Fiction. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:�??LOTS OF CHARACTERS GET COMPARED TO MY OWN JACK REACHER, BUT PETRIE'S PETER ASH IS THE REAL DEAL.�?��??Lee Child
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In the new novel featuring war veteran Peter Ash, �??an action hero of the likes of Jack Reacher or Jason Bourne�?� (Lincoln Journal-Star), Ash has a woman�??s life in his hands�??and her mystery is stranger than he could ever imagine.
 
War veteran Peter Ash sought peace and quiet among the towering redwoods of northern California, but the trip isn�??t quite the balm he�??d hoped for. The dense forest and close fog cause his claustrophobia to buzz and spark, and then he stumbles upon a grizzly, long thought to have vanished from this part of the country. In a fight of man against bear, Peter doesn�??t favor his odds, so he makes a strategic retreat up a nearby sapling.
There, he finds something strange: a climbing rope, affixed to a distant branch above. It leads to another, and another, up through the giant tree canopy, and ending at a hanging platform. On the platform is a woman on the run. From below them come the sounds of men and gunshots.
Just days ago, investigative journalist June Cassidy escaped a kidnapping by the men who are still on her trail. She suspects they�??re after something belonging to her mother, a prominent software designer who recently died in an accident. June needs time to figure out what�??s going on, and help from someone with Peter�??s particular set of skills.
Only one step ahead of their pursuers, Peter and June must race to unravel this peculiar mystery. What they find leads them to an eccentric recluse, a shadowy pseudo-military organization, and an extraordinary tool th