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Six gunshots leave five people dead and a city in fear. Police close the case in hours. The accused man says they are wrong. He asks them to find Jack Reacher. Reacher once served as a military policeman. He has no phone, no address and no fixed ties. When he arrives, he casts doubt on the police view. People’s lives link up in strange ways. Reacher seeks a killer who missed a target.

Lee Child’s crime thriller forms part of the Jack Reacher series. It blends action and plot twists. Right and wrong are key themes. The book became the film Jack Reacher, with Tom Cruise. The original title of this translated work was One Shot. It forms part of the Fiction Connection collection.

Readers in more than 100 countries have read Child’s books. He has won the Anthony Award and the Barry Award. He also won the Specsavers National Book Award. His awards include the RBA Prize for Crime Writing, too.