Persuader

Jack Reacher, the taciturn ex-MP whose adventures in Lee Child's six previous solidly plotted, expertly paced thrillers have won a devoted fan base, returns in this explosive tale of an undercover operation set up by the FBI to rescue an agent investigating Zachary Beck, a reclusive tycoon believed to be a kingpin in the drug trade. The novel begins with a bang as Reacher rescues Beck's son from a staged kidnapping in order to get close to his father--and trace the connection between Beck and Quinn, a former army intelligence officer.

A World I Never Made

Pat Nolan, an American man, is summoned to Paris to claim the body of his estranged daughter Megan, who has committed suicide. The body, however, is not Megan's and it becomes instantly clear to Pat that Megan staged this, that she is in serious trouble, and that she is calling to him for help.

TIME Magazine
February 11, 2008 Vol. 171 No. 6

• COVER: It's Their Turn Now - 'A friend told me this was impossible, that it's hopeless to try to organize students. Now he says, ''Where do I sign up?'''
• NATION: Voter's Guide To the Issues - The real fight is just around the corner in the general election. And the competing Democratic and Republican approaches to the key issues are like oil and water. Or Oprah and Chuck Norris.
• ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT: The First Comedy Strike - Almost 30 years ago, comics like Jay and Dave staged a revolt. It changed everything
• PEOPLE: 10 Questions for Susan Sarandon - Famous for both her acting and her political activism, this Oscar winner's latest drama, Bernard and Doris, airs Feb. 9 on HBO. Susan Sarandon will now take your questions