. Two conflicting accounts. One witness sees a woman throw herself in front of a bus - clearly suicide. The other witness is Jack Reacher. And he sees what really happened - a man in grey hoodie and jeans, swift and silent as a shadow, pushing the victim to her death, before grabbing her bag and sauntering away.Reacher follows the killer, not knowing that this was no random act of violence. It is part of something much bigger...a sinister, secret conspiracy, with powerful people on the take, enmeshed in an elaborate plot that leaves no room for error. If any step is compromised, the threat will have to be quickly and permanently removed.Because when the threat is Reacher, there is No Plan B... Perfectly plotted, with bigger twists than ever before KARIN SLAUGHTER The world s favourite hero packs an even harder punch than ever PETER JAMESAlthough the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, No Plan B is the 27th book in the internationally bestselling series.And be sure not to miss Reacher s newest adventure, no.29, In Too Deep! **OUT NOW**No Plan B was a No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller in May 2023.

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The Stan Lee Story - Roy Thomas

The mostly true tale of Stan Lee, the one and only Godfather of Comics. From his childhood in Depression-era New York, to transforming Marvel into the number one comics publisher in the world, to his 21st-century reinvention as Chief Creative Officer of global entertainment company POW! Entertainment, Stan ?the Man? Lee stands the test of time as the most legendary name in comicbook history. Stanley Lieber began working at Timely Comics in 1940 at the age of 17 and found himself at the helm of the bullpen as its top editor just two years later.But it wasn?t until 1961 that he ignited a revolution known as the ?Marvel Age of Comics.? With a legendary stable of art partners including Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, John Romita, and Jim Steranko, Lee unleashed a dizzying cascade of seminal comicbook creations?the Fantastic Four, Hulk, Spider-Man, Thor, Iron Man, the X-Men, and the Avengers to name a few. After moving to Hollywood in 1980, he did it again, developing TV and film projects that laid the groundwork for the ?Marvel movie.? Stan?s constant cameo presence in these billion-dollar worldwide events was a testament to his influence. As the man behind POW! Entertainment, he became a master of all media?working with rock stars and professional sports leagues, movie mavens and reality TV shows?reinforcing his creative stature the world over.First published as a signed Collector?s Edition and sold out within a week, the book was written and edited with Lee himself. His tale is told by his successor at Marvel, renowned comics writer, editor, and historian Roy Thomas, who brings ?you are there? insights and wide-eyed clarity to key moments of Lee?s journey to pop culture immortality. Featuring hundreds of treasures of comicbook art, intimate photographs sourced straight from his family archives, a foreword written by Lee himself, a novel-length essay and new epilogue by Thomas, and an appendix with complete reprints of Stan?s comics from throughout the decades, this is a titanic tribute worthy of the Man.All Marvel characters are ? MARVEL

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Echo Burning - Lee Child

Complete with crackling fast dialogue, an edgy ambivalent plot, and the capacity to make his readers turn the page, this feels like Child s breakthrough book into the mega-sellers. He is that good. (Daily Mail)Jack Reacher, adrift in the hellish heat of a Texas summer. Looking for a lift through the vast empty landscape. A woman stops, and offers a ride. She is young, rich and beautiful.But her husband s in jail. When he comes out, he s going to kill her.Her family s hostile, she can t trust the cops, and the lawyers won t help. She is entangled in a web of lies and prejudice, hatred and murder.Jack Reacher never could resist a lady in distress._________Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, Echo Burning is 5th in the series.And be sure not to miss Reacher s newest adventure, No.29, In Too Deep! **OUT NOW**Lee Child, Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller, April 2024

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No Middle Name - Lee Child

Including a new novella, the clever, twisty tales reveal that even 13-year-old Reacher was a force to be reckoned with. (Sunday Mirror)This is the first time all Lee Child s shorter fiction featuring Jack Reacher has been collected into one volume.Jack No Middle Name Reacher, lone wolf, knight errant, ex military cop, lover of women, scourge of the wicked and righter of wrongs, is the most iconic hero for our age.Read together, these twelve stories shed new light on Reacher s past, illuminating how he grew up and developed into the wandering avenger who has captured the imagination of millions around the world.The twelve stories include a brand new novella, Too Much Time.The other stories in the collection are:Second SonJames Penney s New IdentityGuy Walks Into a BarDeep Down, High HeatNot a Drill Small WarsAll of which have previously been published as ebook shorts.Added to these is every other Reacher short story that Child has written:Everyone TalksMaybe They Have a TraditionNo Room at the Motel The Picture of the Lonely Diner_________And be sure not to miss Reacher s newest adventure, no.29, In Too Deep! **OUT NOW**

