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  • Published: 26 October 2021
  • ISBN: 9781473588240
  • Imprint: Transworld Digital
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $37.00

Better Off Dead

(Jack Reacher 26)




Jack Reacher, "the coolest continuing series character" (Stephen King), returns in a brand new, pulse-pounding read from Lee and Andrew Child.

Jack Reacher returns, in the brand new thriller from bestselling authors Lee and Andrew Child. Relentless action, a gripping mystery and a host of evil new enemies who are soon going to learn . . . they'd be better off dead.

  • Published: 26 October 2021
  • ISBN: 9781473588240
  • Imprint: Transworld Digital
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $37.00

About the authors

Lee Child

Lee Child is one of the world’s leading thriller writers. He was born in Coventry, raised in Birmingham, and now lives in New York. It is said one of his novels featuring his hero Jack Reacher is sold somewhere in the world every nine seconds. His books consistently achieve the number-one slot on bestseller lists around the world and have sold over one hundred million copies. Lee is the recipient of many awards, most recently Author of the Year at the 2019 British Book Awards. He was appointed CBE in the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours.

Andrew Child

Andrew Child is the author of nine thrillers written under the name Andrew Grant. He is the younger brother of Lee Child. Born in Birmingham, he lives in Wyoming with his wife, the novelist Tasha Alexander.

Praise for Better Off Dead

Classic Reacher, great story. Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant.

Conn Iggulden on THE SENTINEL

The one man revenge machine seems revitalised. Great stuff.

Sun on THE SENTINEL

Thoroughly entertaining . . . it's good to have some of Reacher's brutal certainties back.

The Times on THE SENTINEL

The coolest continuing series character.

Stephen King

Jack Reacher is today's James Bond, a thriller hero we can't get enough of.

Ken Follett

Everyone needs to kick some butt sometimes, even if it's just imaginary.

Jojo Moyes

The Child brothers' superb second collaboration . . . Smart writing, vivid action scenes, and dramatic twists mark this seamless effort. Even those for whom this is their first Reacher novel will be clamouring for more.

Publishers Weekly

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