Author:Lee Child
'Cunning, explosive . . . A thumping good read.' Time Out
Jack Reacher, alone, strolling nowhere.
A Chicago street in bright sunshine. A young woman, struggling on crutches. Reacher offers her a steadying arm.
And turns to see a handgun aimed at his stomach.
Chained in a dark van racing across America, Reacher doesn't know why they've been kidnapped. The woman claims to be FBI. She's certainly tough enough. But at their remote destination, will raw courage be enough to overcome the hopeless odds?
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Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, Die Trying is the 2nd in the series.
And be sure not to miss Reacher's newest adventure, no.27, No Plan B! ***OUT NOW***
Jack Reacher is a wonderfully epic hero; tough, taciturn, yet vulnerable... Irresistible
—— PeopleReacher combines the physique of the Commando-period Schwarzenegger with the analytical brilliance of Sherlock Holmes
—— Himself MagazineThe taut plot, set firmly in headline territory, lays bare the world of the rabid, worm-like militias crawling in the political underbelly of America... This is an action adventure that never gives you a moment's peace and quiet - an excellent read
—— Publishing NewsCunning and explosive...A thumping good read
—— Time OutA skilled, smart, violent page-turner
—— Daily ExpressSublimely executed, this is a dystopian thriller of real class.
—— Daily MailFast-paced with twists and thrills, this brutally chilling novel will keep you on tenterhooks
—— Crime MonthlyAtmospheric, with suspense dialled up to the max, and at times heavily claustrophobic, this is a page-turner which flirts heavily with horror and delivers on all counts
—— Crime TimeA chilling, captivating thrill ride
—— Sunday ExpressFast-paced atmospheric story
—— CandisTudor has a lot of scary, horror-tinged fun
—— ObserverWithout fail, CJ delivers every single time. The Drift is a tense, nail biting thriller that's smart, gripping and brilliantly twisty. Faultless.
—— JOHN MARRSAbsolutely raced through it...An action-packed and chilling horror thriller that's like Station Eleven re-crafted by John Carpenter
—— MARK EDWARDSWow! Very clever, mysterious and thrilling with twists and turns that will smack you in the face like many evil snowballs
—— SUSI HOLLIDAYHeart-poundingly mysterious, breathtakingly twisty, and emotive like a sucker-punch to the chest. The Drift is unputdownable!
—— STEPH BROADRIBBIn this tour de force from Tudor (The Burning Girls), a postapocalyptic thriller, a haven called the Retreat, which has been constructed for a select few in the wake of a devastating new plague, proves to be not much of a haven. Some of those in residence at the mountainside facility begin to disappear, even as vital supplies go missing and power outages increase, leading up to the discovery of a body floating in the recreational pool. Meanwhile, a cable car transporting a group to the Retreat is stranded mid-journey; its occupants, including Meg, a former homicide cop, are stunned to find they're trapped with a corpse, whom Meg recognizes. And a second group also faces a threat to their lives; Hannah Grant has been evacuated from a boarding school, but the bus she's in crashes, possibly not by accident, trapping her and several others. Tudor shifts among the three situations, teasing a common link, and gradually ratchets up the pressure on his characters as they try to preserve their humanity while surviving. This is a masterpiece of its kind.
—— PUBLISHERS WEEKLY [starred review]A captivating thrill ride
—— DAILY EXPRESSA gripping tale
—— DAILY MAILPraise for C. J. Tudor
—— :Some writers have it and some don't. C. J. Tudor has it big time
—— Lee ChildC. J. Tudor is terrific. I can't wait to see what she does next
—— Harlan CobenIf you like my stuff, you'll like this
—— Stephen KingBritain's female Stephen King
—— Daily MailTaut, tense and deliciously dark, C.J. Tudor's post-apocalyptic thrill ride is unmissable
—— TIM WEAVERIt's rare that a thriller actually lives up to that word. But here - in the jeopardy its characters are plunged into, in the story's twists and turns, and in the true star of the novel, the mountain itself - Breathless truly manages to thrill
—— James Smythe , author of I Still DreamA truly breathtaking thriller. It had me gasping and guessing with every turn of a page. The audacity of the adventure is only matched by the brilliance of McCulloch's deft and evocative writing
—— Kim Curran , author of the Slay seriesA visceral, thrill-seeker's story of one woman's struggle to conquer her fears, with murder and mayhem at 8,000m. I really loved it.
—— Rosie Andrews, author of LeviathanA frighteningly original novel written with a deep passion for the mountains and an inquisitive mind. A brilliantly chilling read
—— Giles KristianChilling . . . there really is something about the combination of a remote snowbound location and a killer hiding in plain sight that is a recipe for success
—— Crime MonthlyA blockbuster-worthy thriller
—— Sunday Express