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  • Published: 6 December 2012
  • ISBN: 9781448167081
  • Imprint: Transworld Digital
  • Format: Audio Download
  • Length: 1 hr 25 min
  • Narrator: Kerry Shale
  • RRP: $18.99

James Penney's New Identity/Guy Walks Into a Bar

Two Jack Reacher short stories




Two thumping, classic Jack Reacher short stories, by the bestselling Lee Child.

In 'James Penney's New Identity', in the dry desert of Southern California, James Penney is laid off from the plant after seventeen loyal years of service. With the threat of the bank repossessing his treasured red Firebird, he goes on the run. But why are the cops so hot on his trail? And who is the tall military policeman, built like a weightlifter, who offers him a ride?

Set just a few minutes before the terrifying opening of the bestselling Jack Reacher thriller Gone Tomorrow, in 'Guy Walks Into a Bar', old habits die hard for Jack Reacher. He is always on the look-out for trouble. When he stops at a bar in lower Manhattan for a late night beer and some music, his eyes are drawn to a rich young Russian girl and her bodyguard. Is she in danger? Who are those two suspicious-looking guys sitting at separate tables, watching her?

These two short stories are part of the Storycuts series.

  • Published: 6 December 2012
  • ISBN: 9781448167081
  • Imprint: Transworld Digital
  • Format: Audio Download
  • Length: 1 hr 25 min
  • Narrator: Kerry Shale
  • RRP: $18.99

About the author

Lee Child

Lee Child is one of the world’s leading thriller writers. He was born in Coventry, raised in Birmingham, and now lives in New York. It is said one of his novels featuring his hero Jack Reacher is sold somewhere in the world every nine seconds. His books consistently achieve the number-one slot on bestseller lists around the world and have sold over one hundred million copies. Lee is the recipient of many awards, most recently Author of the Year at the 2019 British Book Awards. He was appointed CBE in the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours.

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