An American detective on the first day in a new job. A giant of a gunshot victim in hospital tells her his story. He’s a loner ex-military policeman by the name of Jack Reacher.
In a bar he’d watched a bully collect weekly protection money, and followed him out. He was an underling and Reacher wanted the name of Mr Big.
A heavy elbow to the face settled the matter. Through blood and shattered teeth, the thug revealed the name: “Kubota.” In the final part of Lee Child’s Everyone Talks, the detective wants to know where she can find Mr Kubota. "I need to know." ‘Come back tomorrow.’ ‘Did you find Kubota?’ No answer.
I said, ‘Was there a confrontation?’ No answer. ‘Did Kubota shoot you?’ Reacher said nothing. Then the doctor came in. The same
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