The Secret

A Jack Reacher Novel

Pages: 304
Published: 2023
Language: English

In 1992, a series of seemingly unconnected accidental deaths across the US draws the attention of the Secretary of Defense. An inter-agency task force is formed, with Jack Reacher representing the Army. Reacher, an exceptional soldier, finds himself navigating a web of secrets and ulterior motives as he races to uncover the link between the victims and their killer. His mission to find the truth puts him in the crosshairs of dangerous individuals, forcing him to decide whether to pursue justice officially or his own way.

Prose complexity: 7/10

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Authors

Andrew Grant

Andrew Grant is the younger brother of bestselling thriller writer Lee Child ( pen name of James Dover Grant). After graduating from the University of Sheffield, where he studied Drama and English Literature, Grant founded a theatre company that produced original material, culminating with a critically successful appearance at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.He later went on to spend fifteen years working in telecommunications before leaving the corporate world to become a novelist. His debut nove...

Lee Child

Lee Child was born in 1954 in Coventry, England, but spent his formative years in the nearby city of Birmingham. He went to law school in Sheffield, England, and after part-time work in the theater he joined Granada Television in Manchester for what turned out to be an eighteen-year career as a presentation director during British TV's "golden age." During his tenure his company made Brideshead Revisited, The Jewel in the Crown, Prime Suspect, and Cracker. He was fired in 1995 at the age of 40 a...