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To celebrate the forthcoming publication of the 31st thriller in the global bestselling Jack Reacher series- and Reacher's creator Lee Child appearing at the Bloody Scotland Crime Writing Festival 2026 - we're giving away 31 copies of our limited edition advance proof!

Jack Reacher is a hard man to track down. And that’s just the way he likes it.

But General Susan Turner, based deep inside the Pentagon, has the means, and the motive, to do so.

She needs his help. A member of her team has been brutally murdered on covert duty. She can’t trust anyone she works with, not even her deputy. She needs someone from the outside. Someone who solves problems and disappears without a trace.

Reacher heads to Summertown, Colorado. A town as remote and bizarre as it gets. One diner, one motel, five massive data centres, two giant solar farms humming away in the dust. Total population: four people. And one of them is watching him.

But Reacher isn’t built to run. He’s built to finish things.

General Turner knows: if they come for him, they'll regret it - all the way to the top of the chain.

'A piece of pure thriller-writing gold. Chain Reaction demonstrates why the extraordinary Reacher franchise is as popular and enduring as it is' LISA JEWELL

'Everything I love about Jack Reacher. Taut, tense, unputdownable. From solar farms to Silicon Valley. Hits like a hammer blow, just like Reacher himself' LAURA SHEPHERD-ROBINSON

'An addictive read! Thirty-one novels in, and there’s no stopping Reacher' MICK HERRON

'It’s a straight shot. Reacher again shoots the lights out of all competitors' PETER JAMES

Chain Reaction publishes on 20 October 2026.

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  3. Entries must be received by 30 September 2026. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for any entries that are incomplete, illegible, corrupted or fail to reach the Promoter by the relevant closing date for any reason. Proof of posting or sending is not proof of receipt. Automatically generated entries and entries via agents or third parties are invalid and will not be counted. Entries become the property of the Promoter and are not returned.
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  5. All correctly completed entries will be entered into a prize draw which will take place on 2 October 2026. The first 31 names selected will be the winners.
  6. The prize for each winner is an advance proof copy of Chain Reaction by Lee Child and Andrew Child, which will be published by Bantam Books on 20 October 2026.
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