He'd been on his way back from dismembering the Morrisons. He'd picked his stepmother up from the coffee shop. You better make sure I get to make that call on time, or your woman friend's in a lot of trouble." Didn't seem right they should off their own chief. You did the world a favor, taking that kid out. He's got a cruel streak in him a mile wide. "You better not be bullshitting, my friend," Picard said. "Don't you think we check things like that?" "He doesn't have a friend in Augusta," he said. "So who is this guy in Augusta?" Picard said. "Best I can do is go find a friend of his in Augusta." It was the first time he'd spoken since leaving the station house. Cruised on, with the two guys in their plain sedan a hundred yards back, mile after mile. The road skirted us around the southeast corner of the Atlanta sprawl. Hit the highway going as fast as I dared. Swooped up the ramp and round the cloverleaf. Slowed and glanced left at the warehouses at the top of the county road. I looked in the mirror and picked up a plain sedan. Which meant there was going to be extra insurance. Not just because he wanted the extra legroom. Blasted the fourteen miles away in about twelve minutes. Eased out of the lot and scooted north up the old county road. Picard followed me with his hand in his pocket. I hustled over the gravel to the Bentley. "See you again, mister," the one with glasses said. Eno was getting a dirty grand a week, but I didn't know if he was passing much of it on. I got up and left one of Charlie's hundreds on the table for her. I could just about feel his hand wrapping tight around the butt of his.38. I could see Picard's huge bulk glowering in the booth behind me. I could see myself reflected in her glasses. Picked up the knife and the fork from the egg plate. THEN I folded it up and squared it on the table. I SPENT THE BEST PART OF AN HOUR WITH THE MAP. I had to find him inside my head first and then go straight to him. I couldn't rush around from place to place. Then I pushed the empty mug and the plate aside and spread the map on the table. So I forced the eggs down and drank the coffee. Or because you ran out of blood sugar and got sick and dizzy in the small hours of the morning. You can't afford to miss because you screwed up the planning.
If you've only got one shot, you've got to make it count. The shorter the time, the cooler you've got to be. I was screaming at myself to listen to what I'd learned through thirteen hard years. Walked over through the bright afternoon sun and pushed in through Eno's door. Reached around to the seat pocket and found the map. While he works to prove his innocence, a conspiracy begins to emerge, one that will require Reacher’s keen mind and hard-hitting fists to deal with.I got into the Bentley and drove up to Eno's diner. The cops immediately arrest him and eyewitnesses claim to place Reacher at the scene of the crime. When Reacher arrives in the small town of Margrave, GA, he finds a community grappling with its first homicide in 20 years.
He is a drifter, carrying no phone and the barest of essentials as he travels the country and explores the nation he once served.
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It also unveiled the first trailer for the series, spotlighting Ritchson as the hulking ex-military police investigator who helps those most in need.Īll eight episodes of the Amazon Original Series’ first season will drop on the same day in more than 240 countries and territories.īased on Child’s first Jack Reacher novel Killing Floor, the series introduces Reacher after he just recently entered civilian life. Amazon’s Prime Video said Thursday that it has set a Friday, Februpremiere date for Reacher, the series adaptation of Lee Child’s bestselling Jack Reacher novels that stars Alan Ritchson.