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Running Blind

by Lee Child

The bestselling novel featuring the "wonderfully epic hero" ("People") who inspired the hit film "Jack Reacher." Women are being murdered, victims of a clever killer who leaves no trace evidence and no fatal wounds. The only thing that links one victim to the next is they each knew Jack Reacher.

FORMAT
Paperback
LANGUAGE
English
CONDITION
Brand New


Publisher Description

Jack Reacher races to solve the perfect crime in the fourth novel in Lee Child's #1 New York Times bestselling series.

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Across the country, women are being murdered, victims of a disciplined and clever killer who leaves no trace evidence, no fatal wounds, no signs of struggle, and no clues to an apparent motive. They are, truly, perfect crimes. In fact, there's only one thing that links the victims. Each one of the women knew Jack Reacher—and it's got him running blind.

Author Biography

LEE CHILD is a #1 bestselling author worldwide. His debut novel, Killing Floor, won two awards for best first mystery and was nominated for two more. Foreign rights in the Jack Reacher series have been sold in ninety-five countries. Child, a native of England, is a former television director. He lives in New York City, where he is at work on his next Jack Reacher thriller.

Review

"Swift and brutal."—The New York Times

"Reacher is one of the more interesting suspense heroes to come along in a while."—San Antonio Express News

"A superior series."—The Washington Post Book World

"A great read."—St. Petersburg Times

"Spectacular...muscular, energetic prose and pell-mell pacing."—The Seattle Times

"Jack Reacher, the wandering folk hero of Child's superb line of thrillers faces a baffling puzzle in his latest adventure…a brain-teasing puzzle that gets put together piece by fascinating piece...and a central character with Robin Hood-like integrity and an engagingly eccentric approach to life."—Publishers Weekly

"Deeply satisfying...plan to stay up long past bedtime and do some serious hyperventilating toward the end."—Kirkus Reviews

"This fourth Reacher thriller is easily the best. The plot is a masterpiece. Reacher belongs at the same table with…Parker's Spenser."—Booklist

"With numerous plot twists and turns, Child puts Reacher through his paces brilliantly, arriving at an unusual solution. Highly recommended."—Library Journal

Review Quote

"Swift and brutal."-- The New York Times "Reacher is one of the more interesting suspense heroes to come along in a while."-- San Antonio Express News "A superior series."-- The Washington Post Book World "A great read."-- St. Petersburg Times "Spectacular...muscular, energetic prose and pell-mell pacing."-- The Seattle Times "Jack Reacher, the wandering folk hero of Child's superb line of thrillers faces a baffling puzzle in his latest adventure...a brain-teasing puzzle that gets put together piece by fascinating piece...and a central character with Robin Hood-like integrity and an engagingly eccentric approach to life."-- Publishers Weekly "Deeply satisfying...plan to stay up long past bedtime and do some serious hyperventilating toward the end."-- Kirkus Reviews "This fourth Reacher thriller is easily the best. The plot is a masterpiece. Reacher belongs at the same table with...Parker's Spenser."-- Booklist "With numerous plot twists and turns, Child puts Reacher through his paces brilliantly, arriving at an unusual solution. Highly recommended."-- Library Journal

Excerpt from Book

Table of Contents Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Teaser chapter Praise for RUNNING BLIND "Truly surprising . . . a brain-teasing puzzle that gets put together piece by fascinating piece, and a central character with Robin Hood-like integrity and an engagingly eccentric approach to life." -- Publishers Weekly "Deeply satisfying . . . plan to stay up long past bedtime and do some serious hyperventilating toward the end." -- Kirkus Reviews "This fourth Reacher thriller is easily the best. The plot is a masterpiece. " -- Booklist "With numerous plot twists and turns, Child puts Reacher through his paces brilliantly, arriving at an unusual solution. Highly recommended." -- Library Journal " Running Blind is a great read." -- St. Petersburg Times "Reacher is one of the more interesting suspense heroes to come along in a while." -- San Antonio Express-News "Spectacular . . . muscular, energetic prose and pell-mell pacing." -- The Seattle Times "A superior series." -- The Washington Post Book World Praise for LEE CHILD "Reacher is a wonderfully epic hero: tough, taciturn, yet vulnerable." -- People "Great style and careful plotting. The violence is brutal . . . depicted with the kind of detail that builds dread and suspense." -- The New York Times "The author pens nightmarish images as casually as an ordinary writer would dot an ''i'' or cross a ''t.'' " -- The Philadelphia Inquirer "[Child] must be channeling Dashiell Hammett . . . Reacher handles the maze of clues and the criminal unfortunates with a flair that would make Sam Spade proud." -- Playboy "Reacher is as tough as he is resourceful." -- The Denver Post "Child . . . gives us one of the truly memorable tough-guy heroes in recent fiction: Jack Reacher." --Jeffery Deaver, author of The Bone Collector "I love the larger-than-life hero Jack Reacher. I grew up a fan of John Wayne''s and Clint Eastwood''s movies, and it''s great to see a man of their stature back in business." --Nevada Barr "Jack Reacher has presence and dimension--a man you definitely want on your side. Child has a sure touch and a strong voice. Definitely a talent to watch." --Lynn Hightower Praise for Lee Child''s JACK REACHER NOVELS KILLING FLOOR A People Magazine "Page-Turner" An Anthony Award winner "It''ll blow you away." -- The Philadelphia Inquirer "From its jolting opening scene to its fiery final confrontation, Killing Floor is irresistible." -- People DIE TRYING "Tough, elegant, and thoughtful." --Robert B. Parker "A riveting thriller. It''s a winner." --Greg Iles TRIPWIRE "Grabs hold with the first page . . . This is pulse-pounding suspense." -- Arizona Daily Star "Gives new meaning to what a page-turner should be." --Michael Connelly WITHOUT FAIL "If Without Fail doesn''t hook you on Lee Child, I give up." -- The New York Times "Child''s plot is ingenious, his characters are first-rate, and his writing is fine indeed. This is a superior series." -- The Washington Post Book World ECHO BURNING "Child is a vigorous storyteller, gradually building the suspense to almost unbearable levels." -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch "As sweltering as the El Paso sun. Bottom line: jalape

Details

ISBN0425264408
Author Lee Child
Short Title RUNNING BLIND
Language English
ISBN-10 0425264408
ISBN-13 9780425264409
Media Book
Format Paperback
Year 2013
Publication Date 2013-02-05
DEWEY FIC
Series Number 4
Residence NY, US
Audience Age 18
Place of Publication New York, NY
Country of Publication United States
AU Release Date 2013-02-05
NZ Release Date 2013-02-05
US Release Date 2013-02-05
UK Release Date 2013-02-05
Pages 496
Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
Series Jack Reacher
Imprint Penguin USA
Replaces 9780425206232
Audience General

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