For three decades, year in and year out, Lee Child has been the best thriller writer in the world. No question.--Michael Connelly, multiple #1 New York Times bestseller

Child gleefully toys with readers' expectations, mirroring his duplicitous characters as he performs a series of satisfying bait-and-switches. . . . These stories prove that Child has more to offer than the head-splitting exploits of his most popular action hero.-- "Publishers Weekly" (7/11/2024 12:00:00 AM)

Stories about cops, hired killers, FBI agents, good people, and very bad people, written in Child's usual unadorned, minimalist prose style . . . Child's many fans won't think twice before picking this one up, but the book might also serve to introduce, to people who prefer short fiction, this deservedly popular novelist.-- "Booklist"

It's Lee Child. Why would you not read it?--Karin Slaughter

The stories are quirky, entertaining, and often frankly a lot of fun. . . . Not a single Jack Reacher story or doppelganger in here, that's true--and yet maybe this is the collection of stories that Reacher might carry with him next time he sticks out a thumb.-- "NY Journal of Books"

It's nice to see [Child] spread his wings by stepping inside these many different characters and working his literary magic.-- "BookReporter" (9/6/2024 12:00:00 AM)

This is a great summer read. . . . There are potentially twenty full-length novels here, or forty hours of screenplays, but you'll romp through them in a happy afternoon.-- "Spectator"

An enticing snack-like book, full of jaunty tales, twists and violence . . . It is an entertaining read and shows why Child has such a strong following.-- "The Independent"

Publisher: Mysterious Press

Pub date: 2024-09-03

Length: 256 pages