[Jack Reacher Files 01] • The JACK REACHER FILES · ANNEX 1 (A Novel of Suspense)

Set in the Reacher universe by permission of Lee Child

Years after the riveting events depicted in international bestselling author Lee Child’s NEVER GO BACK, former army officer Jack Reacher is once again under investigation…

Jack Reacher…

Former army major, military police, the 110th Special Investigations Unit. Now a drifter and a trouble magnet. Could he be involved in a plot to overthrow the United States government?

Nicholas Colt…

Former world-class guitarist and private investigator. Now an operative for a super-secret federal agency called The Circle. Suddenly on the run for a crime he didn’t commit.

A ticking clock…

Three hundred feet beneath the Capitol building in Washington, DC, there’s an armored complex that only a handful of people know about.

Annex 1.

Built to eliminate any threat of cyber theft, it’s where the nation’s most sensitive files are kept.

It’s where the Jack Reacher files are kept.

Targeted now by his own organization, Colt must somehow penetrate the vault and retrieve the incriminating documents on Reacher.

Or die trying.

The fate of his family—and his country—might just depend on it.

Previously published as ANNEX 1

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.

Suggested reading order for the Nicholas Colt series:

COLT

LADY 52

POCKET-47

CROSSCUT

SNUFF TAG 9

KEY DEATH

BLOOD TATTOO

SYCAMORE BLUFF

THE JACK REACHER FILES: FUGITIVE

THE JACK REACHER FILES: VELOCITY

THE BLOOD NOTEBOOKS

Note: Although published at a later date, the events in COLT 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 short stories, including the one titled RATTLED and the one titled RACKED.

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 ICE COLD.

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.