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Set in the Reacher universe by permission of Lee Child
About The Reacher Experiment series
Rock Wahlman: Forty-one years old, United States Navy Master at Arms, E-8, retired.
DOB 14 October 2057.
Grew up in an orphanage, recently discovered that he is the product of a human cloning experiment, an exact genetic duplicate of a former army officer named Jack Reacher.
Now someone wants all evidence of the experiment to be erased, which means that someone wants Wahlman to be erased.
He’s on the run, desperate to survive, desperate to learn the truth about why all this is happening…
The use of story situations and supporting characters from the Reacher universe authorized by Lee Child.
Also by Jude Hardin
The Nicholas Colt series:
AMERICAN P.I.
LADY 52
POCKET-47
CROSSCUT
SNUFF TAG 9
RATTLED (Short story)
KEY DEATH
BLOOD TATTOO
SYCAMORE BLUFF
THE REACHER FILES: FUGITIVE
THE REACHER FILES: VELOCITY (Short story)
THE BLOOD NOTEBOOKS
Note: Although published at a later date, the events in AMERICAN P.I. and LADY 52 precede those in Jude Hardin's debut thriller POCKET-47. All of the books listed work as stand-alone thrillers, depending on reader preference. Nicholas Colt also appears in several other short stories, including the one titled RACKED.
The Reacher Files standalone titles:
CHOKE
HOSTAGE
THE GIRL FROM THE WRONG SIDE OF CORDIAL
Note: While the name Jack Reacher and some of the supporting characters and story situations are used with author Lee Child’s permission, the Jack Reacher character remains offstage in The Jack Reacher Files thrillers and The Jack Reacher Experiment thrillers.
Other standalone titles:
FUSED
A THIN RIBBON OF SMOKE
Praise for Jude Hardin’s Thrillers:
POCKET-47 sucked me in and held me enthralled. Author Jude Hardin keeps the pace frantic, the thrills non-stop, but best of all is his hero, the wonderfully ironic Nicholas Colt. This is a character I'm eager to follow through many adventures to come.
—Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author of DIE AGAIN: A RIZZOLI & ISLES NOVEL
The best PI debut I've read in years, fit to share shelf space with the best of Ross Macdonald, Sue Grafton, and Robert B. Parker. POCKET-47 is so hot you may burn your hands reading. Highly recommended.
—J.A. Konrath, author of the Jack Daniels mysteries
Hardin gets everything right in his powerhouse thriller debut, which introduces rock star–turned–PI Nicholas Colt.
—Publishers Weekly on POCKET-47
KEY DEATH is an exhilarating thriller that punches way above its weight. It hits you hard and fast with crackling suspense, hair-raising twists and stunning revelations. Word of advice: don't start on this one unless you're prepared to stay up all night.
—John Ling, author of THE BLASPHEMER
Colt is a physical, no-holds-barred PI, reminiscent of Robert B. Parker's Spenser and Lee Child's Jack Reacher, and his debut is action-packed. With a hefty toll of dead bodies, some described in cringe-inducing detail, this is crime fiction at its rawest. Hard-boiled connoisseurs should make Colt's acquaintance now.
About The Reacher Experiment series
Rock Wahlman: Forty-one years old, United States Navy Master at Arms, E-8, retired.
DOB 14 October 2057.
Grew up in an orphanage, recently discovered that he is the product of a human cloning experiment, an exact genetic duplicate of a former army officer named Jack Reacher.
Now someone wants all evidence of the experiment to be erased, which means that someone wants Wahlman to be erased.
He’s on the run, desperate to survive, desperate to learn the truth about why all this is happening…
The use of story situations and supporting characters from the Reacher universe authorized by Lee Child.
Also by Jude Hardin
The Nicholas Colt series:
AMERICAN P.I.
LADY 52
POCKET-47
CROSSCUT
SNUFF TAG 9
RATTLED (Short story)
KEY DEATH
BLOOD TATTOO
SYCAMORE BLUFF
THE REACHER FILES: FUGITIVE
THE REACHER FILES: VELOCITY (Short story)
THE BLOOD NOTEBOOKS
Note: Although published at a later date, the events in AMERICAN P.I. and LADY 52 precede those in Jude Hardin's debut thriller POCKET-47. All of the books listed work as stand-alone thrillers, depending on reader preference. Nicholas Colt also appears in several other short stories, including the one titled RACKED.
The Reacher Files standalone titles:
CHOKE
HOSTAGE
THE GIRL FROM THE WRONG SIDE OF CORDIAL
Note: While the name Jack Reacher and some of the supporting characters and story situations are used with author Lee Child’s permission, the Jack Reacher character remains offstage in The Jack Reacher Files thrillers and The Jack Reacher Experiment thrillers.
Other standalone titles:
FUSED
A THIN RIBBON OF SMOKE
Praise for Jude Hardin’s Thrillers:
POCKET-47 sucked me in and held me enthralled. Author Jude Hardin keeps the pace frantic, the thrills non-stop, but best of all is his hero, the wonderfully ironic Nicholas Colt. This is a character I'm eager to follow through many adventures to come.
—Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author of DIE AGAIN: A RIZZOLI & ISLES NOVEL
The best PI debut I've read in years, fit to share shelf space with the best of Ross Macdonald, Sue Grafton, and Robert B. Parker. POCKET-47 is so hot you may burn your hands reading. Highly recommended.
—J.A. Konrath, author of the Jack Daniels mysteries
Hardin gets everything right in his powerhouse thriller debut, which introduces rock star–turned–PI Nicholas Colt.
—Publishers Weekly on POCKET-47
KEY DEATH is an exhilarating thriller that punches way above its weight. It hits you hard and fast with crackling suspense, hair-raising twists and stunning revelations. Word of advice: don't start on this one unless you're prepared to stay up all night.
—John Ling, author of THE BLASPHEMER
Colt is a physical, no-holds-barred PI, reminiscent of Robert B. Parker's Spenser and Lee Child's Jack Reacher, and his debut is action-packed. With a hefty toll of dead bodies, some described in cringe-inducing detail, this is crime fiction at its rawest. Hard-boiled connoisseurs should make Colt's acquaintance now.
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Published April 24, 2018
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October 10, 2021
The story just gets better and better. Remember Dorland. What a scumball. Wahlman escapes again
May 11, 2018
Book six gets Rock a bit closer to why he is being hunted and who is behind the conspiracy. This is a quick read, I wish it was a bit longer. I do look forward to the next book, this series is like the serials from the old time cinema. Check it out.
November 2, 2021
Rock Wahlman’s efforts to find the men in the government who have been trying to kill him really heats up in this novel as he makes tremendous progress and finally locates the secret base from which the operation against him is being run. He also learns a lot more about why the military feels it is necessary to kill him. This one is exciting from start to finish (that’s actually typical of this series) but I must admit to some confusion at the end. The storyline has advanced so far that I can’t see how Hardin is going to fill three more books with Rock’s struggle.
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December 27, 2020
Recline. Jude Hardin
Rock is barely staying one
step ahead of his pursuers. The Army is restarting the cloning experiments that were cancelled a long time ago. Too many mishaps and extremely costly. Now well into the future, the new backers are civilians, billionaire's. Anyone not directly involved is in the dark. Rock Wahlman is the only person standing in their way. The last surviving Reacher clone. Rock doesn't know the meaning of the word surrender. It's in his DNA. Another excellent read!!!
Rock is barely staying one
step ahead of his pursuers. The Army is restarting the cloning experiments that were cancelled a long time ago. Too many mishaps and extremely costly. Now well into the future, the new backers are civilians, billionaire's. Anyone not directly involved is in the dark. Rock Wahlman is the only person standing in their way. The last surviving Reacher clone. Rock doesn't know the meaning of the word surrender. It's in his DNA. Another excellent read!!!
January 5, 2019
Jack Reacher Experiment # 6
Rock Walman is a Jack Reacher clone, part of a US Army experiment using cells from 100 years ago (1983) (Jack Reacher's cells)
The other clone has been killed by someone in the Army trying to erase all records and evidence of the experiment.
This is set in the future, not quite dystopian, but definitely a throwback (no cell phones, teleportation has been banned)
Rock Walman is a Jack Reacher clone, part of a US Army experiment using cells from 100 years ago (1983) (Jack Reacher's cells)
The other clone has been killed by someone in the Army trying to erase all records and evidence of the experiment.
This is set in the future, not quite dystopian, but definitely a throwback (no cell phones, teleportation has been banned)
January 3, 2020
Goon 1!!! Thank you! My last review complained about human description and repeats of diners, ladies, and driving with hiccups along the way... We've finally got a different story!
Here's what I wonder? Why the bejesus is this fool heading straight into the people who he KNOWS want him dead or alive? Entering an additional government conspiracy to dig into his own? I'm pleased with the turns.
Here's what I wonder? Why the bejesus is this fool heading straight into the people who he KNOWS want him dead or alive? Entering an additional government conspiracy to dig into his own? I'm pleased with the turns.
June 28, 2023
Somehow in this story Hardin forgets Wahlman is supposed to be on an island, yet she connects it to the mainland. Highway 30, a toll road on an island?- goes 20 miles inland? Ok, whatever. If you read these stories in sequence he just got $20,000 dollars and now he low on cash? What gives Hardin, did you lose it? Where are your editors? Still a trip of a story. 5
October 7, 2020
I'm not sure what more I can say about this book series that I haven't already said in my first five reviews. This book was more of the same with nothing new and significant to report. I'm on to book seven.
November 27, 2020
'Redline' was a good addition to a fast paced series. Each book is a quick read. The story line is intriguing and the characters are pretty good. I'm already invested in Rock too much to quit now. On to the next book.
April 1, 2019
We can see the outline of all that has been done to Rock. Will we find out exactly why? Is there a new revolutionary technology for cloning?
August 9, 2019
The story is getting really good now, can't wait to finish the last two books!
December 5, 2023
Very good fast moving story
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