"The reigning master at combining breakneck yet brilliantly constructed plotting with characters who
continually surprise..." Booklist
US paperback
March 25, 2008
UK paperback
March 10, 2008
Now on his own for 10 years, Reacher has an ATM card and the clothes on
his back—no phone, no ties, and no address—he's a hard man to find. A loner, comfortable in his
anonymity and solitude.
Performing the impossible isn't so difficult for Frances Neagley, who manages to locate Reacher by using a
signal only the eight members of their elite team of army investigators would know. She tells Reacher a
harrowing story about the brutal death of a one of their own. Soon they reunite with the survivors of
their old team and race to raise the living, bury the dead, and connect the dots in a mystery that grows
more opaque with every new piece of information. With lives at stake, the team falls back together with
apparent ease; their motto still holding true: You do not mess with the Special Investigators.
Delacorte hardcover May 2007 9780385340557
Bantam US mass-market paperback March 2008 9780440243663
Bantam UK hardcover April 2007 9780593057018
Bantam UK mass-market paperback March 2008 9780553818109
Random House Large Print May 2007 9780739327159
Random House Audio CD (abridged) May 2007 9780739340677
Random House Audio CD (unabridged) May 2007 9780739357262
Bantam US eBook May 2007 9780440336853 Audible download (unabridged) Audible download (abridged)
REVIEWS
Bad Luck and Trouble unfolds with the simple, immaculate logic that makes this series utterly addictive.
—Janet Maslin, The New York Times
[A] breathless, ultracool novel with relentless pacing... Why on earth hasn't this series hit the big screen? —Cleveland Plain Dealer
[T]he action is intense, the pace unrelenting, and the violence unforgiving. Child remains the
reigning master at combining breakneck yet brilliantly constructed plotting with characters who
continually surprise us with their depth.
—Booklist, starred review
Perhaps there are action-lit writers more recognizable than Child, but the bet is that none of them
will turn in a tighter-plotted, richer-peopled, faster-paced page-turner this year.
—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
One of the best books in the series... Highly recommended.
—Library Journal, starred review
Guaranteed to keep you flipping pages... ruthlessly and relentlessly effective. —The Portland Tribune
Simply put, Jack Reacher, Lee Child's longtime protagonist, is the smartest, stealthiest, most suave good guy
since James Bond. Life stops when a new Lee Child novel arrives; one could not pry it out of my hands! —Andy Nettell, Arches Book Company for Book Sense
Right from the heart-stopping opening, and all the way to its cheer-provoking climax, it
compels you to read on like a cokehead greedy for line after line after line... No matter how great the odds,
no matter how vulnerable he seems, Reacher somehow survives—that's why he's such a hero. —Mark Sanderson, Evening Standard
[P]ractically nothing is what it seems, and the meticulously detailed route to the truth proves especially engrossing
thanks to the joint efforts of this band of brothers (and two sisters)... their smart-ass banter masking an unspoken
affection. The villians' comeuppance, a riveting eye-for-an-eye battle scene (hint: helicopter), is one of Child's
more satisfying finales. —Publishers Weekly
[P]ure, high-octane escapism from start to finish... you'll be holding on to your hat with this one. —ReviewingTheEvidence
Child achieves a perfect balance of the cerebral mystery and action adventure novel... —Crime Spree Magazine
The action doesn't give you too much time to catch your breath, and you sure don't want to put the book
down, except to extend the pleasure of reading about one of the most unique characters in mystery fiction.
—Deadly Pleasures Magazine
