By Lee Child
Six photographs. 5 useless. One heartland urban thrown right into a kingdom of terror. yet inside of hours the police officers have it solved: a slam-dunk case. with the exception of something. The accused guy says: you were given the inaccurate man. Then he says: Get Reacher for me. and likely adequate, from the area he lives in—no mobilephone, no deal with, no commitments–ex–military investigator Jack Reacher is coming. In Lee Child’s remarkable new mystery, Reacher’s arrival will switch everything—about a case that isn’t what it sort of feels, approximately lives tangled in baffling methods, a couple of killer who ignored one shot–and by way of doing so supply Jack Reacher one shot on the truth.…
The gunman labored from a parking constitution simply thirty yards away–point-blank variety for a proficient army sniper like James Barr. His sufferers have been within the unsuitable position on the improper time. yet why does Barr wish Reacher at his aspect? There are solid the explanation why Reacher is the final individual Barr would need to determine. but if Reacher hears Barr’s personal phrases, he is familiar with. And a slam-dunk case explodes. quickly Reacher is teamed with a tender protection attorney who's operating opposed to her D.A. father and dueling with a prosecution staff that has an explosive mystery of its personal. Like such a lot issues Reacher has recognized in lifestyles, this situation is a fancy battlefield. yet, as consistently, in conflict, Reacher is at his best.
Moving within the shadows, deciding upon his spots, Reacher will get nearer and in the direction of the unseen enemy who's pulling the strings. And for Reacher, the single method to take him down is to understand his ruthlessness and recognize his cunning–and then fit him shot for shot….
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Some of the people trailed their fingers in the water as they walked. The walls were just the right height for that. The man with the rifle could see bright copper pennies on the black tile under the water. They swam and rippled where the fountain disturbed the surface. He watched. He waited. The stream of people thickened up. Now there were so many of them coming all at once that they had to pause and group and shuffle and wait to get into single file to pass between the two low walls. Just like the traffic had snarled at the bottom of First Street.
So tell me about the right guy,' Chapman said immediately. He was a good courtroom tactician. He knew how to get a rhythm going. Question, answer, question, answer. That was how to get a person to open up. They fell into the rhythm, and it all came out. But Barr just retreated back into silence. 'Let's be clear about this,' Chapman said. Barr didn't answer. ' Chapman asked him. Barr said nothing. ' No response. 'The evidence is all there,' Chapman said. 'It's just about overwhelming, I'm afraid.
Then he raised his eyebrows and half smiled in a self deprecating way, like he was saying, This is some place, right? Bad mistake.