02558cam a2200493 i 4500 508332363 TxAuBib 20181115120000.0 180518s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2018022559 9780399593512 trade 0399593519 trade DLC eng rda DLC ICrlF TxAuBib rda Child, Lee. Past tense / Lee Child. First edition. New York : Delacorte Press, 2018. 382 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Jack reacher Library Journal Starred, October 2018. Booklist starred, August 2018. Pub Weekly, September 2018. Kirkus Review, September 2018. Library Journal Starred. Booklist starred. Pub Weekly. "Jack Reacher has extended his thumb and hit the pavement. His plan is to follow the autumn sun on an epic trip across America, from Maine to California. He doesn't get far. On a country road in rural New Hampshire, deep in the New England woods, he sees a sign to a place he has never been: The town where his father was born. . . At the same moment, in the same isolated area, a car breaks down. Two young Canadians are trying to drive to New York City to sell a treasure. Now they're stranded at a lonely motel in the middle of nowhere. The owners almost seem too friendly. The next morning in the city clerk's office, Reacher asks about the old family home. He's told no one named Reacher ever lived in town. He knows his father left and never returned. Now Reacher wonders, Was he ever there in the first place? As Reacher explores his father's life, and strands of different stories begin to merge, he makes a shocking discovery: The present can be tough, but the past can be tense. and deadly"--Provided by publisher. Adult Follett Library Resources. Adult. 20181115. Reacher, Jack Fictitious character Fiction. Family secrets Fiction. FICTION / Suspense. FICTION / Action & Adventure. FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General. New Hampshire Fiction. Thrillers (Fiction.) Detective and mystery fiction. Road fiction. Jack reacher.