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Tripwire - Lee Child

â ˜If the final pages of this story donâ ™t make your heart race, then you might want to make sure your heart is still working.â ™ KARIN SLAUGHTERFor Jack Reacher, being invisible has become a habit.He spends his days digging swimming pools by hand and his nights as the bouncer in a local strip club in the Florida Keys.He doesn t want to be found.But someone has sent a private detective to seek him out. Then Reacher finds the guy beaten to death with his fingertips sliced off. It s time to head north and work out who is trying to find him and why._________ Lee Child continues his meteoric rise and mastery of suspense with Tripwire. It s a tightly-drawn and swift thriller that gives new meaning to what a page-turner should be. MICHAEL CONNELLY A slickly effective thriller which confirms Child s ability to keep the reader guessing - and sweating. THE TIMES Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, Tripwire is 3rd in the series.And be sure not to miss Reacher s newest adventure, no.29, In Too Deep! **PRE-ORDER NOW**

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The Rowing Marine - Lee Spencer

On 9 January 2019, Lee Spencer, a disabled former Royal Marine, set out in a tiny rowing boat called Hope from the Southern Portuguese town of Portimao. He was hoping to become the fourth person in history to row solo and unsupported across the Atlantic Ocean, as well the first disabled person to complete the row and the fastest. After sixty days, sixteen hours and six minutes at sea, Lee rowed into the Mahury River estuary in Cayenne, South America, shattering the able-bodied record by an astonishing thirty-six days and became the world⠙s only physically disabled person, to break and hold an able-bodied record in an endurance event. Lee dreamed of one day being strong enough to face his father. He dreamed of becoming a Royal Marine. In 1992 he achieved his goal. Having served in the second Iraq War, Lee then volunteered for Special Duties and was one of only three out of 126 who eventually passed the course. He then completed three tours of Afghanistan as an agent handler. Then on a dark wintery night, Lee stopped to help at the scene of a motorway crash. Struck by debris when another car hit the scene, Lee came within a whisker of bleeding to death. He instructed a passer-by to stand on his groin when a makeshift torniquet wouldn⠙t work. Surgeons, though, could not save his leg. Unperturbed by becoming disabled, he learned to walk again, would row across the Atlantic with the world⠙s first physically disabled crew of four ⠓ with just three legs between them ⠓ to row any ocean and to embark on his epic solo journey. In The Rowing Marine Lee takes us on his epic solo voyage, as he relates his unparalleled life story, bringing the threads of his many experiences together.

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The Hard Way - Lee Child

Jack Reacher is alone, the way he likes it.He watches a man cross a New York street and drive away in a Mercedes. The car contains $1 million of ransom money. Reacher s job is to make sure it all turns out right - money paid, family safely returned.But Reacher is in the middle of a nasty little war where nothing is simple.What started on a busy New York street explodes three thousand miles away, in the sleepy English countryside.Reacher s going to have to do this one the hard way._________Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, The Hard Way is the 10th in the series.And be sure not to miss Reacher s newest adventure, no.29, In Too Deep! ***OUT NOW***

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Seeing the Supernatural - Lee Strobel

Now a New York Times bestseller, discover solid answers to the provocative questions you’ve been asking about the supernatural world through the investigative work of a former spiritual skeptic.We hear stories all the time about the supernatural--miraculous healings, unexplained sightings, near-death experiences--but how do we know what is real? Are rumors of spiritual beings, healings, and prophetic dreams dangerous deceptions, or is there something important for us to explore? Join investigative journalist and former atheist Lee Strobel as he examines the evidence and considers how we should think about the unseen world--and the God who made and rules over it.As the bestselling author of the popular Case For series, which has sold millions of copies, Lee Strobel has interviewed some of the most brilliant scientists and philosophical thinkers in the world on topics of apologetics and faith. In Seeing the Supernatural, Lee weaves together his best material from several previous books with dynamic new and never-published interviews to investigate what the Bible really teaches about the unseen world.As he asks scholars the very questions you have about otherworldly experiences, Lee will help you:Better understand how God chooses to work in the fascinating supernatural realm--and why it is importantAvoid common mistakes people make, including both ignoring the supernatural and becoming obsessed with itHave answers ready for when you face objections or deceptions that are common in a world of supernatural counterfeitsDraw closer to God as you catch glimpses of his power and glory in ways you don t typically experience Written for skeptics and believers alike, Seeing the Supernatural is a transformative exploration of how the supernatural can shape our understanding of God s character and our own faith.

