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Bibliography Information:
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Collection:
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Adult Mystery |
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Call Number:
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M |
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Author:
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Child, Lee |
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Title:
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Past tense |
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Summary, etc. note:
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"Family secrets come back to haunt Jack Reacher in this electrifying thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Child, "a superb craftsman of suspense" (Entertainment 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. He thinks, What's one extra day? and takes the detour. 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. It's a strange place. but it's all there is. 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"-- |
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International Standard Book Number:
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9780399593512 (Hardcover) |
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Canceled/invalid ISBN:
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9780399593529 (Ebook) |
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Description conventions:
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rda |
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Authentication code:
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pcc |
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Classification number:
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PS3553.H4838 |
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Item number:
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P37 2018 |
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Edition number:
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23 |
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Classification number:
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813/.54 |
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Source of number:
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bisacsh |
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Classification number:
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FIC022000 |
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Classification number:
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FIC002000 |
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Classification number:
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FIC030000 |
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Relator term:
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author. |
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Statement of responsibility, etc.:
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Lee Child. |
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Edition statement:
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First edition. |
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Place of publication:
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New York ,NY |
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Name of publisher:
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Penquin Random House |
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Date of publication:
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2018 |
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Projected publication date:
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1811 |
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New York : |
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Delacorte Press, |
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2018. |
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Extent:
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382 pages |
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rdacontent |
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text |
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txt |
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rdamedia |
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unmediated |
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n |
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rdacarrier |
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volume |
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nc |
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Series statement:
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Jack reacher ; |
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Volume number/sequential designation:
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23 |
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Provided by publisher. |
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Source of acquisition:
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B & T |
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Purchase price:
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28.99 |
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Personal name:
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Reacher, Jack |
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Titles and other words associated with a name:
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(Fictitious character) |
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Form subdivision:
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Fiction. |
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Source of heading or term:
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bisacsh |
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Source of heading or term:
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bisacsh |
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Source of heading or term:
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bisacsh |
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Subject:
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Mystery & Detective |
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Subject:
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Action & Adventure |
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Subject:
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Suspense |
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Source of term:
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gsafd |
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Source of term:
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gsafd |
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Genre/form data or focus term:
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Mystery fiction. |
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Genre/form data or focus term:
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Suspense fiction. |
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acquire |
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1 shelf copy |
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policy default |
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HAND CARRY X COPIES/CIP COPY/LP COPY/ANY COPIES NEEDED FOR CONGRESSIONAL LOAN; DO NOT DISCARD; PLS CONTACT/scar, x7717 2018-08-09 |
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xk02 2018-05-18 |
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xk02 2018-05-18 ONIX to CIP (telework) |
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Dylan Julian; phone: 212-782-9598; email: djulian@penguinrandomhouse.com; bc: cip@randomhouse.com |