Cleaning the Gold

By Karin Slaughter and Lee Child

Get ready for a turbo-charged short read (80 pages) from two of the world’s biggest thriller writers – Karin Slaughter and Lee Child.

Jack Reacher and Will Trent

Twice the action
Twice the drama
Double the trouble

Will Trent is undercover at Fort Knox. His assignment: to investigate a twenty-two-year-old murder. His suspect's name: Jack Reacher.

Jack Reacher is in Fort Knox on his own mission: to bring down a dangerous criminal ring operating at the heart of America’s military. Except now Will Trent is on the scene.

But there’s a bigger conspiracy at play – one that neither the special agent nor the ex-military cop could have anticipated. And the only option is for Jack Reacher and Will Trent to team up and play nicely. If they can…

Praise for Karin Slaughter:
‘I’d follow her anywhere’ Gillian Flynn
‘A great writer at the peak of her powers’ Peter James
‘Her characters, plot, and pacing are unrivalled’ Michael Connelly
‘Big, dark, rich, satisfying, and bloody’ Stuart MacBride
‘Fiction doesn't get any better than this’ Jeffery Deaver
‘One of the boldest thriller writers working today’ Tess Gerritsen
‘A writer of extraordinary talents’ Kathy Reichs

Praise for Lee Child:
‘These books are absolutely addictive’ George R. R. Martin
‘Great pace, drama, language’ James Patterson
‘Jack Reacher is today’s James Bond’ Ken Follett
‘Nothing makes for a great weekend quite like quality time with Jack’ Lisa Gardner
‘The coolest continuing series character’ Stephen King
‘I always seize the latest Lee Child with pleasure’ Philip Pullman
‘I pick up Jack Reacher when I’m in the mood for someone big to solve my problems’ Patricia Cornwell

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins UK
• Release date: May 9, 2019
• ISBN: 9780008358945

Karin Slaughter

Karin Slaughter is one of the world’s most popular storytellers. She is the author of more than twenty instant New York Times bestselling novels, including the Edgar-nominated Cop Town and standalone novels The Good Daughter and Pretty Girls. An international bestseller, Slaughter is published in 120 countries with more than 40 million copies sold across the globe. Pieces of Her is a #1 Netflix original series, Will Trent is a television series starring Ramón Rodríguez on ABC, and further projects are in development for television. Karin Slaughter is the founder of the Save the Libraries project—a nonprofit organization established to support libraries and library programming. A native of Georgia, she lives in Atlanta.

Reviews for Cleaning the Gold

[lcmcsr-812737 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

"Will Trent is undercover at Fort Knox. His assignment is to investigate a 22-year-old murder. His suspect's name: Jack Reacher."This is a short story with two of my favorite characters. The premise is steeped in the rich history of Fort Knox and informs the reader of the continued security necessary there. The plot is succinct, precise and complicated as usual. This was a great, quick read for me on a lazy afternoon. I thoroughly enjoyed the collaboration. I hope there are more in the future.

[phoenixcomet · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Short novella featuring Lee Child's Jack Reacher and Karin Slaughter's Will Trent as the two characters overlap in a money laundering and blackmail scheme at the Federal Mint.

[jamespurcell · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Good collaboration in a unique environment.

[true54blue · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I'd never read a Jack Reacher or Will Trent novel before so this was my introduction to both characters. This seems more like an advertising attempt than a proper short story. I would not recommend buying this for a 79 page story and two extended previews of other books. Get it from the library, as I did, and don't have high expectations.