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The Midnight Line - Lee Child

THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLERA RICHARD JUDY BOOK CLUB 2018 PICK----------Jack Reacher is having a bad day.It would be a dumb idea to make it worse. Reacher sees a West Point class ring in a pawn shop window. It s tiny. It s a woman cadet s graduation present to herself. Why would she give it up? Reacher was a West Pointer too, and he knows what she went through to get it.All he wants is to find the woman.He ll have to go through bikers, cops, crooks, and low-life muscle.If she s ok, he ll walk away. If she s not ... he ll stop at nothing.Best advice: stay out of his way._________Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, The Midnight Line follows on directly from the end of Make Me.And be sure not to miss Reacher s newest adventure, no.29, In Too Deep! ***OUT NOW***

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Nejlepší americké krimipovídky 2015: Jeffery Deaver, Lee Child a dalšch sedmnáct pečlivě zvolených a (978-80-7498-163-0)

Kniha - autor Jeffery Deaver; Lee Child, 584 stran, česky, pevná bez přebalu lesklá Dvacítka pečlivě vybraných povídek od dvaceti autorů, jejichž jmenný seznam je ekvivalentem výčtu toho nejlepšího, co současná americká tvorba v daném žánru nabízí. Dobře napsaná povídka čtenáře zasáhne, pohne s ním. Dobře napsaná krimipovídka přiměje čtenáře zalapat po dechu. A dobře napsané jsou v této sbírce všechny. Zapomeňte na to, že detektivky a thrillery jsou ještě stále některými považovány za lehký žánr. Nemusí to tak být. Důkaz toho, že krimipovídka může být výtečným literárním dílem, držíte právě v ruce.

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Nevracej se - Lee Child - audiokniha

Audiokniha: Bude litovat, že se vrátil? Nebo toho bude litovat někdo jiný? Jack Reacher, bývalý vojenský policista vycvičený rychle myslet a ještě rychleji jednat, se vrací do hlavního stanu své staré jednotky. Chce se tu setkat s novým velícím důstojníkem, majorem Susan Turnerovou, kterou zná jenom po hlase. Tu ale v kanceláři hlavního vedení nenajde. Aby očistil své i její jméno, musí ji co nejdříve najít, zatímco mu je v patách armáda, FBI, washingtonská policie a čtyři brutální hrdlořezové. V roce 2016 vznikla podle tohoto příběhu filmová adaptace v režii Edwarda Zwicka s Tomem Cruisem a Cobie Smulders v hlavních rolích. „Nesází se prvotně na pneumatická kladiva Reacherových pěstí, ale i na jeho důmysl a vynalézavost, s jakými musí vybruslit ze zpropadené situace, do níž se dostal.“ - Roman Lipčík, iLiteratura.cz „Jack Reacher nenechá žádný zločin nepotrestán. Když se navíc takový zločin týká přímo jeho a jeho blízkých, dokáže být v honbě za zločinci ještě vytrvalejší a při jejich potrestání ještě nesmlouvavější.“ – klubknihomolu.cz Lee Child (*1956) Pod pseudonymem se skrývá britský spisovatel akčních thrillerů, vlastním jménem Jim Grant. Po studiu práv pracoval v komerční televizi, později nastoupil jako programový ředitel do manchesterské televize Granada. Když byl v rámci firemní restrukturalizace propuštěn, rozhodl se psát ve stylu amerických thrillerů. Jeho první román o Jacku Reacherovi Jatka získal cenu Anthony v kategorii Nejlepší debut. O Jackovi Reacherovi zatím vyšlo česky v nakladatelství BB art 20 knih. V roce 2012 byl jeho román Výstřel (9. v řadě) převeden na filmová plátna pod názvem Jack Reacher: Poslední výstřel s Tomem Cruisem v hlavní roli. Roku 2016 vznikla druhá adaptace podle dalšího dílu série s podtitulem Nevracej se. Vasil Fridrich (*1976) Absolvoval DAMU, ještě na škole se setkal s režisérem Dušanem Pařízkem, který ho obsadil do role Peachuma v Žebrácké opeře (pod jeho vedením hrál i později, v Divadle Komedie s ním pak spolupracoval na Večerech Analogonu). Během studia také účinkoval v divadelním spolku Kašpar a v Divadle J. K. Tyla v Plzni. V roce 1995 se stal členem CD 94 v Divadle v Celetné. Po studiu získal angažmá ve Švandově divadle, v letech 2002–2005 působil ve Středočeském divadle Kladno. V současné době je členem souboru Městských divadel pražských a hraje také s Komorní činohrou Praha. Zahrál si například ve filmech Vaterland (2004), Hlava-ruce-srdce (2010), Kobry a užovky (2015), Teorie tygra (2016) nebo v seriálech Rapl (2016), Ohnivý kuře (2016) a Svět pod hlavou (2017). Dále účinkoval v audioknihách vydavatelství OneHotBook: Všemi dary obdarovaná (2016), Totální rauš (2017), Do vody (2017), Kosmonaut z Čech (2017), TO (2017).

