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The Affair

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Read by Dick Hill

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Read by Dick Hill

By Lee Child
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By Lee Child
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Part of Jack Reacher

Part of Jack Reacher

Part of Jack Reacher

Part of Jack Reacher

Part of Jack Reacher

Part of Jack Reacher

Part of Jack Reacher

Paperback $12.00

Aug 04, 2020 | ISBN 9780593355466

Mass Market Paperback $9.99

Mar 27, 2012 | ISBN 9780440246305

Large Print $28.00

Sep 27, 2011 | ISBN 9780739378489

Ebook $7.99

Sep 27, 2011 | ISBN 9780440339359

Audiobook Download $22.50

Sep 27, 2011 | 934 Minutes

Audiobook Download $15.00

Sep 27, 2011 | 388 Minutes

CD $19.99

Sep 06, 2016 | 840 Minutes

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    About The Affair

    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • THE BLOCKBUSTER JACK REACHER SERIES THAT INSPIRED TWO MAJOR MOTION PICTURES AND THE STREAMING SERIES REACHER

    “A veritable tour de force . . . brilliantly executed and deliciously plotted.”—The Washington Times

    Everything starts somewhere. For elite military cop Jack Reacher, that somewhere was Carter Crossing, Mississippi, way back in 1997.

    Reacher is ordered undercover to investigate the murder of a young woman. Evidence points to a U.S. soldier with powerful friends. Once in Carter Crossing, Reacher meets local sheriff Elizabeth Deveraux, who has a thirst for justice and an appetite for secrets. Uncertain they can trust each other, they reluctantly join forces. Reacher works to uncover the truth, while others try to bury it forever. The conspiracy threatens to shatter his faith in his mission— and turn him into a man to be feared.

    About The Affair

    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • THE BLOCKBUSTER JACK REACHER SERIES THAT INSPIRED TWO MAJOR MOTION PICTURES AND THE STREAMING SERIES REACHER

    “A veritable tour de force . . . brilliantly executed and deliciously plotted.”—The Washington Times

    Everything starts somewhere. For elite military cop Jack Reacher, that somewhere was Carter Crossing, Mississippi, way back in 1997.

    Reacher is ordered undercover to investigate the murder of a young woman. Evidence points to a U.S. soldier with powerful friends. Once in Carter Crossing, Reacher meets local sheriff Elizabeth Deveraux, who has a thirst for justice and an appetite for secrets. Uncertain they can trust each other, they reluctantly join forces. Reacher works to uncover the truth, while others try to bury it forever. The conspiracy threatens to shatter his faith in his mission— and turn him into a man to be feared.

    About The Affair

    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • THE BLOCKBUSTER JACK REACHER SERIES THAT INSPIRED TWO MAJOR MOTION PICTURES AND THE STREAMING SERIES REACHER

    “A veritable tour de force . . . brilliantly executed and deliciously plotted.”—The Washington Times

    Everything starts somewhere. For elite military cop Jack Reacher, that somewhere was Carter Crossing, Mississippi, way back in 1997.

    Reacher is ordered undercover to investigate the murder of a young woman. Evidence points to a U.S. soldier with powerful friends. Once in Carter Crossing, Reacher meets local sheriff Elizabeth Deveraux, who has a thirst for justice and an appetite for secrets. Uncertain they can trust each other, they reluctantly join forces. Reacher works to uncover the truth, while others try to bury it forever. The conspiracy threatens to shatter his faith in his mission— and turn him into a man to be feared.

    About The Affair

    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

    Everything starts somewhere. For elite military cop Jack Reacher, that somewhere was Carter Crossing, Mississippi, way back in 1997.
     
    A lonely railroad track. A crime scene. A cover-up. A young woman is dead, and solid evidence points to a soldier at a nearby military base. But that soldier has powerful friends in Washington.
     
    Reacher is ordered undercover to find out everything he can and then to vanish. But when he gets to Carter Crossing, Reacher meets local sheriff Elizabeth Deveraux, who has a thirst for justice and an appetite for secrets. Uncertain they can trust each other, they reluctantly join forces. Finding unexpected layers to the case, Reacher works to uncover the truth, while others try to bury it forever. The conspiracy threatens to shatter his faith in his mission—and turn him into a man to be feared.

    About The Affair

    DIGITAL DOWNLOAD EXCLUSIVE

    As a special bonus, this audiobook download also includes a recording of the New York Times bestselling short story, Second Son, read by Dick Hill. At thirteen, Jack Reacher already knows how to end a fight. He knows that his brain is more important than his brawn. He knows how to get the job done. When his father is transferred to the military base on Okinawa, Jack and his older brother, Joe, prepare for school and consider how to deal with both the neighborhood bully and a missing code book that could cost their father his career.


    With Reacher, #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Child has created “a series that stands in the front rank of modern thrillers” (The Washington Post).
     
    Everything starts somewhere. . . .

    For elite military cop Jack Reacher, that somewhere was Carter Crossing, Mississippi, way back in 1997. A lonely railroad track. A crime scene. A coverup.

    A young woman is dead, and solid evidence points to a soldier at a nearby military base. But that soldier has powerful friends in Washington.

    Reacher is ordered undercover—to find out everything he can, to control the local police, and then to vanish. Reacher is a good soldier. But when he gets to Carter Crossing, he finds layers no one saw coming, and the investigation spins out of control.

