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  • The Hard Way

  • Jack Reacher, Book 10
  • By: Lee Child
  • Narrated by: Dick Hill
  • Length: 14 hrs and 14 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (8,840 ratings)

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The Hard Way

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

THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING JACK REACHER SERIES THAT INSPIRED TWO MAJOR MOTION PICTURES AND THE STREAMING SERIES REACHER

“The truth about Reacher gets better and better. . . . This series [is] utterly addictive.”—Janet Maslin, The New York Times

Jack Reacher was alone, the way he liked it, soaking up the hot, electric New York City night, watching a man cross the street to a parked Mercedes and drive it away. The car contained one million dollars in ransom money because Edward Lane, the man who paid it, would do anything to get his family back.

Lane runs a highly illegal soldiers-for-hire operation. He will use any tool to find his beautiful wife and child. And Jack Reacher is the best manhunter in the world.

On the trail of vicious kidnappers, Reacher learns the chilling secrets of his employer’s past . . . and of a horrific drama in the heart of a nasty little war. He knows that Edward Lane is hiding something. Something dirty. Something big. But Reacher also knows this: He’s already in way too deep to stop now. And if he has to do it the hard way, he will.

©2006 Lee Child (P)2914 Random House Audio

Critic reviews

“A Reacher novel is the closest thing to guaranteed joy short of a honeymoon.”Rocky Mountain News

“Plenty of suspense writers play the tough-guy-with-a-heart-of-gold card, but Child is indelibly skillful, quickly sketching intriguing characters as he drops bombshell after bombshell. With its taciturn but engaging hero and almost unbearably prolonged tension, The Hard Way makes reading easy indeed.”The Miami Herald

“In The Hard Way, Reacher is better than ever.”Contra Costa Times

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What listeners say about The Hard Way

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Hard way

Typical Lee Child. Too graphic about hurting people and narrator needs better female voice. Too much description at times.

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Very good Reacher

Fast moving international adventure.Sex violence filled novel. Good characters surround lots of action filled pages.

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Loved it

thanks for the great story love all the Jack Reacher tales. Less Child can really write a great story!

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Another Beauty

I've seen some reviews poo pooing Dick Hills accents ad not being good enough but the guy uses 12 or so different ones so I'd say he did pretty great

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One of the best so far

This is, without doubt one of the best books so far in the series.
The story is well thought through and lots of research has been carried out.
Reacher shows himself to be human and fallible, but wins through in the end.
The presentation is exceptional, a Dick Hill asserts himself as one the the very best in the business.
Looking forward to the next book in the series!

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Unbelievable

The best Reached ever. Oh man what a plot and action. Our boy kicks some serious bad guy a$&.

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always a good gripping story , filled with twist.

As always gripping and filled with many twists and turns that keeps you on the edge of your seat and the plot as well as the artist reading it give that life

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reacher alone, in the dark, invincible

good storyand read very well. can't wait for the next installment. I find this series is my guilty pleasure.

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Lots of twists and turns.

Sometimes hard to differentiate characters voices, otherwise a great story and entertaining to listen to.

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I’m addicted!

Another good ride with my favorite hero. Always a twist to come. I’m always trying to figure out what that will be! My other hero is Dick Hill. He reads like no other!!!!!

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