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Jatka - Lee Child - audiokniha

Audiokniha: Za třicet let ani jedna vražda, a teď najednou pět. To není náhoda… V ospalém městečku Margrave kdesi v Georgii je za vraždu zatčen tulák bez dokladů, bez adresy, bez historie. Jack Reacher je ovšem zkušený vojenský policista, od dětství vychovávaný armádou, vycvičený k tomu, aby rychle myslel a ještě rychleji jednal. A svého bratra Joea nezabil. Aby našel skutečné vrahy všech pěti obětí, nezastaví se před ničím. Jak rozplétá zločinné spiknutí, rozpoutávají se vražedná jatka, ale Jack Reacher ví, že když něco začne, musí to dotáhnout do konce. Seznamte se s Jackem Reacherem! „Mix všeho, co má napínavý příběh mít – zvláštní záhada, krásná žena, drsní záporáci i pár správňáků. Nechybí ani humor – i v situacích, které jsou vážnější, mají postavy tendenci je zábavně a ironicky glosovat.“ – Vasil Fridrich „Vasilovi Fridrichovi se povedlo dobře uchopit příběh plný dynamiky, ve kterém probíhá neustálý boj s časem, protivníky, kolegy z vlastních i vedlejších řad, se základními lidskými potřebami a v neposlední řadě i s emocemi, které Reacher samozřejmě nemá a nesmí mít!“ – naposlech.cz „Výborný styl a pečlivě vystavěný příběh. Násilí je brutální… v takových detailech, které vzbuzují strach a napětí.“ – The New York Times „Jack Reacher nenechá žádný zločin nepotrestán. Když se navíc takový zločin týká přímo jeho a jeho blízkých, dokáže být v honbě za zločinci ještě vytrvalejší a při jejich potrestání ještě nesmlouvavější.“ – klubknihomolu.cz Copyrights: Audiokniha (P) © OneHotBook, 2018. Všechna práva vyhrazena. Lee Child (*1956) Pod pseudonymem se skrývá britský spisovatel akčních thrillerů, vlastním jménem Jim Grant. Po studiu práv pracoval v komerční televizi, později nastoupil jako programový ředitel do manchesterské televize Granada. Když byl v rámci firemní restrukturalizace propuštěn, rozhodl se psát ve stylu amerických thrillerů. Jeho první román o Jacku Reacherovi Jatka získal cenu Anthony v kategorii Nejlepší debut. O Jackovi Reacherovi zatím vyšlo česky v nakladatelství BB art přes 20 knih. V roce 2012 byl jeho román Výstřel (9. v řadě) převeden na filmová plátna pod názvem Jack Reacher: Poslední výstřel s Tomem Cruisem v hlavní roli. Roku 2016 vznikla druhá adaptace podle dalšího dílu série s podtitulem Nevracej se. Vasil Fridrich (*1976) Absolvoval DAMU, ještě během studia také účinkoval v divadelním spolku Kašpar a v Divadle J. K. Tyla v Plzni. V roce 1995 se stal členem CD 94 v Divadle v Celetné. Po studiu získal angažmá ve Švandově divadle, v letech 2002–2005 působil ve Středočeském divadle Kladno. V současné době je členem souboru Městských divadel pražských a hraje také s Komorní činohrou Praha. Zahrál si například v dvoudílném televizním filmu Metanol (2018), dále ve snímcích Vaterland (2004), Hlava-ruce-srdce (2010), Kobry a užovky (2015), Teorie tygra (2016) nebo v seriálech Rapl (2016), Ohnivý kuře (2016) a Svět pod hlavou (2017). Dále účinkoval v audioknihách vydavatelství OneHotBook: Všemi dary obdarovaná (2016), Totální rauš (2017), Do vody (2017), Kosmonaut z Čech (2017), TO (2017), Jack Reacher: Nevracej se (2017).

