• A Wanted Man

  • A Jack Reacher Novel
  • By: Lee Child
  • Narrated by: Dick Hill
  • Length: 14 hrs and 12 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (8,338 ratings)

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A Wanted Man

By: Lee Child
Narrated by: Dick Hill
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Publisher's summary

A masterpiece of suspense from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Child

Four people in a car, hoping to make Chicago by morning. One man driving, eyes on the road. Another man next to him, telling stories that don’t add up. A woman in the back, silent and worried. And next to her, a huge man with a broken nose, hitching a ride east to Virginia.

An hour behind them, a man lies stabbed to death in an old pumping station. He was seen going in with two others, but he never came out. He has been executed, the knife work professional, the killers vanished. Within minutes, the police are notified. Within hours, the FBI descends, laying claim to the victim without ever saying who he was or why he was there.

All Reacher wanted was a ride to Virginia. All he did was stick out his thumb. But he soon discovers he has hitched more than a ride. He has tied himself to a massive conspiracy that makes him a threat—to both sides at once.

In Lee Child’s white-hot thriller, nothing is what it seems, and nobody is telling the truth. As the tension rises, the twists come fast and furious, keeping readers guessing and gasping until the explosive finale.

Praise for #1 bestselling author Lee Child and his Reacher series

“Child is a superb craftsman of suspense.”—Entertainment Weekly

“The truth about Reacher gets better and better.”—Janet Maslin, The New York Times

“Implausible, irresistible Reacher remains just about the best butt-kicker in thriller-lit.”—Kirkus Reviews

“Like his hero Jack Reacher, Lee Child seems to make no wrong steps.”—Associated Press

“Lee Child [is] the current poster-boy of American crime fiction.”—Los Angeles Times

“Indisputably the best escape artist in this escapist genre.”—Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times

“Jack Reacher is much more like the heir to the Op and Marlowe than Spenser ever was.”—Esquire

©2012 Lee Child (P)2012 Random House Audio

Critic reviews

"Jack Reacher is much more like the heir to the Op and Marlowe than Spenser ever was." (Esquire)

"Indisputably the best escape artist in this escapist genre." (Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times)

"Lee Child [is] the current poster-boy of American crime fiction." (Los Angeles Times)

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Good story; awful performance

I should remember never to listen to a book read by Dick Hill. He's OK on narrative but his dialogue is so stilted, especially for women. Ugh!

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superb!😄

I have come to really enjoy this Arthur and his character it's a thrill e-ticket ride all the way to the very end!

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Jack Reacher

I enjoyed this book as much as all of the books in the series. The series wouldn't be the same with out Dick Hill's narration. Please keep Reacher moving.

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Is Reacher going soft?

Not the most exciting book in the series but still entertaining. I look forward to see if Reacher makes it to Virginia

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jack Reacher is back... again

another great story that is the third in a direct sub- series. once you open it, you won't wait. you'll find yourself diving in to the deep end & lovng it

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Another great book in the Jack Reacher saga.

I really enjoyed this story. one again Jack Reacher and Lee Child don't disappoint. I also always enjoy narration by Dick Hill, the man of a thousand voices.

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Reacher is the man

It was not the most exciting but still a good story. Great narration as always.

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Not my favorite

As much as I love Reacher, this book just didn’t do it for me. Kept waiting for something big to happen and was let down. Found the first two hours hard to get thru. Can’t wait for the next adventure,

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Top 5 in the Series

I loved this book, it was much more challenging to figure out the plot. Hill is great as always!

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the story as a whole

love the narrator and the story these books are my favorite series. I'm not stopping until I have them all

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