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Past Tense

A gripping thriller in the Jack Reacher series, from the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author

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Past Tense

By: Lee Child
Narrated by: Jeff Harding
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Read by award-winning narrator Jeff Harding.

**NOW A MAJOR PRIME TV SERIES STARRING ALAN RITCHSON**

JACK REACHER NEVER LOOKS BACK . . . UNTIL NOW.

The present can be tense . . .

A young couple trying to get to New York City are stranded at a lonely motel in the middle of nowhere. Before long they're trapped in an ominous game of life and death.

But the past can be worse . . .

Meanwhile, Jack Reacher sets out on an epic road trip across America. He doesn't get far. Deep in the New England woods, he sees a sign to a place he has never been - the town where his father was born. But when he arrives he is told no one named Reacher ever lived there. Now he wonders: who's lying?

As the tension ratchets up and these two stories begin to entwine, the stakes have never been higher for Reacher.

That's for damn sure.

Although the Jack Reacher novels can be listened to in any order, Past Tense is the 23rd in the series.

'There's only one Jack Reacher. Accept no substitutes.' - Mick Herron.

‘Jeff Harding’s [...] narration captures Reacher’s character perfectly [...] you have to savour every minute.’ The Sunday Times

© Lee Child 2018 (P) Penguin Audio 2018

 Espionage Modern Detectives Mystery Police Procedurals Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense
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Critics' reviews

Absolutely loved Past Tense – Lee Child just gets better and better, which is a very rare quality in a writer of a long-run series. Whip smart, always compelling, always fun, he is dangerously addictive. (Peter James)
Jack Reacher is today's James Bond, a thriller hero we can't get enough of (Ken Follett)
I loved it. One of the best. (Jonathan Ross)
It’s Lee Child. Why would you not read it? (Karin Slaughter)
Sometimes you just want someone who can beat the s*** out of people! I pick up Jack Reacher when I’m in the mood for someone big to solve my problems (Patricia Cornwell)
Loved [Past Tense]! Nothing makes for a great weekend quite like quality time with Jack . (Lisa Gardner)
Busy, bloody and ingenious
One of the best...hits the mark perfectly. (Joanne Harris)
The pace picks up...the action becomes brutal, and we're led to an extremely satisfying conclusion...I'm becoming increasingly understanding of our appetite for fiction that features proper punishment for baddies. It's deeply comforting to escape into an imaginary world where we're all safe in Jack Reacher's gammon-joint sized hands.
All stars
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pity that mr. harding keeps using the same melody, always going up at the end of a sentence. very distracting when throughout the entire book each and every phrase is put like a question. nevertheless, i did enjoy him imitating various characters. he does a great job making his voice sound very much like any given person - old, female, agitated, foreign...
thank you.

fine as ever, disappointed by the new narrator

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Another great REACHER! Twisting story with a thrilling core. looking forward to the next book of the series.

What's in the suitcase?

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I do not like the new speaker. He is over doing the already stretched Reacher style of writing.

Not the best Reacher, bad reading

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