Shortlisted for the Crime Thriller of the Year Award at the Galaxy British Book Awards 2008.
Jack Reacher is contacted by a sergeant from his old “special investigators” unit after four members of the unit have been killed. The surviving members need to be rounded up to avenge the deaths and live up to their motto “you don’t mess with the special investigators”.
In a slight change for Jack we see him investigating as part of a team rather than in his usual lone status which allows the character to develop in different ways and give us new insight into who Jack Reacher is. Violent and intense, fans will not be disappointed.
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| Primary Genre | Thriller and Suspense |
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A loner comfortable in his anonymity and solitude. So when a member of his old Army unit finds a way to contact him, he knows this has to be serious.You do not mess with the Special Investigators.In the past the elite team always watched each other's backs.
Bad Luck and Trouble features in the following genres: Thriller and Suspense, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, Recommendations
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Bad Luck and Trouble was written by Lee Child and published by Penguin Books an imprint of Transworld
Bad Luck and Trouble has 517 pages
Yes it is part of The Jack Reacher Series series
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