THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the worlds number one thriller writer twenty pulsepounding short stories are collected for the first time in one edition complete with an introduction from the authorIts Lee Child Why would you not read it KARIN SLAUGHTERAn enticing snacklike book full of jaunty tales twists and violence INDEPENDENTI was the guy who always found a wayI was the guy that couldnt be stoppedA drugdealing hit man unburdens his fears to a stranger An overlooked rookie cop is assigned to the departments file room A ruthless killer only kills bad guys A methodical bodyguard quits his job when hes outsmarted A military mission is planned to perfection Meticulously plotted and utterly compelling these are intimate portraits of humanity at its best and worst Each story is entirely distinct And with their economical prose and unexpected twists each could only have been written by the creator of Jack ReacherINCLUDES A BONUS SHORT STORY FROM LEE CHILD AND TESS GERRITSEN STARRING JACK REACHER AND MAGGIE BIRDI dont know another author so skilled at making me turn the page at putting me in the thick of it all THE TIMESBest thriller writer on the planet SUSAN HILLOne of...