Nothing to Lose (Jack Reacher, #12)
by Lee Child
Nothing to Lose by Lee Child holds a well received rating of 3.90 out of 5, based on 31.8K reader ratings. First published in 2008. The book spans 416 pages.
About Nothing to Lose
Two lonely towns in Colorado: Hope and Despair. Between them, twelve miles of empty road. Jack Reacher never turns back. It's not in his nature. All he wants is a cup of coffee. What he gets is big trouble. So in Lee Child’s electrifying new novel, Reacher—a man with no fear, no illusions, and nothing to lose—goes to war against a town that not only wants him gone, it wants him dead.It wasn’t the welcome Reacher expected. He was just passing through, minding his own business. But within minutes of his arrival a deputy is in the hospital and Reacher is back in Hope, setting up a base of operations against Despair, where a huge, seething walled-off industrial site does something nobody is supposed to see . . . where a small plane takes off every night and returns seven hours later . . . where a garrison of well-trained and well-armed military cops—the kind of soldiers Reacher once commanded—waits and watches . . . where above all two young men have disappeared and two frightened young women wait and hope for their return.Joining forces with a beautiful cop who runs Hope with a cool hand, Reacher goes up against Despair—against the deputies who try to break him and the rich man who tries to scare him—and starts to crack open the secrets, starts to expose the terrifying connection to a distant war that’s killing Americans by the thousand.Now, between a town and the man who owns it, between Reacher and his conscience, something has to give. And Reacher never gives an inch.
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Author | Lee Child |
| Published | 2008 |
| Pages | 416 |
| Genres | Mystery & Thriller, Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Mystery & Thriller, Suspense |
| Average Rating | 3.90 / 5.00 |
| Total Ratings | 31,780 |
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What genre is Nothing to Lose?
Nothing to Lose is categorized as Mystery & Thriller, Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Mystery & Thriller. Its primary genre classification is Mystery & Thriller.
Is Nothing to Lose worth reading?
Based on 31.8K reader ratings, Nothing to Lose has an average score of 3.90 out of 5.00, which is considered "Well Received."
How many pages is Nothing to Lose?
Nothing to Lose has 416 pages.
Who wrote Nothing to Lose?
Nothing to Lose was written by Lee Child. It was first published in 2008.
What is the ISBN for Nothing to Lose?
The ISBN-13 for Nothing to Lose is 9780385340560.0.
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