In thriller master Lee Child’s exclusive eBook short story, Jack Reacher must track down a spy in soldier’s clothing—by matching wits with four formidable females. Three are clean—but the fourth may prove fatal. Includes a thrilling preview of Lee Child’s hotly anticipated Jack Reacher novel, A Wanted Man! Summoned by Military Intelligence to Washington, D.C., Reacher is sent undercover. The assignment that awaits him: The army is meeting with its Capitol Hill paymasters for classified talks on a new, state-of-the-art sniper rifle for U.S. forces. But vital details about the weapon are leaking—straight from the Capitol and probably into the hands of unidentified foreign arms dealers. The prospect of any and every terrorist, mercenary, or dictator’s militia getting their hands on the latest superior firepower is unthinkable. That’s where Reacher comes in. His task: infiltrate the top-secret proceedings and smoke out the mole. His target: a quartet of high-powered Army political liaison officers—all of them fast-track women on their way to the top.According to his bosses, it’s a zero-danger mission. No need to draw a gun . . . just chat over drinks. But Reacher knows that things are rarely what they seem. And he’s learned the hard way never to underestimate an opponent. Or four. Lessons that will come in handy when he starts digging for the truth—and gets his hands a lot dirtier than he expected.“Child is a superb craftsman of suspense.”—Entertainment Weekly“The truth about Reacher gets better and better.”—Janet Maslin, The New York Times**Amazon.com Review1986, Washington D.C.--Jack Reacher squeezes his hulking frame into a cheap gray suit. It's too tight in the shoulders and short in the sleeves, but it's necessary for his undercover mission: Get to know four attractive, 30-year old women--Pentagon fast-trackers with their sights set on becoming generals. One of them is leaking secrets about new military weapons. Reacher's challenge is less confrontational, less violent than what he's used to. This time, he’s beckoned by Cold War politics, bureaucracy, and one woman's closely guarded secret. To crack the case, Reacher must flirt (he's painfully awkward), decipher body language (he gets stuck on her figure), and decode conversation (he's a cunning pro). Good thing he has a chess master's mind for human nature. And of course, before it’s all over, Reacher will need to be ruthless and nearly lethal. Deep Down is an entertaining read for Jack Reacher fans and the uninitiated alike. --Paul DiamondFrom AudioFile

Child, Lee

Random House Publishing Group

Random House, Incorporated

Ivy Books

Fawcett

United States, United States of America

Jack Reacher novel, New York, 2012

In thriller master Lee Child's exclusive eBook short story, Jack Reacher must track down a spy in soldier's clothing--by matching wits with four formidable females. Three are clean--but the fourth may prove fatal. Includes a thrilling preview of Lee Child's hotly anticipated Jack Reacher novel, A Wanted Man! Summoned by Military Intelligence to Washington, D.C., Reacher is sent undercover. The assignment that awaits him: The army is meeting with its Capitol Hill paymasters for classified talks on a new, state-of-the-art sniper rifle for U.S. forces. But vital details about the weapon are leaking--straight from the Capitol and probably into the hands of unidentified foreign arms dealers. The prospect of any and every terrorist, mercenary, or dictator's militia getting their hands on the latest superior firepower is unthinkable. That's where Reacher comes in. His task: infiltrate the top-secret proceedings and smoke out the mole. His target: a quartet of high-powered Army political liaison officers--all of them fast-track women on their way to the top. According to his bosses, it's a zero-danger mission. No need to draw a gun . . . just chat over drinks. But Reacher knows that things are rarely what they seem. And he's learned the hard way never to underestimate an opponent. Or four. Lessons that will come in handy when he starts digging for the truth--and gets his hands a lot dirtier than he expected. "Child is a superb craftsman of suspense."--Entertainment Weekly "The truth about Reacher gets better and better."--Janet Maslin, The New York Times

In thriller master Lee Child's exclusive eBook short story, Jack Reacher must track down a spy in soldier's clothing by matching wits with four formidable females. Three are clean but the fourth may prove fatal. Includes a thrilling preview of Lee Child's hotly anticipated Jack Reacher novel, A Wanted Man! Summoned by Military Intelligence to Washington, D.C., Reacher is sent undercover. The assignment that awaits him: The army is meeting with its Capitol Hill paymasters for classified talks on a new, state-of-the-art sniper rifle for U.S. forces. But vital details about the weapon are leaking straight from the Capitol and probably into the hands of unidentified foreign arms dealers. The prospect of any and every terrorist, mercenary, or dictator's militia getting their hands on the latest superior firepower is unthinkable. That's where Reacher comes in. His task: infiltrate the top-secret proceedings and smoke out the mole. His target: a quartet of high-powered Army political liaison officers all of them fast-track women on their way to the top. According to his bosses, it's a zero-danger mission. No need to draw a gun ... just chat over drinks. But Reacher knows that things are rarely what they seem. And he's learned the hard way never to underestimate an opponent. Or four. Lessons that will come in handy when he starts digging for the truth and gets his hands a lot dirtier than he expected

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