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One Shot parent’s guide: what’s inside
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A note for parents
One Shot is the fifth Jack Reacher thriller, featuring a sniper-focused murder mystery with substantial violence, gun action, and adult content throughout. The plot involves multiple killings, military combat expertise, and morally gray characters—typical of the adult crime-thriller genre. While Reacher operates with a code of justice, the book contains frequent profanity, some sexual content, and graphic depictions of violence that make it unsuitable for younger teens.
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From the publisher
Six shots. Five dead. One heartland city thrown into a state of terror. But within hours the cops have it solved: a slam-dunk case. Except for one thing. The accused man says: You got the wrong guy. Then he says: Get Reacher for me. And sure enough, ex–military investigator Jack Reacher is coming. He knows this sho... Six shots. Five dead. One heartland city thrown into a state of terror. But within hours the cops have it solved: a slam-dunk case. Except for one thing. The accused man says: You got the wrong guy. Then he says: Get Reacher for me. And sure enough, ex–military investigator Jack Reacher is coming. He knows this shooter—a trained military sniper who never should have missed a shot. Reacher is certain something is not right—and soon the slam-dunk case explodes. Now Reacher is teamed with a beautiful young defense lawyer, moving closer to the unseen enemy who is pulling the strings. Reacher knows that no two opponents are created equal. This one has come to the heartland from his own kind of hell. And Reacher knows that the only way to take him down is to match his ruthlessness and cunning—and then beat him shot for shot.
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- Detective and mystery stories
- Serial murders
- Fiction
- Science Fiction
- Military police
- Thriller
- Snipers
- Fiction, thrillers, general
- Reacher, jack (fictitious character), fiction
- Serial murders, fiction
- Fiction, thrillers
- nyt:mass-market-paperback=2009-12-06
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ISBN 9780440241027 · Dell