Killing Floor (Jack Reacher #1)

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Author
Lee Child
Publisher
Random House
Genres
Debut, Thriller
Released
01 March, 1997

Killing Floor (Jack Reacher #1)

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    Synopsis

    Jack Reacher, the tough ex-military cop of no fixed abode. Trained to think fast and act faster, with an eye for the women, he is truly every thinking reader's perfect action hero.Margrave has just had its first homicide in thirty years.And Reacher is the only stranger in town. So the murder is pinned on him.As nasty secrets leak out and the body count mounts, only one thing is for sure: They picked the wrong guy to take the fall..."Stunningly dynamic" Daily Mail"Races along, spattering blood and body parts on the way"  Sunday Telegraph"If Rolls-Royce wrote thrillers they would look a lot like the work of Child. This was the first Jack Reacher novel and with its lean, spare prose it has one of the most intriguing heroes of our times and displays a gift for explosive drama."  Daily Express 
    Lee Child
    About the author

    Lee Child

    Lee Child is one of the world’s leading thriller writers. He was born in Coventry, raised in Birmingham, and now lives in New York. It is said one of his novels featuring his hero Jack Reacher is sold somewhere in the world every nine seconds. His books consistently achieve the number-one slot on bestseller lists around the world and have sold over one hundred million copies. Lee is the recipient of many awards, most recently Author of the Year at the 2019 British Book Awards. He was appointed CBE in the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours.

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