Safe Enough

<p>'An <b>enticing </b>snack-like book,<b> full of jaunty tales, twists and violence</b>.' <i>INDEPENDENT<br><br>I was the guy who always found a way.<br><br>I was the guy that couldn't be stopped.</i><br><br><b>From the world's number one thriller writer, twenty pulse-pounding short stories are collected for the first time in one edition, complete with an introduction from the author.</b><br><br>Here are twenty meticulously plotted, intimate portraits of humanity at its best and worst, featuring assassins, CIA agents, gangsters, and more. A drug-dealing hit man unburdens his fears to a stranger. An overlooked rookie cop is assigned to the department’s file room. A ruthless killer only kills bad guys. A methodical bodyguard quits his job when he’s outsmarted. A military mission is planned to perfection…<br><br>Each story is entirely distinct. And with their economical prose and unexpected twists, each could only have been written by the creator of Jack Reacher.<br><br>'A <b>great summer read</b>. There is<b> always a twist</b> and always a different one. <b>You’ll romp through them in a happy afternoon</b>.' <i>SPECTATOR</i><br><br><br>The stories included in this collection are:<br><br>The Bodyguard * The Greatest Trick of All * Ten Keys * Safe Enough * Natural in Every Way * The .50 Solution * Publica Transportation * Me and Mr. Rafferty * Section 7 (a) (Operational) * Addicted to Sweetness * The Bone-Headed League * I Heard a Romantic Story * My First Drug Trial * Wet with Rain * The Truth About What Happened * Pierre, Lucien & Me * New Blank Document * Shorty and the Briefcase * Dying for a Cigarette * The Snake-Eater by the Numbers</p>