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Cleaning the Gold

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Get ready for a turbo-charged short read (80 pages) from two of the world’s biggest thriller writers – Karin Slaughter and Lee Child.

Jack Reacher and Will Trent

Twice the action
Twice the drama
Double the trouble

Will Trent is undercover at Fort Knox. His assignment: to investigate a twenty-two-year-old murder. His suspect's name: Jack Reacher.

Jack Reacher is in Fort Knox on his own mission: to bring down a dangerous criminal ring operating at the heart of America’s military. Except now Will Trent is on the scene.

But there’s a bigger conspiracy at play – one that neither the special agent nor the ex-military cop could have anticipated. And the only option is for Jack Reacher and Will Trent to team up and play nicely. If they can…

Praise for Karin Slaughter:
‘I’d follow her anywhere’ Gillian Flynn
‘A great writer at the peak of her powers’ Peter James
‘Her characters, plot, and pacing are unrivalled’ Michael Connelly
‘Big, dark, rich, satisfying, and bloody’ Stuart MacBride
‘Fiction doesn't get any better than this’ Jeffery Deaver
‘One of the boldest thriller writers working today’ Tess Gerritsen
‘A writer of extraordinary talents’ Kathy Reichs

Praise for Lee Child:
‘These books are absolutely addictive’ George R. R. Martin
‘Great pace, drama, language’ James Patterson
‘Jack Reacher is today’s James Bond’ Ken Follett
‘Nothing makes for a great weekend quite like quality time with Jack’ Lisa Gardner
‘The coolest continuing series character’ Stephen King
‘I always seize the latest Lee Child with pleasure’ Philip Pullman
‘I pick up Jack Reacher when I’m in the mood for someone big to solve my problems’ Patricia Cornwell

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Praise for Karin Slaughter:
‘I’d follow her anywhere’ Gillian Flynn
‘A great writer at the peak of her powers’ Peter James
‘Her characters, plot, and pacing are unrivalled’ Michael Connelly
‘Big, dark, rich, satisfying, and bloody’ Stuart MacBride
‘Fiction doesn't get any better than this’ Jeffery Deaver
‘One of the boldest thriller writers working today’ Tess Gerritsen
‘A writer of extraordinary talents’ Kathy Reichs

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Praise for Lee Child:
‘These books are absolutely addictive’ George R. R. Martin
‘Great pace, drama, language’ James Patterson
‘Jack Reacher is today’s James Bond’ Ken Follett
‘Nothing makes for a great weekend quite like quality time with Jack’ Lisa Gardner
‘The coolest continuing series character’ Stephen King
‘I always seize the latest Lee Child with pleasure’ Philip Pullman
‘I pick up Jack Reacher when I’m in the mood for someone big to solve my problems’ Patricia Cornwell’

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