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Past tense / by Child, Lee,author.;
"Jack Reacher has extended his thumb and hit the pavement. His plan is to follow the autumn sun on an epic trip across America, from Maine to California. He doesn't get far. On a country road in rural New Hampshire, deep in the New England woods, he sees a sign to a place he has never been: The town where his father was born. He thinks, 'What's one extra day?' and takes the detour. At the same moment, in the same isolated area, a car breaks down. Two young Canadians are trying to drive to New York City to sell a treasure. Now they're stranded at a lonely motel in the middle of nowhere. The owners almost seem too friendly. It's a strange place. but it's all there is. The next morning in the city clerk's office, Reacher asks about the old family home. He's told no one named Reacher ever lived in town. He knows his father left and never returned. Now Reacher wonders, Was he ever there in the first place? As Reacher explores his father's life, and strands of different stories begin to merge, he makes a shocking discovery: The present can be tough, but the past can be tense--and deadly"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Reacher, Jack (Fictitious character); Family secrets; Fathers and sons; Small cities;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Better off dead [sound recording] / by Child, Lee,author.; Brick, Scott,narrator.; Child, Andrew,1968-author.; Random House Audio Publishing,publisher.;
Read by Scott Brick."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 ... 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 ... 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"--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Thrillers (Fiction); Reacher, Jack (Fictitious character); United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; Missing persons; Retired military personnel; Women veterans;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The hero / by Child, Lee,author.;
"In his first work of nonfiction, the creator of the multimillion-selling Jack Reacher series explores the endurance of heroes from Achilles to Bond, showing us how this age-old myth is a fundamental part of what makes us human. He demonstrates how hero stories continue to shape our world - arguing that we need them now more than ever. From the Stone Age to the Greek Tragedies, from Shakespeare to Robin Hood, we have always had our heroes. The hero is at the centre of formative myths in every culture and persists to this day in world-conquering books, films and TV shows. But why do these characters continue to inspire us, and why are they so central to storytelling? Scalpel-sharp on the roots of storytelling and enlightening on the history and science of myth, The Hero is essential reading for anyone trying to write or understand fiction. Child teaches us how these stories still shape our minds and behaviour in an increasingly confusing modern world, and with his trademark concision and wit, demonstrates that however civilised we get, we'll always need heroes."--Publisher's website.
Subjects: Heroes in literature.; Heroes in motion pictures.; Heroes; Storytelling.; Heroes;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Safe Enough : And Other Stories. by Child, Lee.;
For the past 20 years, Lee Child has been one of the bestselling authors in the world, thanks to the popularity of Jack Reacher. But even at the height of Reachers fame, Childs short story writing was not confined to the series; throughout the course of his career, he published tales about a range of characters on both sides of the law. Meticulously plotted and packed with Childs trademark action and suspense, these 20 never-before-collected stories show the authors mastery of the short form.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General; FICTION / Short Stories (single author); FICTION / Thrillers / Crime; FICTION / Thrillers / Domestic;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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In Too Deep : A Jack Reacher Novel. by Child, Lee.;
PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: THE SECRET, ISBN 9781984818584. The gripping new Jack Reacher thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling authors Lee Child and Andrew ChildReacher wakes up, alone, in the dark, handcuffed to a bed in a makeshift hospital room. His few possessions are gone. He has no memory of getting there. The last thing he can recall is the car he had hitched a ride in getting run off the road. The driver was killed. The people who staged the attack assume Reacher was the driver's accomplice and patch up his wounds as they plan to make him talk. A plan that will backfire spectacularly . . .Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); FICTION / Action & Adventure; FICTION / Thrillers / Military; FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Blue moon / by Child, Lee,author.;
"In the next highly anticipated installment of Lee Child's acclaimed suspense series, Jack Reacher comes to the aid of an elderly couple ... and confronts his most dangerous opponents yet"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Reacher, Jack (Fictitious character); Gangs; Adventure stories;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 7
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The midnight line / by Child, Lee,author.;