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Nothing To Lose - Lee Child

Two lonely towns in Colorado: Hope and Despair. Between them, twelve miles of empty road. Jack Reacher never turns back. It s not in his nature. All he wants is a cup of coffee. What he gets is big trouble. So in Lee Child’s electrifying new novel, Reacher—a man with no fear, no illusions, and nothing to lose—goes to war against a town that not only wants him gone, it wants him dead. It wasn’t the welcome Reacher expected. He was just passing through, minding his own business. But within minutes of his arrival a deputy is in the hospital and Reacher is back in Hope, setting up a base of operations against Despair, where a huge, seething walled-off industrial site does something nobody is supposed to see . . . where a small plane takes off every night and returns seven hours later . . . where a garrison of well-trained and well-armed military cops—the kind of soldiers Reacher once commanded—waits and watches . . . where above all two young men have disappeared and two frightened young women wait and hope for their return. Joining forces with a beautiful cop who runs Hope with a cool hand, Reacher goes up against Despair—against the deputies who try to break him and the rich man who tries to scare him—and starts to crack open the secrets, starts to expose the terrifying connection to a distant war that’s killing Americans by the thousand. Now, between a town and the man who owns it, between Reacher and his conscience, something has to give. And Reacher never gives an inch.

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Persuader - Lee Child

** REACHER SEASON 3: OUT NOW ON PRIME VIDEO** Ballsy, dynamic and not for the faint-hearted. (Daily Mail)Never forgive, never forget.Jack Reacher lives for the moment. Without a home. Without commitment. But he has a burning desire to right wrongs - and rewrite his own agonizing past.Never apologize. Never explain.When Reacher witnesses a brutal kidnap attempt, he takes the law into his own hands. But a cop dies. Has Reacher lost his sense of right and wrong?INCLUDES A BONUS SHORT STORY BY LEE CHILD AND TESS GERRITSEN._________Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, Persuader is the seventh in the series.And be sure not to miss Reacher s newest adventure, no.29, In Too Deep! ***OUT NOW***

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The Thriving Child - Ned Johnson, Dr William Stixrud

** Published in the U.S. as The Self-Driven Child**A hands-off parenting guide to nurture independent thinking and collaboration for happier, smarter and stress-free kids. Sometimes the most helpful thing we can do as parents is to parent our children a little less. This humane, thoughtful book turns the latest brain science into valuable practical advice for parents on how to pull back, when to engage and when to let go. Read it. Your children will thank you. Paul Tough, New York Times bestselling author of How Children SucceedAs parents we all want the best for our child, but so often we give in to societal pressures which can result in us over-managing every aspect of their lives leaving them overwhelmed, over-scheduled and lacking motivation. This can terrifyingly lead to mental health problems as adolescents and adults. How can we prevent this happening to our child?Over their combined sixty years of practice, William Stixrud, a clinical neuropsychologist, and Ned Johnson, the founder of an elite tutoring agency, have worked with thousands of children all facing this problem. Together they discovered that the best antidote to stress is to give kids more of a sense of control over their lives. In this ground-breaking book they reveal how you can actively help your child to sculpt a brain that is resilient, stress-proof and ready to take on new challenges.The Thriving Child offers a combination of cutting-edge brain science, the latest discoveries in behavioural therapy, and case studies drawn from the thousands of kids and teens Bill and Ned have helped over the years. They will teach you how to set your child on the real road to success and share their successful techniques to show you the best ways of helping your child to:· Reduce their stress and anxiety · Foster independent thinking· Find their internal motivation· Achieve their full potential· Transform defiance into decision making· Tame rebellious tendenciesThe Thriving Child is essential reading for every parent and demonstrates precisely how nurturing independent thinking, and collaborating with your child rather than micro-managing them, will lead to happier, smarter and stress-free kids. This serious and probing look at how to give our children the right kinds of independence shows us how much power we have to ensure they can function optimally. It is a book about how to make our children more meaningfully independent, and to set ourselves free in the process. Andrew Solomon, author of Far from the Tree Compelling, revolutionary, and wise, The Thriving Child empowers parents with the courage, the tools, and the mindset to reduce toxic stress, and to foster our child s capacity for resilience, success, and optimal development. Its message-that we should trust kids to have more control over their own lives-is one every parent needs to hear. Tina Payne Bryson, PhD, co-author of The Whole Brain Child and The Yes Brain

