Safe Enough

A USA Today bestsellerPulse-pounding short stories from the author Michael Connelly calls "e;the best thriller writer in the world."e;You know Jack Reacher. Now meet twenty more heroes and heavies from the brilliant mind of legendary crime author Lee Child.A drug-dealing hit man feels that he must unburden his fears and guilt to a stranger in Ten Keys. A rookie cop in Normal in Every Way is assigned to the departments file room, where he makes connections to historic dates that could lead to solving crimes. A methodical bodyguard quits his job when hes outsmarted. A military mission is planned to perfection. A potential worker for the Manhattan Project is carefully surveilled by an FBI agent. A killer preys on other killers. Taken together, these stories are a riotous calamity of criminals and crime fighters; individually, they are expertly crafted, piercing tales that hit hard enough to leave a mark.These twenty intriguing, thrilling, and rapid-fire fictions are intimate portraits of humanity at its best and worst, sure to please new and longtime fans of Child and to illuminate a side of the authors work unknown to Reacher devotees. Featuring a colorful new introduction from the author, the collection stands as the first book written entirely by Child in four years.