Following the man’s trail back to New York, he finds a bewildered, elderly couple still mourning an all-American son lost in Vietnam, a woman Reacher couldn’t forget, and a most vicious opponent. Digging a swimming pool by hand in Key West, former military policeman Jack Reacher is not pleased when Costello, a private detective, comes nosing around asking questions about him. A little history lesson on our military and some insight on what a great guy Reacher is by the company he keeps. Later on, while Reacher is working his night job as a bouncer in a strip club, two very suspicious-looking men also make inquiries about his location.

We honour Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' continuous connection to Country, waters, skies and communities. This one packs a punch and is less violent than the first - still has violence, though, cuz, you know, its Reacher. Allen and his men take the couple hostage, but Marilyn is able to stall them before her husband signs over his company. However, his real objective is to seize control of their assets, using torture and violence to force his clients to agree to his terms. Redoubtable hero Jack Reacher maintains his tough, uncompromising role in Lee Child's third hard-hitting, action-packed thriller.Michael Connelly 'A slickly effective thriller which confirms Child's ability to keep the reader guessing - and sweating' The Times ___________________ For Jack Reacher being invisible has become a habit. Under his new identity, Allen amasses a fortune as an illicit "moneylender", before establishing himself as a legitimate businessman who offers high-interest loans to financially troubled firms unable to borrow from banks. Jacob and arrives in the middle of a funeral for his old mentor, former commanding officer, and friend, General Leon Garber. Running parallel to the story is another thread involving a CEO of a crumbling company and his attempts to keep it going by borrowing money from "Hook" Hobie, an amputee from the Vietnam war who takes great pleasure in using his prosthetic hook to inflict damage on those who do not pay up on time.

We at Penguin Random House Australia acknowledge that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are the Traditional Custodians and the first storytellers of the lands on which we live and work. At the hospital, however, a doctor discovers that, due to the arduous physical labour he has done digging pools in Key West, his pectoral muscle was so thick the bullet did not make it past his rib cage. Jack Reacher, the first Jack Reacher movie starring Tom Cruise, was based on the novel One Shot, and the second is Jack Reacher: Never Go Back. Severely burned by the crash, Allen left his own dogtags behind to fool investigators and had his right hand, lost in the helicopter crash, replaced with a hook. The story then begins with Jack Reacher working two jobs in Key West (digging pools with a shovel by day and working as a bouncer at night) and meeting a private investigator, Costello, who happens to be looking for him on behalf of a client named Mrs.Here's Jack in Key West, doing what he says he always wants to do, drift, when he hooks up with an ex-cop from New York who gets dead after talking to Jack. His response to their activation would be to tie up loose ends, cash in, transfer his assets, and flee the country. While Reacher is definitely a force to be reckoned with, he's also like a large child who hasn't figured out how to live in today's society like everyone else. Digging swimming pools by hand in Key West, Florida, Jack Reacher is as tanned and as fit as he's ever been.

At the hospital, however, a doctor discovers that, due to the arduous physical labour that was required for his job manually digging pools, his pectoral muscle was so thick the bullet did not make it past his rib cage. The writing is terse and the story is pretty tight, and the total convergence of all the plotlines doesn't happen until the very end.Reacher manages to kill Allen and his men, but sustains a seemingly fatal bullet wound to his chest. Severely burned by the crash, he left his own tags behind to fool investigators and had his right hand, lost in the helicopter crash, replaced with a hook. Reacher decides his time in the Keys is up, and heads north to find out who's looking into his life.

Later on, while Reacher is working his night job as a bouncer in a strip club, two suspicious-looking large men also make inquiries about his whereabouts.The first is eleven thousand miles from his home in the United States and the second is six thousand miles out.