The Hard Way

A Jack Reacher Novel
Lee Child

Reacher is sitting at a street table at a NY city coffee shop. He sees a guy cross the street, get in a car and drive away. An hour later a guy comes in to ask questions about what he saw. Now he is involved in a kidnap/ransom for a leader of a black-ops paramilitary organization. Reacher needs to find the truth of what is going on. With all the former military (US and British) on site, who can he trust, what is the purpose of this ultra-secretive group, and why does Reacher feel like he has to stick around to help. The helpless girl of course. It is the leaders wife and daughter who are kidnapped and something doesn't seem right. And Reacher gets his customary hot,former FBI, detective assistant to covertly work the case with him. The hard way of the title refers to the investigative method that is needed in this case. No big breaks, no electronic or computer solutions to generate them. So every little bit of information or clue seems to be dug out of hard work and effort, piecing things together one bit at a time. Old School.

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