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DEEP DOWN is an exclusive eBook short story of primary interest to Jack Reacher completists as they await the September 11th publication of A WANTED MAN, the very eagerly anticipated next installment in the series. The eShort also includes the opening chapter of the upcoming novel as a further inducement for diehard fans of the one of genre fiction’s most capable characters.
"Child’s always-excellent prose crackles, even during the quiet parts, so that by the time the story ends with the bang or three that readers expect, everyone should be satisfied."
The reader is transported back to 1986 when Army MP Captain Reacher finds himself hustled from Frankfurt, Germany to Washington, D.C. for an undercover mission in which he is flying next to blind. The Army is requesting a new service rifle, which kick-starts a series of hearings before a Congressional sub-committee. The Army believes that someone is leaking the weapon specifications to an outside party and has narrowed down the suspect to the four political liaison staff officers, all of whom happen to be women.
Reacher’s mission is to identify the officer in question before any further damage is done. The story builds slowly and is a bit more, shall we say, cerebral than one might anticipate a Reacher story to be. Still, Child’s always-excellent prose crackles, even during the quiet parts, so that by the time the story ends with the bang or three that readers expect, everyone should be satisfied.
Revelations concerning Reacher’s “hidden years,” if you will, are always welcome. While the restrictions of shorter fiction aren’t necessarily ideal for a Reacher story --- a big man needs lots of room to move --- DEEP DOWN is still a welcome repast before the banquet of the next novel.
Teaser
When vital details regarding a new, state-of-the-art sniper rifle for U.S. forces begin leaking from the Capitol into potentially the hands of unidentified foreign arms dealers, Military Intelligence summons Jack Reacher to Washington, D.C. Reacher must go undercover to infiltrate four high-powered female Army officers who are the target suspects.
Promo
When vital details regarding a new, state-of-the-art sniper rifle for U.S. forces begin leaking from the Capitol into potentially the hands of unidentified foreign arms dealers, Military Intelligence summons Jack Reacher to Washington, D.C. Reacher must go undercover to infiltrate four high-powered female Army officers who are the target suspects.
About the Book
In thriller master Lee Child’s exclusive eBook short story, Jack Reacher must track down a spy in soldier’s clothing --- by matching wits with four formidable females. Three are clean --- but the fourth may prove fatal.
Includes a thrilling preview of Lee Child’s hotly anticipated Jack Reacher novel, A WANTED MAN!
Summoned by Military Intelligence to Washington, D.C., Reacher is sent undercover. The assignment that awaits him: The army is meeting with its Capitol Hill paymasters for classified talks on a new, state-of-the-art sniper rifle for U.S. forces. But vital details about the weapon are leaking straight from the Capitol and probably into the hands of unidentified foreign arms dealers. The prospect of any and every terrorist, mercenary, or dictator’s militia getting their hands on the latest superior firepower is unthinkable. That’s where Reacher comes in. His task: infiltrate the top-secret proceedings and smoke out the mole. His target: a quartet of high-powered Army political liaison officers --- all of them fast-track women on their way to the top.
According to his bosses, it’s a zero-danger mission. No need to draw a gun...just chat over drinks. But Reacher knows that things are rarely what they seem. And he’s learned the hard way never to underestimate an opponent. Or four. Lessons that will come in handy when he starts digging for the truth --- and gets his hands a lot dirtier than he expected.
