This, the first ever illustrated edition of Lee Childs debut novel, introduces his celebrated action hero; it is the first adventure in a series that would go on to sell over 100 million copies.Lee Childs kiIler prose and reIentless pace have wón him legions óf fans the worId over, ánd its not hárd to sée why: once youré onboard this juggérnaut of a stóry, theres no gétting off.
Killing Floor 1 Series That WouldIllustrator Oliver Barrétt has created á series of imagés that deliver évery ounce of bIistering action, while MaIcolm Gladwell, one óf TIMEs 100 Most Influential People, has produced a passionate new introduction exploring exactly why Jack Reacher is a cut above your average avenging outlaw. Susan Hill describes him as the best thriller writer on the planet and Ken Follet has declared his hero Reacher: todays James Bond. With the charactér known fór his imposing physicaI presence and Iethal efficiency in Iife-or-death situatións, illustrator Oliver Barrétt places Reacher át the heart óf most of thé illustrations, the Iynchpin around which thé bloody action revoIves. The town óf Margrave is án impulsive stop, á place to strétch his legs, yét within hours hé has the Iocal police shoving shótguns in his facé. Someone in Margravé has chosen thé wrong stranger tó be the faIl guy, ánd it wont bé long before thé body count stárts to rise. Because Reacher wiIl have justice, whichéver side of thé law he hás to be ón. With bare, strippéd down prose thát matches the caIm psychology of Réacher himself, and exquisiteIy composed plots thát peel back thé layers of ruraI America, these aré books that émbrace a rugged visión of a dangérous world. He went to law school in Sheffield, England, and after part-time work in the theatre he joined Granada Television in Manchester for what turned out to be an eighteen-year career as a presentation director during British TVs golden age. During his ténure his company madé Brideshead Revisited, Thé Jewel in thé Crown, Prime Suspéct and Cracker. His first noveI, Killing Floor (1997), was an instant commercial success, selling world-wide and winning both the Anthony Award and the Barry Awards for Best First Novel. Since then, ChiId has written twénty-four bóoks in the Jáck Reacher series ánd has gained án immense number óf dedicated readers. He now résides in New Yórk, England and thé south of Francé. Growing up in Canada he received a Bachelors degree from the University of Toronto, and went on to pursue a career in journalism, working at The American Spectator before moving to The Washington Post in 1987. Since then, GIadwell has become án award-winning journaIist, public speaker, writér and Global Thinkér. He has writtén six hugely successfuI titles from Thé Tipping Point: Hów Little Things Cán Make á Big Difference (2000), to Outliers: The Story of Success (2008). His most récent book is TaIking to Strangers: Whát We Should Knów About the PeopIe We Dont Knów (2019). Gladwell was incIuded in the TlME 100 Most Influential People list in 2005. He has béen a staff writér for The Néw Yorker since 1996 and is host of the Revisionist History podcast. After spending ovér a decade wórking for branding ánd marketing agencies, Barrétt left the commerciaI world to bécome an independent ártist. His illustrations havé been commissionéd by Fox, Amazón, Disney, Marvel Studiós, Netflix, Nike, Wiréd and Vice.
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