Sans Douceur Excessive

De la terrasse d'un café, Reacher, ex-officier de police militaire, observe un homme pressé monter dans une Mercedes et disparaître dans le trafic new-yorkais. Il apprendra le lendemain que le coffre renfermait un million de dollars. Une rançon versée par Edward Lane, à la tête d'une armée de mercenaires impliquée dans des coups d'Etat en Afrique, prêt à tout pour récupérer sa femme kidnappée.

Lee Child was born in 1954 in Coventry, England, but spent his formative years in the nearby city of Birmingham. He went to law school in Sheffield, England, and after part-time work in the theater he joined Granada Television in Manchester for what turned out to be an eighteen-year career as a presentation director during British TV's "golden age." During his tenure his company made Brideshead Re …