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A Wanted Man

A Jack Reacher Novel

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A Wanted Man

Written by: Lee Child
Narrated by: Dick Hill
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A masterpiece of suspense from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Child • Don’t miss the hit streaming series Reacher!

“The truth about Reacher gets better and better.”—Janet Maslin, The New York Times

Four people in a car, hoping to make Chicago by morning. One man driving, eyes on the road. Another man next to him, telling stories that don’t add up. A woman in the back, silent and worried. And next to her, a huge man with a broken nose, hitching a ride east to Virginia.

An hour behind them, a man lies stabbed to death in an old pumping station. He was seen going in with two others, but he never came out. He has been executed, the knife work professional, the killers vanished. Within minutes, the police are notified. Within hours, the FBI descends, laying claim to the victim without ever saying who he was or why he was there.

All Reacher wanted was a ride to Virginia. All he did was stick out his thumb. But he soon discovers he has hitched more than a ride. He has tied himself to a massive conspiracy that makes him a threat—to both sides at once.

In Lee Child’s white-hot thriller, nothing is what it seems, and nobody is telling the truth. As the tension rises, the twists come fast and furious, keeping readers guessing and gasping until the explosive finale.
Genre Fiction Military Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Exciting Mystery Virginia
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What the critics say

Praise for the Jack Reacher series

“The truth about Reacher gets better and better. . . . This series [is] utterly addictive.”—Janet Maslin, The New York Times

“Jack Reacher is today’s James Bond, a thriller hero we can’t get enough of. I read every one as soon as it appears.”—Ken Follett

“Reacher is the stuff of myth. . . . One of this century’s most original, tantalizing pop-fiction heroes.”—The Washington Post

“I’m a fan.”—James Patterson

“The Reacher novels are easily the best thriller series going.”—NPR

“Reacher is a man for whom the phrase moral compass was invented: His code determines his direction. . . . You need Jack Reacher.”—The Atlantic

“I pick up Jack Reacher when I’m in the mood for someone big to solve my problems.”—Patricia Cornwell

“[A] feverishly thrilling series . . . You can always count on furious action.”—Miami Herald

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Started out great but seemed to balloon wildly at the end and the story got away from me, as always JR has some good zingers that made me lol

Some good twist and turns but…

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started off very quick and fast paced. Reacher is at his sarcastic best with some of the lines. about 3 quarters through it starts to slow down and gets bogged down in detail. kind of a limp to the finish line. I would have to say overall an enjoyable read but I have read better Reacher books.

fun and fast paced but limped to the finish line.

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While not the most electrifying plot nor my absolute favorite Reacher novel, Dick Hill's performance as him with a broken nose for the book is deserving of all the awards.

Dick Hill does it again!

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Lee gets too into the weeds which slows the story. Too much detail on characters that don't matter. I was left wanting more.

A bit too slow and peddantic.

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