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Better Off Dead

#26 in series

by Lee Child
Andrew Child
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Digging graves had not been part of my plans when I woke up that morning. 

Reacher goes where he wants, when he wants. That morning he was heading west, walking under the merciless desert sun—until he comes upon a curious scene. A Jeep has crashed into the only tree for miles around. A woman is slumped over the wheel.
 
Dead? No, nothing is what it seems. 
The woman is Michaela Fenton, an army veteran turned FBI agent trying to find her twin brother, who might be mixed up with some dangerous people. Most of them would rather die than betray their terrifying leader, who has burrowed his influence deep into the nearby border town, a backwater that has seen better days. The mysterious Dendoncker rules from the shadows, out of sight and under the radar, keeping his dealings in the dark.
 
He would know the fate of Fenton’s brother. 
Reacher is good at finding people who don’t want to be found, so he offers to help, despite feeling that Fenton is keeping secrets of her own. But a life hangs in the balance. Maybe more than one. But to bring Dendoncker down will be the riskiest job of Reacher's life. Failure is not an option, because in this kind of game, the loser is always better off dead.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Jack Reacher

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    October 26, 2021

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780593452752
      • File size: 264624 KB
      • Duration: 09:11:17

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Scott Brick returns to portray the justice-seeking iron man Jack Reacher. Brick's voicing of Reacher in this first-person narrative brings listeners right into Jack's thoughts; however, his performances of the female characters are less credible. Making his way to the West Coast, Reacher gets distracted on the Arizona-Mexico border when he helps an Army veteran rescue her brother. Listeners will be immediately engaged by the dramatic opening. The middle is filled with one graphically described violent confrontation after another. The ending is thriller-worthy. Brick is a master at ratcheting up the tension. While those looking for character development and a bit of romance may be disappointed, "Reacher-creatures" who value Reacher's fighting skills will be elated. E.Q. © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from August 30, 2021
      The Child brothers’ superb second collaboration (after 2020’s The Sentinel) opens one night at a remote spot on the U.S.-Mexico border, where “the stranger,” a large, tall man many will assume is Jack Reacher, has arrived for a meeting. A car drives up, and four men get out. When the driver asks the stranger if he has the money, he pats his back pocket. Then the driver orders the stranger into the car, to take him to someone named Michael. The stranger refuses, saying the deal was for him to be told where Michael is. The stranger gets the best of it in the ensuing fight, until a woman shows up and guns down the stranger. At the morgue, the victim, identified as Reacher, is confirmed dead by the coroner, to the satisfaction of Waad Dendoncker, “the second coming of Al Capone, only with added craziness.” Flashbacks explain what led up to the violent confrontation. Smart writing, vivid action scenes, and dramatic twists mark this seamless effort. Even those for whom this is their first Reacher novel will be clamoring for more. Agent: Darley Anderson, Darley Anderson Literary (U.K.).

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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