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Worth Dying For - Lee Child

If anyone can put down Worth Dying For after the first few pages, then they shouldn t really be reading thrillers at all IndependentThere s trouble in the deadly wilds of Nebraska . . . and Reacher walks right into it. He falls foul of the Duncans, a local clan that has terrified an entire country into submission.But it s the unsolved case of a missing eight-year-old girl that Reacher can t let go.Reacher - bruised and battered - should have just kept going. But for Reacher, that was impossible.What, in this fearful county, would be worth dying for? _________Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, Worth Dying For follows on directly from the end of 61 Hours.And be sure not to miss Reacher s newest adventure, No.29, In Too Deep! ***OUT NOW***Lee Child, Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller, April 2024

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Personal - Lee Child

Consistently pulse-raising. . .an exhilarating ride. . .Personal wrests back the sheer gusto of the earlier novels; it s the best Reacher adventure in some considerable time. (Independent) Jack Reacher walks alone. Once a go-to hard man in the US military police, now he s a drifter of no fixed abode. But the army tracks him down. Because someone has taken a long-range shot at the French president.Only one man could have done it. And Reacher is the one man who can find him.This new heartstopping, nailbiting book in Lee Child s number-one bestselling series takes Reacher across the Atlantic to Paris - and then to London.The stakes have never been higher - because this time, it s personal._________Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, Personal is 19th in the series.Be sure not to miss Reacher s newest adventure, no.29, In Too Deep! ***OUT NOW***

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Blue Moon - Lee Child

AS FEATURED ON RICHARD JUDY S KEEP READING AND CARRY ON This is one of his best - The TimesJack Reacher is back in a brand new white-knuckle read from Lee Child.It s a random universe, but once in a blue moon things turn out just right.In a nameless city, two rival criminal gangs are competing for control. But they hadn t counted on Jack Reacher arriving on their patch.Reacher is trained to notice things.He s on a Greyhound bus, watching an elderly man sleeping in his seat, with a fat envelope of cash hanging out of his pocket. Another passenger is watching too ... hoping to get rich quick.As the mugger makes his move, Reacher steps in.The old man is grateful, yet he turns down Reacher s offer to help him home. He s vulnerable, scared, and clearly in big, big trouble.What hold could the gangs have on the old guy? Will Reacher be in time to stop bad things happening?The odds are better with Reacher involved. That s for damn sure. Everyone needs to kick some [butt] sometimes, even if it s just imaginary JOJO MOYES_________Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, Blue Moon is the 24th in the series.And be sure not to miss Reacher s newest adventure, no.29, In Too Deep! ***OUT NOW***

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Killing Floor - Lee Child

**NOW A MAJOR PRIME VIDEO SERIES STARRING ALAN RITCHSON** All [Reacher thrillers] are ripping yarns, but since this is the first, it seems the logical place to start STEPHEN KINGKilling Floor is the first book in the phenomenal bestselling Jack Reacher series by Lee Child. It introduces Reacher for the first time, as the tough ex-military cop of no fixed abode. Trained to think fast and act faster, he is the perfect action hero for when times get tough.Margrave is a no-account little town in Georgia. Jack Reacher steps off a bus and walks fourteen miles in the rain to reach it, in search of a dead guitar player.But Margrave has just had its first homicide in thirty years. And Reacher is the only stranger in town. He seems the obvious fall guy. As the body count mounts, only one thing is for sure: they picked the wrong guy to frame for murder. Races along, spattering blood and body parts on the way SUNDAY TELEGRAPH These books are absolutely addictive. When you pick them up you can t put them down GEORGE R.R. MARTIN_________Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, Killing Floor is the first book in the internationally popular series.And be sure not to miss Reacher s newest adventure, no.29, In Too Deep! ***OUT NOW**

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Killing Floor - Lee Child

**NOW A MAJOR PRIME TV SERIES STARRING ALAN RITCHSON** All [Reacher thrillers] are ripping yarns, but since this is the first, it seems the logical place to start STEPHEN KINGKilling Floor is the first book in the phenomenal bestselling Jack Reacher series by Lee Child. It introduces Reacher for the first time, as the tough ex-military cop of no fixed abode. Trained to think fast and act faster, he is the perfect action hero for when times get tough.Margrave is a no-account little town in Georgia. Jack Reacher steps off a bus and walks fourteen miles in the rain to reach it, in search of a dead guitar player.But Margrave has just had its first homicide in thirty years. And Reacher is the only stranger in town. He seems the obvious fall guy. As the body count mounts, only one thing is for sure: they picked the wrong guy to frame for murder. Races along, spattering blood and body parts on the way SUNDAY TELEGRAPH These books are absolutely addictive. When you pick them up you can t put them down GEORGE R.R. MARTIN_________Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, Killing Floor is the first book in the internationally popular series.And be sure not to miss Reacher s newest adventure, no.29, In Too Deep! ***OUT NOW***