"#1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Child returns with a gripping new powerhouse thriller featuring Jack Reacher, "one of this century's most original, tantalizing pop-fiction heroes" (The Washington Post). Reacher takes a stroll through a small Wisconsin town and sees a class ring in a pawn shop window: West Point 2005. A tough year to graduate: Iraq, then Afghanistan. The ring is tiny, for a woman, and it has her initials engraved on the inside. Reacher wonders what unlucky circumstance made her give up something she earned over four hard years. He decides to find out. And find the woman. And return her ring. Why not? So begins a harrowing journey that takes Reacher through the upper Midwest, from a lowlife bar on the sad side of a small town to a dirt-blown crossroads in the middle of nowhere, encountering bikers, cops, crooks, muscle, and a missing persons PI who wears a suit and a tie in the Wyoming wilderness. The deeper Reacher digs, and the more he learns, the more dangerous the terrain becomes. Turns out the ring was just a small link in a far darker chain. Powerful forces are guarding a vast criminal enterprise. Some lines should never be crossed. But then, neither should Reacher."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Reacher, Jack (Fictitious character); Intelligence officers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The midnight line [sound recording] / by Child, Lee,author.; Hill, Dick,narrator.; Random House Audio Publishing,publisher.;
Read by Dick Hill."#1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Child returns with a gripping new powerhouse thriller featuring Jack Reacher, "one of this century's most original, tantalizing pop-fiction heroes" (The Washington Post). Reacher takes a stroll through a small Wisconsin town and sees a class ring in a pawn shop window: West Point 2005. A tough year to graduate: Iraq, then Afghanistan. The ring is tiny, for a woman, and it has her initials engraved on the inside. Reacher wonders what unlucky circumstance made her give up something she earned over four hard years. He decides to find out. And find the woman. And return her ring. Why not? So begins a harrowing journey that takes Reacher through the upper Midwest, from a lowlife bar on the sad side of a small town to a dirt-blown crossroads in the middle of nowhere, encountering bikers, cops, crooks, muscle, and a missing persons PI who wears a suit and a tie in the Wyoming wilderness. The deeper Reacher digs, and the more he learns, the more dangerous the terrain becomes. Turns out the ring was just a small link in a far darker chain. Powerful forces are guarding a vast criminal enterprise. Some lines should never be crossed. But then, neither should Reacher."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Audiobooks.; Reacher, Jack (Fictitious character); Intelligence officers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Three more Jack Reacher novellas [sound recording] : Too much time, Small wars, & Not a drill / by Child, Lee,author.; Hill, Dick,narrator.; Random House Audio Publishing,publisher.;
Read by Dick Hill.Too Much Time: In this original novella featuring Jack Reacher after his time in the army, Reacher finds himself in a hollowed-out town in Maine. He witnesses a random bag-snatching but sees much more than a simple crime, in a tale that leads into Lee Child's new Reacher novel, The Midnight Line.Small Wars: Lee Child goes back to 1989, when Jack Reacher is an MP assigned to solve the cold-blooded murder of a young officer. The telex is brief and to the point: One active-duty personnel found shot to death ten miles north of Fort Smith. Circumstances unknown. The victim was shot twice in the chest and once in the head. A professional hit. The crime scene suggests an ambush. Military police officer Jack Reacher is given the case. He calls his older brother, Colonel Joe Reacher, at the Pentagon for intel and taps Sergeant Frances Neagley to help him answer the big question: Who would kill a brilliant officer on the fast-track to greatness?Not a Drill: Jack Reacher is on the road, hitching a ride with some young Canadians who are planning a hike through the dense forests of Maine. They part ways after sharing a hot meal, and Reacher checks out a quiet town surrounded by countryside serene enough to cool even his raging wanderlust. But not for long. First the trail is suddenly closed. Then the military police show up in force. Maybe it's a drill. Or maybe it's trouble--the kind of trouble that always finds Reacher, no matter how far he travels off the beaten path.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Audiobooks.; Short stories.; Reacher, Jack (Fictitious character);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Jack Reacher. [videorecording] / by Zwick, Edward,film director,screenwriter.; Wenk, Richard,screenwriter.; Herskovitz, Marshall,screenwriter.; Granger, Don(Producer),film producer.; McQuarrie, Christopher,film producer.; Cruise, Tom,1962-actor,film producer.; Hodge, Aldis,actor.; Knepper, Robert,1959-actor.; Smulders, Cobie,1982-actor.; Yarosh, Danika,actor.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Child, Lee.Never go back.; Paramount Pictures Corporation,publisher,presenter.; Skydance Productions,production company.;
Music, Henry Jackman ; editor, Billy Weber ; director of photography, Oliver Wood.Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders, Robert Knepper, Danika Yarosh, Aldis Hodge.When Army Major Susan Turner is framed for treason, Jack Reacher discovers she's the target of a massive government conspiracy. Together, they will risk everything to take down a powerful organization that will stop at nothing to protect its secrets.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Child, Lee.; Reacher, Jack (Fictitious character); Military police; Murder; Retired military personnel;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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