Without Fail

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Synopsis

Jack Reacher walks alone. No job, no ID, no last known address. But he never turns down a plea for help. Now a woman tracks him down, because she needs a hand with her new job. Her task? Protecting the Vice President of the United States from someone threatening to kill him. And so Reacher, with nothing but his toothbrush and the clothes he stands up in, enters a very exclusive club at the very heart of Washington power: the offices of the United States Secret Service. Here, he must literally put himself in the line of fire, pitting his native cunning, surly charm and instinctive but controlled violence against the wiliness of bureaucrats and the ghosts from his own past - as well as the brutal ruthlessness of the mystery assassin.

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Published
01/04/2003

Publisher
Bantam Books

ISBN
9780553813432

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UK Kirkus review

Fans of Lee Child's crisp style of writing will welcome this mission for maverick hero Jack Reacher. A brutal assassin team has the Vice-President of the United States in their sights and the Secret Service, worried that it could be an inside job, need an outsider to track them down. Reacher has to navigate between FBI, the police and the Secret Service, all of whom are desperate to show that the rogue agents could not be theirs. Most desperate is Froelich, whose job it is to protect the Vice-President and who was once the lover of Jack's dead brother Joe, another Secret Service agent. Neagley, one of Reacher's former colleagues, joins him in this race against time. Jack Reacher is an interesting man to follow: physically strong, technically excellent, logical and with instincts honed through experience, he is unexpectedly kind and compassionate. Froelich is needy and still in love with Joe, and her developing relationship with Jack adds to the drama. This thriller would transfer well to the big screen and Child's skill is such that his readers can enjoy both the atmosphere of a cinematic drama and a considered insight into some complex and sympathetic characters. (Kirkus UK)

About the author

Lee Child

Lee Child is British but moved with his family from Cumbria to the United States to start a new career as an American thriller writer. His first novel, Killing Floor, won the Anthony Award, and his second, Die Trying, won W H Smith's Thumping Good Read Award. His most recent thrillers featuring Jack Reacher, the former US military cop and maverick drifter are Tripwire, The Visitor, Echo Burning and Without Fail. All have been bestsellers.