Safe Enough

Crime Stories by the Author of Jack Reacher

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Pub Date Sep 03 2024 | Archive Date Aug 31 2024
Penzler Publishers | Mysterious Press

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For the past twenty years, Lee Child has been one of the bestselling authors in the world, thanks to the popularity of his iconic and instantly recognizable hero Jack Reacher. But even at the height of Reacher’s fame, Child’s short story writing was not confined to the series; throughout the course of his career, he published tales about a range of characters on both sides of the law, including assassins, a body guard, CIA and FBI agents, gangsters, and more. Meticulously plotted and packed with Child’s trademark action and suspense, the stories show the author’s mastery of the short form, and they’ve never been collected before now.

In “Ten Keys,” a drug-dealing hit man feels that he must unburden his fears and guilt to a stranger. A rookie cop in “Normal in Every Way” is assigned to the department’s file room, where he makes connections to historic dates that could lead to solving crimes. A methodical bodyguard quits his job when he’s outsmarted. A military mission is planned to perfection. A potential worker for the Manhattan Project is carefully surveilled by an FBI agent. A killer preys on other killers. Taken together, these stories are a riotous calamity of criminals and crime fighters; individually, they are expertly crafted, piercing tales that hit hard enough to leave a mark.

These twenty intriguing, thrilling, and rapid-fire fictions are sure to please new and longtime fans of Child and to illuminate a side of the author’s work unknown to Reacher devotees. Featuring a colorful new introduction from the author, the collection stands as the first book written entirely by Child in three years.

For the past twenty years, Lee Child has been one of the bestselling authors in the world, thanks to the popularity of his iconic and instantly recognizable hero Jack Reacher. But even at the height...


Advance Praise

"[Lee Child is] a born storyteller and an astute observer." -Publishers Weekly

"[Lee Child is] a born storyteller and an astute observer." -Publishers Weekly


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ISBN 9781613165669
PRICE $28.99 (USD)
PAGES 252

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Lee has always been my favourite author since I found the Reacher series and these stories did NOT disappoint, I love that it's not a huge series and I can read them without having to commit, This is a perfect book to start Lee's writing if you've never read his work before, it gives you everything you want in a book.

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As a big fan of Lee Child's Reacher books, I dove into this short story collection with high expectations. I wasn't disappointed. He can really write well developed characters and unexpected twists in the short story format. Highly recommended

Thanks to NetGalley and Mysterious Press for an advanced reader copy

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