Worth Dying For
The heart-stopping Jack Reacher thriller from the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author
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4.3 • 352 Ratings
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- $16.99
Publisher Description
'If anyone can put down Worth Dying For after the first few pages, then they shouldn't really be reading thrillers at all' Independent
There'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?
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Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, Worth Dying For follows on directly from the end of 61 Hours.
And don’t miss Reacher's newest adventure, No.30, Exit Strategy! ***OUT NOW***
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In Child's exciting 15th thriller featuring one-man army Jack Reacher (after 61 Hours), Reacher happens into a situation tailor-made for his blend of morality and against-the-odds heroics. While passing through an isolated Nebraska town, the ex-military cop persuades the alcoholic local doctor to treat Eleanor Duncan, who's married to the abusive Seth, for a "nosebleed." Reacher later breaking Seth's nose prompts members of the Duncan clan, who are involved in an illegal trafficking scheme, to seek revenge. Reacher, who easily disposes of two hit men sent to get him, winds up trying to solve a decades-old case concerning a missing eight-year-old girl. While Child convincingly depicts his hero's superhuman abilities, he throws in a few lucky breaks to enable the outnumbered Reacher to survive. Crisp, efficient prose and well-rounded characterizations (at least of the guys in the white hats) raise this beyond other attempts to translate the pulse-pounding feel of the Die Hard films into prose.
Customer Reviews
Worth Dying For
Not what I usually go for but it got me in. I "found" this book in a villa in Bali so had to take it home with me to finish it. A good read and I would definitely consider the other Reacher books.
Quite Confrontational
This an amazing new directional take for Reacher however it is not for the faint hearted.
There is a theme that strikes a cord at the current world of around us.
There will be no spoiler here but strap in for an emotional tug at your heart.
I stopped reading for sometime after this and this review is written 2 years after the book was finished - I haven’t picked up a Reacher book since.
Thanks Lee - great theme and Reacher takes it to another level not done before - but it is deserved.
Strap in and find a comfy spot - I actually couldn’t put this down and read front to back.
Enjoy
The best book I’ve read in a while.
A great read. Can’t put it down type read. Great detail and great story. Can’t wait to read the next one.