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Title details for Past Tense by Lee Child - Available

Past Tense

#23 in series

by Lee Child
Scott Brick
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Don’t miss the hit streaming series Reacher! 
Family secrets come back to haunt Jack Reacher in this electrifying thriller from “a superb craftsman of suspense” (Entertainment Weekly).
Jack Reacher hits the pavement and sticks out his thumb. He plans to follow the sun on an epic trip across America, from Maine to California. He doesn’t get far. On a country road 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? He takes the detour.
At the same moment, in the same isolated area, a car breaks down. Two young Canadians had been on their way to New York City to sell a treasure. Now they’re stranded at a lonely motel in the middle of nowhere. The owners seem almost 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’s always known his father left and never returned, but now Reacher wonders, Was he ever there in the first place?

As Reacher explores his father’s life, and as the Canadians face lethal dangers, strands of different stories begin to merge. Then Reacher makes a shocking discovery: The present can be tough, but the past can be tense . . . and deadly.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Jack Reacher

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    November 5, 2018

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781524774349
      • File size: 370437 KB
      • Duration: 12:51:44

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Hang on to your earphones, Reacher fans: We have a new voice for Reacher. After listening to Dick Hill as the voice of Jack Reacher for many years, there may be some adjusting to Scott Brick's narration. Brick provides his first Reacher novel with with a strong, smooth voice for the protagonist himself, credible female voices, and clearly differentiated secondary characters. Reacher starts out on a cross-country adventure and ends up in his father's supposed hometown, where he decides to explore his ancestry. Nearby, a Canadian couple finds themselves stuck in a mysterious motel where nefarious activities are going on. The two stories converge, leading to the intense, fast-paced conclusion. Listeners will be fully engaged as Reacher continues his fight for justice, beating up a lot of villains along the way. E.Q. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from September 10, 2018
      Early in bestseller Child’s superb 23rd Jack Reacher novel (after 2017’s The Midnight Line), the peripatetic Reacher reaches a fork in a road in rural New Hampshire; he chooses the path heading to Laconia, “his late father’s place of birth.” At the same time, just 30 miles away, a young Canadian couple on their way south have car trouble and stop at a small motel, finding they’re apparently its only guests. Reacher uncovers few traces of his father’s existence, other than a 75-year-old assault case in which Stan Reacher is named. But he does stir up a world of trouble when he steps in to help a woman under attack and gives her assailant—the son of a well-connected underworld figure—a humiliating beating. While Reacher is dealing with a revenge posse, the Canadian couple discover just how strange their motel is. Child neatly interweaves multiple narratives, ratchets up the suspense (the reveal of the motel plot is delicious), and delivers a powerful, satisfying denouement. Fans will enjoy learning more of this enduring character’s roots, and Child’s spare prose continues to set a very high bar. Agent: Darley Anderson, Darley Anderson Literary.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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