Past tense : a Jack Reacher novel / Lee Child.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780399593512
- ISBN: 0399593519 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 382 pages ; 24 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Delacorte Press, 2018.
Content descriptions
Summary, etc.: | "Family secrets come back to haunt Jack Reacher in this electrifying thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Child, "a superb craftsman of suspense" (Entertainment Weekly). Jack Reacher has extended his thumb and hit the pavement. His plan is to follow the autumn sun on an epic trip across America, from Maine to California. He doesn't get far. On a country road in rural New Hampshire, 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? and takes the detour. At the same moment, in the same isolated area, a car breaks down. Two young Canadians are trying to drive to New York City to sell a treasure. Now they're stranded at a lonely motel in the middle of nowhere. The owners almost seem 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 knows his father left and never returned. Now Reacher wonders, Was he ever there in the first place? As Reacher explores his father's life, and strands of different stories begin to merge, he makes a shocking discovery: The present can be tough, but the past can be tense . . . and deadly"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Subject: | Reacher, Jack (Fictitious character) > Fiction. |
Genre: | Suspense fiction. Mystery fiction. Thrillers (Fiction) Detective and mystery fiction. |
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Available copies
- 72 of 75 copies available at Bibliomation.
- 4 of 5 copies available at Bridgeport Public Library. (Show preferred library)
Holds
- 2 current holds with 75 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Black Rock Branch - Bridgeport | FIC CHILD (Text) | 34000081412496 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Burroughs-Saden Main - Bridgeport | FIC CHILD (Text) | 34000081412504 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
East Side Branch - Bridgeport | FIC CHILD (Text) | 34000081412538 | Adult Fiction | Canceled Transit | - |
Newfield Branch - Bridgeport | FIC CHILD (Text) | 34000081412512 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
North Branch - Bridgeport | FIC CHILD (Text) | 34000081412520 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Ansonia Public Library | MYS CHILD, LEE (Text) | 34045101778814 | Adult Mystery | Available | - |
Babcock Library - Ashford | M Chi (Text) | 33110143446159 | Adult Mystery | Available | - |
Beardsley & Memorial Library - Winsted | FIC CHILD (Text) | 33750000081914 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Beekley Community Library - New Hartford | F CHILD L (Text) | 32544072526758 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Bentley Memorial Library - Bolton | FIC Chi Jack Reacher; bk. 23 (Text) | 33160142356974 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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Author Notes
Past Tense : A Jack Reacher Novel
Lee Child is the pen name of Jim Grant, who was born in Coventry, England on October 29, 1954. He attended law school at Sheffield University, worked in the theater, and finally worked as a presentation director for Granada Television. After being laid off in 1995 because of corporate restructuring, he decided to write a book. The Killing Floor won the Anthony Award for Best First Novel and became the first book in the Jack Reacher series. In 2012, the first Jack Reacher film was released starring Tom Cruise. His book's, Worth Dying For and Past Tense, made the bestseller list in 2018. (Bowker Author Biography)