61 Hours

GET READY FOR THE MOST EXCITING COUNT-DOWN OF YOUR LIFE HOUR SIXTY-ONE Icy winter in South Dakota. A bus skids and crashes in a gathering storm. On the back seat: Jack Reacher, hitching a ride to nowhere. A life without baggage has many advantages. And disadvantages too, like facing the arctic cold without a coat. HOUR THIRTY-ONE A small town is threatened by sinister forces. One brave woman is standing up for justice.If sheís going to live to testify, sheíll need help from a man like Reacher.Because thereís a killercoming for her. HOUR ZERO Has Reacher finally met his match? He doesn't want to put the world to rights. He just doesnít like people who put it to wrongs. Cover 1 Title 2 Contents 3 Copyright 5 Dedication 7 Also by Lee Child 8 Chapter One 9 Chapter Two 18 Chapter Three 27 Chapter Four 35 Chapter Five 40 Chapter Six 48 Chapter Seven 58 Chapter Eight 66 Chapter Nine 73 Chapter Ten 78 Chapter Eleven 87 Chapter Twelve 93 Chapter Thirteen 100 Chapter Fourteen 105 Chapter Fifteen 115 Chapter Sixteen 122 Chapter Seventeen 130 Chapter Eighteen 138 Chapter Nineteen 145 Chapter Twenty 157 Chapter Twenty-One 164 Chapter Twenty-Two 171 Chapter Twenty-Three 182 Chapter Twenty-Four 187 Chapter Twenty-Five 199 Chapter Twenty-Six 206 Chapter Twenty-Seven 213 Chapter Twenty-Eight 223 Chapter Twenty-Nine 232 Chapter Thirty 239 Chapter Thirty-One 244 Chapter Thirty-Two 254 Chapter Thirty-Three 260 Chapter Thirty-Four 272 Chapter Thirty-Five 281 Chapter Thirty-Six 288 Chapter Thirty-Seven 297 Chapter Thirty-Eight 301 Chapter Thirty-Nine 309 Chapter Forty 321 Chapter Forty-One 331 Chapter Forty-Two 340 Chapter Forty-Three 346 Chapter Forty-Four 352 Chapter Forty-Five 362 Chapter Forty-Six 373 About the Author 378 Jack Reacher is back.The countdown has begun. Get ready for the most exciting 61 hours of your life. #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Child's latest thriller is a ticking time bomb of suspense that builds electric tension on every page.Sixty-one hours. Not a minute to spare.A tour bus crashes in a savage snowstorm and lands Jack Reacher in the middle of a deadly confrontation. In nearby Bolton, South Dakota, one brave woman is standing up for justice in a small town threatened by sinister forces. If she's going to live long enough to testify, she'll need help. Because a killer is coming to Bolton, a coldly proficient assassin who never misses.Reacher's original plan was to keep on moving. But the next 61 hours will change everything. The secrets are deadlier and his enemies are stronger than he could have guessed--but so is the woman whose life he'll risk his own to save.In 61 Hours, Lee Child has written a showdown thriller with an explosive ending that readers will talk about for a long time to come.From the Hardcover edition. GET READY FOR THE MOST EXCITING COUNT-DOWN OF YOUR LIFE HOUR SIXTY-ONE Icy winter in South Dakota. A bus skids and crashes in a gathering storm. On the back seat: Jack Reacher, hitching a ride to nowhere. A life without baggage has many advantages. And disadvantages too, like facing the arctic cold without a coat. HOUR THIRTY-ONE A small town is threatened by sinister forces. One brave woman is standing up for justice.If she's going to live to testify, she'll need help from a man like Reacher.Because there's a killercoming for her. HOUR ZERO Has Reacher finally met his match? He doesn't want to put the world to rights. He just doesn't like people who put it to wrongs. _________ NOW READ THE SEQUEL: Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, the ending of 61 Hours is directly followed by Worth Dying For . And be sure not to miss Reacher's newest adventure NO PLAN B! ***OUT NOW*** The heartstopping new thriller starring today's most admired action hero, the gallant and enigmatic loner Jack Reacher, by No.1 bestselling author Lee Child.GET READY FOR THE MOST EXCITING COUNT-DOWN OF YOUR LIFEHOUR # SIXTY-ONEIcy winter in South Dakota. A bus skids and crashes in a gathering storm. On the back seat: Jack Reacher, hitching a ride to nowhere. A life without baggage has many advantages. And disadvantages too, like facing the arctic cold without a coat.HOUR # THIRTY-ONEA small town is threatened by sinister forces. One brave woman is standing up for justice.If she's going to live to testify, she'll need help from a man like Reacher. Because there's a killer coming for her.HOUR # ZEROHas Reacher finally met his match? He doesn't want to put the world to rights. He just doesn't like people who put it to wrongs. A tour bus crashes in a savage snowstorm and lands Jack Reacher in the middle of a deadly confrontation. In nearby Bolton, South Dakota, one brave woman is standing up for justice in a small town threatened by sinister forces--and Reacher will risk his own to save her from a coldly proficient assassin who never misses