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The Colour of Injustice - Lee Lawrence

Lee Lawrence was just eleven when his mother, Cherry Groce, was shot by police during a raid on the family s south London home. It was an event that would spark a violent uprising and dominate his life for the next 30 years as he fought for justice and for the police to admit their wrongdoing.Along the way, Lee came across dozens of other cases, past and present, which made it clear that the racial prejudice and bias which resulted in his mother s shooting had been in place for many decades, impacting the lives of thousands of innocent people .Through a deeply researched and fast-moving narrative, Lee Lawrence seamlessly combines historical fact with his dramatic first-hand experiences of racial injustice to present vivid stories - from the Somali sailor who was wrongly convicted of murder in Cardiff in 1952 to the assault on professional footballer Dalian Atkinson and from the hounding of Notting Hill s Mangrove Club to Black Lives Matter - that chronicle how Britain s Black community has been mistreated.Though there remains much work to be done, Lee Lawrence is also an inspiring guide who highlights the many positive changes that have taken place and outlines those still needing to be enacted. Against the backdrop of the hard-learned lessons of years gone by, The Colour of Injustice also lays the foundation for a pathway to the future to move towards a truly anti-racist society.

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The Affair - Danielle Steel

The Affair is a compelling story of mothers and sisters who are there for you when things fall apart, by Danielle Steel, whose countless number one bestsellers have made her the worldâ ™s favourite storyteller.A year that none of them would ever forget . . .Rose McCarthy is the legendary editor-in-chief at one of New Yorkâ ™s top fashion magazines. Following the death of her husband some years ago, she and her four adult, career-driven daughters have become even closer. Living in an elegant apartment overlooking the Seine, Nadia had considered her life perfect, married to bestselling novelist Nicolas Bateau, who adored her and their two daughters. But then the tabloid press leak a story of Nicolasâ ™s affair with a dazzling young actress.Heartbroken and publicly humiliated, Nadia looks to her family for comfort, support and help to try to put her life back on course. As mother and daughters spend more time together, they come to realize what matters most in life.

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Mack The Life - Lee Mack

â ˜His book is a joy to read, full of homespun wisdom and hilarious asidesâ ™ Independent____________________Where do comedians come from? Why is it that one person is a funny bloke down the pub while another actually makes a living by standing up in front of an audience telling jokes? And where does all that material come from? Well, young Lee McKillop used to wonder that too.___________________ Growing up in his parentsâ ™ pub, small and wiry in a world of bigger and chunkier specimens, Lee quickly learned that cracking jokes was a way to get attention. After a somewhat random series of jobs, which included being Red Rumâ ™s stableboy and a bingo hall barman, it was as a Great Yarmouth holiday camp entertainer that he had his first crack at telling jokes on stage. It got him some laughs, the sack and a punch in the face.*Now, as Lee Mack, heâ ™s one of our best loved and most successful comedians, both as a live stand-up and on television. In Mack the Life, Lee tells the story of how he got there and gives extraordinary insight into what really makes comics tick. Hilarious and brilliant, itâ ™s the kind of book which reminds you why you learned to read in the first place.*Nearly.

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The Flying Child - A Cautionary Fairytale for Adults - Patricia Walsh, Sophie Olson

⠘And then came the session where I felt I would give up. I felt frustrated as I⠙d worked so hard on trying to speak but the most important words; the worst ones, had simply not come out. I implied I would not necessarily come back the following week and as I got up to leave the room, Pat said, ⠘Try detaching from it entirely. Try writing it as a fairy story. Start with the words, once upon a time there was a little girl⠙.  That evening, I tried. I sat on my bed and typed on the note⠙s app of my phone Once Upon A Time ⠦ and finally, four decades after the abuse began, the words started to flow.⠙ This book documents the therapeutic journey undertaken by Sophie and her therapist, Pat. It includes all chapters of the fairy tale and the drawings Sophie created to help her make sense of her experiences and to reconnect with herself. It also contains the many in-between session conversations Pat and Sophie had by email, WhatsApp, and texts, with important insights into how to work safely with trauma.  Essential reading for all therapists, counsellors, health professionals, educators, and social workers, interested in understanding or working with survivors of child sexual abuse, and for those who are survivors of sexual abuse, The Flying Child ⠓ A Cautionary Fairy Tale for Adults- Finding a purposeful life after Child Sexual Abuse through compassionate and creative therapy ⠓ is a must- have for your bookshelf.  Today, Sophie is a survivor activist, writer, founder and managing director of The Flying Child: a non-profit, National Lottery Community Funded organisation improving the awareness of child sexual abuse and the consequences of trauma. The core aim of The Flying Child is to normalise speaking about CSA. The Flying Child Project brings lived experience into the heart of professional settings, providing training in Education, Social Work and Healthcare.  Pat Walsh is an experiential and intuitive counsellor with over forty years⠙ experience of working in trauma. Her background in nursing and occupational therapy taught her that to heal properly, wounds must be deeply cleansed, and purpose and meaning must be established to build any long -lasting recovery. She brings these learnings into her therapeutic work with survivors of sexual violence and childhood sexual abuse.

