Killing Floor
(Libby/OverDrive eAudiobook)
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Series
Jack Reacher novels volume 1
Published
Books on Tape , 2015.
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Available from Libby/OverDrive
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Description
From its chilling opening page, you know all is not well in Margrave, Georgia. The sleepy, forgotten town hasn't seen a crime in decades, but within the span of three days it witnesses events that leave everyone stunned. An unidentified man is found beaten and shot to death on a lonely country road. The police chief and his wife are butchered on a quiet Sunday morning. Then a bank executive disappears from his home, leaving his keys on the table and his wife frozen with fear.The easiest suspect is Jack Reacher - an outsider, a man just passing through. But Reacher is not just any drifter. He is a tough ex-military policeman, trained to think fast and act faster. He has lived with and hunted the worst: the hard men of the American military gone bad.When authorities learn the first victim was someone from Reacher's past, and he cannot convince them of his innocence, his patient self-defense becomes a raging crusade of revenge. With two cops who believe in him - a thoughtful black detective and a woman named Roscoe - he closes in on a ruthless conspiracy hiding behind Margrave's rural charm. But closing in on him is a team of killers so careful and efficient they are almost invisible. Step by step, the two teams circle - waiting to see which will be the first to walk onto the killing floor.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Child, L., & Hill, D. (2015). Killing Floor (Unabridged). Books on Tape.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Child, Lee and Dick Hill. 2015. Killing Floor. Books on Tape.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Child, Lee and Dick Hill. Killing Floor Books on Tape, 2015.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Child, L. and Hill, D. (2015). Killing floor. Unabridged Books on Tape.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Child, Lee, and Dick Hill. Killing Floor Unabridged, Books on Tape, 2015.
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Copy Details
| Collection | Owned | Available | Number of Holds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Libby | 6 | 2 | 3 |
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