Product Description

An exceptional page-turning American thriller by a major new British talent.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1005 in Books
• Published on: 1998-04-02
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 528 pages

Synopsis
Margrave is a no-account little town in Georgia. Jack Reacher jumps off a bus and walks fourteen miles in the rain, just passing through. An arbitrary decision, a tribute to a guitar player who died there decades before. But Margrave has just had its first homicide in thirty years. And Reacher is the only stranger in town. So the murder is pinned on him. As nasty secrets leak out and the body count mounts, only one thing is for sure: They picked the wrong guy to take the fall. "Killing Floor" introduces Jack Reacher, the tough ex-military cop of no fixed abode. Trained to think fast and act faster, with an eye for the women, he is truly every thinking reader's perfect action hero.

From the Back Cover
Margrave is a no-account little town in the Georgia Sunbelt. The busiest it ever gets is at the end of ther schoolday. But there's something strange about Margrave: it's completely perfect. So perfect, it's frightening. The lawns are like velvet and the trees look like they've just had a manicure. And from the laid-back barbershop to Eno's state-of-the-art diner, the local businesses thrive without customers.

When drifter and ex-military policeman Jack Reacher hits town, he plans to be gone by Monday. But before then Margrave has its first recorded homicide in thirty years. As the only stranger in town the murder is pinned on Reacher. And so begins his nightmare ...starting with a weekend on the killing floor among the jailhouse lifers.

If long-lost kin and a long-dead guitar hero could tell tales, Reacher would know just what kind of big operation he's walked into. But as the nasty secrets of the lethal conspiracy that keeps the whole town ticking starts to leak out, the body count mounts. And the killing turns into an epidemic.

Action-packed, fast moving and gritty, Killing Floor is a tautly plotted thriller by an outstanding British talent.

About the Author
Lee Child
LEE CHILD is British but moved with his family from Cumbria to the United States to start a new career as an American thriller writer. His first novel, Killing Floor, won the Anthony Award, and his second, Die Trying, won W H Smith's Thumping Good Read Award. His most recent thrillers featuring Jack Reacher, the former US military cop and maverick drifter are Tripwire, The Visitor, Echo Burning and Without Fail. All have been bestsellers.

Customer Reviews

Simply the best- you will drop everything down to read it.
This book is simply one of my favourite book ever. I have recommend it many times and lend it to at least 3 people and my own copy is now in tatters.
I found the plot absolutely fantastic. Lee Child's imagination is rich and he creates an excellent atmosphere. He really does small town evil like no- one else ( OK maybe Karin Slaughter). You can not not fall in love with Reacher, who once again uses brains and muscles to achieve what he wants and help those who need it. So many scenes are for me iconic, such as the one in the prison. the twist in the plot is so clever, even now, 2 years after reading it, I always think of it with a smile on my face. Pure delectation, absolute heaven.
I thoroughly, throughly recommend it: you will not regret it!

A total masterpiece!!!
This book is total masterpiece, I really enjoyed this one - the plot, characters, layout, and total everything - is the highest notch in excellence!

I highly recommend this book! Like most of the Lee Child books!

serial character lover
I love Jack reacher books, and this is one of the best I`ve read. Lee Child is such a good writer. If you like Child read the Soft Target books by Conrad Jones, theyre fantastic thrillers, same genre. Keep them coming Mr Child.