Bad Luck and Trouble

By Lee Child,

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You do not mess with Jack Reacher.

He is as close to untraceable as a person can get. A loner comfortable in his anonymity and solitude. So when a member of his old Army unit finds a way to contact him, he knows this has to be serious.

You doā€¦

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1 author picked Bad Luck and Trouble as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Yeah, I know, naming Jack Reacher as one of the badasses of crime fiction is the equivalent of a six-inch putt. A gimme. Child has taken a totally implausible premiseā€”a six-foot-five former Army MP wandering around the United States and finding trouble with nothing but an ATM card in his pocketā€”and created one of the best characters in suspense literature. When Reacher is on the hunt, the results are never in doubt, which is why we love him. Heā€™s the fullback coming through the line, time and time again, and no one can stop him. One reviewer of Childā€™s booksā€¦

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