Past Tense - Lee Child

Past Tense

By Lee Child

  • Release Date: 2018-11-05
  • Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Score: 4
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From 5,771 Ratings

Description

#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.

This edition includes an excerpt of Lee Child’s novel Blue Moon.

Reviews

  • A very unusual story ABOUT Reacher and his family.

    5
    By DWFREIDELL
    If you are a Jack Reacher fan you will lve this book, As it clears up a lot of questions other Lee Child Books. So much fun for me.
  • Intoxicated by the happy endings.

    5
    By Darnpony
    Such a thoroughly satisfying and creative story. Thank you.
  • Just as good

    5
    By AtomicCoug
    as all the others.
  • Best Reacher book yet

    5
    By DwayneAZ
    Twists and turns made this a standout in a great series.
  • Excellent, as always.

    5
    By Kaufmansgirl
    Excellent, as always.
  • Tracing Reachers roots

    3
    By npcmike
    About finding roots of Reachers father. And the bad guys had a business selling black web nighttime bow and arrow hunting and killing humans for sport.
  • Good yarn

    4
    By bakhong
    Good yarn
  • Excellent book

    4
    By 777Bob777
    Good characters and typical Reacher situations.
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  • Not good.

    1
    By Nike Athlete
    This was not my favorite. Really not sure why he wrote this. Two stories really did not intersect. “Bow Hunting People” at the hotel is disturbing. We were never told why or how this got started. It was all a mess.

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