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In der Nähe einer Militärbasis in Carter Crossing, Mississippi wird die Leiche einer jungen Frau aufgefunden. Ist der Mörder ein Bewohner der Stadt oder ein Soldat? Um das herauszufinden schickt man Jack Reacher auf eine Undercover Mission. Jack Reacher ist zurück in seinem 16. Abenteuer.

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From the number one bestseller: the coolest, sexiest, punch-packing Reacher thriller yet.

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March 1997. A woman has her throat cut behind a bar in Carter Crossing, Mississippi. Just down the road is a big army base.Is the murderer a local guy - or is he a soldier?

Jack Reacher, still a major in the military police, is sent in undercover.The county sheriff is a former U.S. Marine - and a stunningly beautiful woman. Her investigation is going nowhere. Is the Pentagon stonewalling her? Or doesn´t she really want to find the killer?

The adrenaline-pumping, high-voltage action in The Affair is set just six months before the opening of Killing Floor, and it marks a turning point in Reacher´s career. If he does what the army wants, will he be able to live with himself? And if he doesn´t, will the army be able to live with him? Is this his last case in uniform?

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"Plenty of action....much more of a whodunit than anything Lee Child has previously written...The gripping plot and breathtaking violence ensure it is difficult to put down." Evening Standard

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Lee Child is one of the world´s leading thriller writers. He was born in Coventry, raised in Birmingham, and now lives in New York. It is said one of his novels featuring his hero Jack Reacher is sold somewhere in the world every nine seconds. His books consistently achieve the number-one slot on bestseller lists around the world and have sold over one hundred million copies. Two blockbusting Jack Reacher movies have been made so far. He is the recipient of many awards, most recently Author of the Year at the 2019 British Book Awards. He was appointed CBE in the 2019 Queen´s Birthday Honours.

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