    Local sheriff Elizabeth Deveraux has a thirst for justice—and an appetite for secrets. Uncertain they can trust one another, Reacher and Deveraux reluctantly join forces. Reacher works to uncover the truth, while others try to bury it forever. The conspiracy threatens to shatter his faith in his mission, and turn him into a man to be feared.

    A novel of unrelenting suspense that could only come from the pen of #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Child, The Affair is the start of the Reacher saga, a thriller that takes Reacher—and his readers—right to the edge . . . and beyond.

    About The Affair

    With Reacher, #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Child has created “a series that stands in the front rank of modern thrillers” (The Washington Post).
     
    Everything starts somewhere. . . .

    For elite military cop Jack Reacher, that somewhere was Carter Crossing, Mississippi, way back in 1997. A lonely railroad track. A crime scene. A coverup.

    A young woman is dead, and solid evidence points to a soldier at a nearby military base. But that soldier has powerful friends in Washington.

    Reacher is ordered undercover—to find out everything he can, to control the local police, and then to vanish. Reacher is a good soldier. But when he gets to Carter Crossing, he finds layers no one saw coming, and the investigation spins out of control.

    Local sheriff Elizabeth Deveraux has a thirst for justice—and an appetite for secrets. Uncertain they can trust one another, Reacher and Deveraux reluctantly join forces. Reacher works to uncover the truth, while others try to bury it forever. The conspiracy threatens to shatter his faith in his mission, and turn him into a man to be feared.

    A novel of unrelenting suspense that could only come from the pen of #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Child, The Affair is the start of the Reacher saga, a thriller that takes Reacher—and his readers—right to the edge . . . and beyond.

    About The Affair

    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • THE BLOCKBUSTER JACK REACHER SERIES THAT INSPIRED TWO MAJOR MOTION PICTURES AND THE STREAMING SERIES REACHER

    “A veritable tour de force . . . brilliantly executed and deliciously plotted.”—The Washington Times

    Everything starts somewhere. For elite military cop Jack Reacher, that somewhere was Carter Crossing, Mississippi, way back in 1997.

    Reacher is ordered undercover to investigate the murder of a young woman. Evidence points to a U.S. soldier with powerful friends. Once in Carter Crossing, Reacher meets local sheriff Elizabeth Deveraux, who has a thirst for justice and an appetite for secrets. Uncertain they can trust each other, they reluctantly join forces. Reacher works to uncover the truth, while others try to bury it forever. The conspiracy threatens to shatter his faith in his mission— and turn him into a man to be feared.

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    Lee Child is the author of more than two dozen New York Times bestselling Jack Reacher thrillers, with most having reached the #1 position, and the #1 bestselling complete Jack Reacher story collection, No Middle Name. Foreign rights in the Reacher series have sold in one hundred… More about Lee Child

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    About Lee Child

    Lee Child is the author of more than two dozen New York Times bestselling Jack Reacher thrillers, with most having reached the #1 position, and the #1 bestselling complete Jack Reacher story collection, No Middle Name. Foreign rights in the Reacher series have sold in one hundred… More about Lee Child

    About Lee Child

    Lee Child is the author of more than two dozen New York Times bestselling Jack Reacher thrillers, with most having reached the #1 position, and the #1 bestselling complete Jack Reacher story collection, No Middle Name. Foreign rights in the Reacher series have sold in one hundred… More about Lee Child

    About Lee Child

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    Product Details

    Category: Suspense & Thriller

    Paperback | $12.00
    Published by Bantam
    Aug 04, 2020 | 432 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | ISBN 9780593355466

    Category: Suspense & Thriller

    Mass Market Paperback | $9.99
    Published by Dell
    Mar 27, 2012 | 608 Pages | 4-3/16 x 7-1/2 | ISBN 9780440246305

    Category: Suspense & Thriller

    Large Print | $28.00
    Published by Random House Large Print
    Sep 27, 2011 | 592 Pages | 6 x 9 | ISBN 9780739378489

    Category: Suspense & Thriller

    Ebook | $7.99
    Published by Delacorte Press
    Sep 27, 2011 | 608 Pages | ISBN 9780440339359

    Category: Suspense & Thriller | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $22.50
    Published by Random House Audio
    Sep 27, 2011 | 934 Minutes | ISBN 9780307749550

    Category: Suspense & Thriller | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $15.00
    Published by Random House Audio
    Sep 27, 2011 | 388 Minutes | ISBN 9780307749482

    Category: Suspense & Thriller | Audiobooks

    CD | $19.99
    Published by Random House Audio
    Sep 06, 2016 | 840 Minutes | ISBN 9781524757106
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    Praise

    Praise for #1 bestselling author Lee Child and his Reacher series
     
    “Child is a superb craftsman of suspense.”—Entertainment Weekly
     
    “The truth about Reacher gets better and better.”—Janet Maslin, The New York Times
     
    “Implausible, irresistible Reacher remains just about the best butt-kicker in thriller-lit.”—Kirkus Reviews
     
    “Like his hero Jack Reacher, Lee Child seems to make no wrong steps.”—Associated Press
     
    “Lee Child [is] the current poster-boy of American crime fiction.”—Los Angeles Times
     
    “Indisputably the best escape artist in this escapist genre.”—Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times
     
    “Jack Reacher is much more like the heir to the Op and Marlowe than Spenser ever was.”—Esquire

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