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Better Off Dead - Lee Child, Andrew Child

Reacher never backs down from a problem.And he s about to find a big one, on a deserted Arizona road, where a Jeep has crashed into the only tree for miles around. Under the merciless desert sun, nothing is as it seems.Minutes later Reacher is heading into the nearby border town, a backwater that has seen better days. Next to him is Michaela Fenton, an army veteran turned FBI agent, who is trying to find her twin brother. He might have got mixed up with some dangerous people.And Reacher might just need to pay them a visit.Their leader has burrowed his influence deep into the town. Just to get in and meet the mysterious Dendoncker, Reacher is going to have to achieve the impossible.To get answers will be even harder. There are people in this hostile, empty place who would rather die than reveal their secrets.But then, if Reacher is coming after you, you might be better off dead.Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, Better Off Dead is the 26th book in the internationally popular series.And be sure not to miss Reacher s newest adventure, no.29, In Too Deep! ***OUT NOW***____ Jack Reacher is today s James Bond, a thriller hero we can t get enough of. KEN FOLLETT If you haven t read any Jack Reacher, you have a treat in store . . . a hitchhiker without a phone, a one-man force for good. The Times A contemporary version of the knight in shining armour . . . Reacher is a mythic figure. Literary Review Jack Reacher is a wonderfully epic hero; tough, taciturn, yet vulnerable... Irresistible. People Jack Reacher has long since earned his prominent place in the pantheon of cool, smart-talking American heroes. New York TimesLee Child Andrew Child, Number 1 Sunday Times bestsellers, April 2024

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The Affair - Hilary Boyd

Escape to the sun-drenched shores of Lake Como in the irresistible and gripping new novel from the million-copy bestselling author of Thursdays in the Park, The Anniversary and The Lie Held me spellbound . . . This novel is unmissable 5***** Reader Review Magnificent! So refreshing, this left me on the edge of my seat 5***** Reader Review The tension builds up to a heart-stopping crescendo 5***** Reader Review_______Connie McCabe longs for the summer where she spends the days leading tours across the continent.But it s on the glamorous shores of Lake Como where she is truly swept away, when Jared, a much younger man, falls for her.Despite resisting his advances, Connie finds that he s got under her skin.And so begins a long, hot, intoxicating summer where Connie succumbs to temptation - breaking her marriage vows.At the end of the season, Connie returns home to her husband, ready to put this affair behind her.But Jared has other ideas . . ._______Praise for Hilary Boyd Hilary Boyd nails family dynamics and misplaced loyalties with pin-sharp precision in an impressively well-written tale Daily Express I was ripping through this book . . . addictive Evening Standard Boyd is as canny as Joanna Trollope at observing family life Daily Mail

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The Whole-Brain Child - Dr. Daniel Siegel, Dr. Tina Payne Bryson

In this pioneering, practical book for parents, neuroscientist Daniel J. Siegel and parenting expert Tina Payne Bryson explain the new science of how a child s brain is wired and how it matures. Different parts of a child s brain develop at different speeds and understanding these differences can help you turn any outburst, argument, or fear into a chance to integrate your child s brain and raise calmer, happier children. Featuring clear explanations, age-appropriate strategies and illustrations that will help you explain these concepts to your child, The Whole-Brain Child will help your children to lead balanced, meaningful, and connected lives using twelve key strategies, including:Name It to Tame It: Corral raging right-brain behavior through left-brain storytelling, appealing to the left brain s affinity for words and reasoning to calm emotional storms and bodily tension.Engage, Don t Enrage: Keep your child thinking and listening, instead of purely reacting.Move It or Lose It: Use physical activities to shift your child s emotional state.Let the Clouds of Emotion Roll By: Guide your children when they are stuck on a negative emotion, and help them understand that feelings come and go.SIFT: Help children pay attention to the Sensations, Images, Feelings, and Thoughts within them so that they can make better decisions and be more flexible.Connect Through Conflict: Use discord to encourage empathy and greater social success.

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