Past Tense - Lee Child

Past Tense

By Lee Child

  • Release Date: 2018-11-05
  • Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Score: 4
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From 5,674 Ratings

Description

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • THE BLOCKBUSTER JACK REACHER SERIES THAT INSPIRED TWO MAJOR MOTION PICTURES AND THE UPCOMING STREAMING SERIES REACHER

Family secrets come back to haunt Jack Reacher in this electrifying thriller from “a superb craftsman of suspense” (Entertainment Weekly).

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.

This edition includes an excerpt of Lee Child’s novel Blue Moon.

Reviews

  • Excellent, as always.

    5
    By Kaufmansgirl
    Excellent, as always.
  • Tracing Reachers roots

    3
    By npcmike
    About finding roots of Reachers father. And the bad guys had a business selling black web nighttime bow and arrow hunting and killing humans for sport.
  • Good yarn

    4
    By bakhong
    Good yarn
  • Excellent book

    4
    By 777Bob777
    Good characters and typical Reacher situations.
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  • Not good.

    1
    By Nike Athlete
    This was not my favorite. Really not sure why he wrote this. Two stories really did not intersect. “Bow Hunting People” at the hotel is disturbing. We were never told why or how this got started. It was all a mess.
  • Surprise

    5
    By Ambiz5
    This was very smooth and suspenseful. Wow what a surprising ending. Nice 😊. I really enjoyed it. Thanks for the adventure 🌹
  • Did not finish.

    1
    By RPB54
    Dint care for book. Just couldnt get into it so quit reading.
  • Master of story telling

    5
    By Arllow
    Finding his father was a nice surprise. The way he handled Mark was even better. Two for one stories.
  • My first Jack Reacher book and I honestly couldn’t put it down.

    5
    By janetbeth
    Not my cup of tea, I used to say when people suggested this series. Now, I’m hooked. It’s smart, quick and entertaining - nothing wrong with that. And he’s a good guy. I always like to read about the kindness of strangers. But I have to find out more about him now....

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