Jack Reacher Hits the Pavement and Sticks out His Thumb

Jack Reacher hits the pavement and sticks out his thumb. He plans to follow the sun on an epic trip across America, from Maine to California. He doesn’t get far. On a country road deep in the New England woods, he sees a sign to a place he has never been: the town where his father was born. He thinks, What’s one extra day? He takes the detour. At the same moment, in the same isolated area, a car breaks down. Two young Canadians had been on their way to New York City to sell a treasure. Now they’re stranded at a lonely motel in the middle of nowhere. The owners seem almost too friendly. It’s a strange place, but it’s all there is. The next morning, in the city clerk’s office, Reacher asks about the old family home. He’s told no one named Reacher ever lived in town. He’s always known his father left and never returned, but now Reacher wonders, Was he ever there in the first place? As Reacher explores his father’s life, and as the Canadians face lethal dangers, strands of different stories begin to merge. Then Reacher makes a shocking discovery: The present can be tough, but the past can be tense . . . and deadly.

LEE CHILD is the author of twenty-two New York Times bestselling Jack Reacher thrillers, with thirteen having reached the #1 position, and the #1 bestselling complete Jack Reacher story collection, No Middle Name. All his novels have been optioned for major motion pictures—including Jack Reacher (based on One Shot) and Jack Reacher: Never Go Back. Foreign rights in the Reacher series have sold in one hundred territories. A native of England and a former television director, Lee Child lives in New York City. Visit the author online at leechild.com. A JACK SCOTT BRICK has recorded bestsellers and Pulitzer Prize winners in every conceivable REACHER NOVEL category, with more than eight hundred titles since his debut. A Grammy® nominee, Scott has won over fifty Earphones Awards, five Audie Awards, and has twice been named Publishers Weekly’s Narrator of the Year.

A JACK REACHER NOVEL

Running Time: Approx. 13 Hours • Unabridged Executive Producer: Kelly Gildea • Director: Christina Rooney • Cover design: Carlos Beltrán • Cover photograph: © Erica Shires/Getty Images • © 2018 by Lee Child •  2018 Penguin Random House LLC. All rights reserved. • Random House Audio, an imprint of the Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group • 1745 Broadway, New York, New York 10019. www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com 38149 I SBN 978-1-987147-25-4 Playaway pre-loaded audiobooks are the best way to listen, unplugged and uninterrupted.