Description
Detroit process server Jack Ryan has built a career tracking down people who would rather remain lost, but his latest assignment leads to a man missing for decades—and puts him in the path of a vicious killer, a determined woman, and a tangle of competing motives. As Ryan closes in on his nameless target, he finds himself caught in a dangerous web of deception where the hunter can quickly become the hunted. Blending hard-boiled suspense, deadpan humor, poignant romance, and the atmosphere of a modern Western, the novel explores obsession, second chances, and the fragile possibility of redemption. Its vivid characters and sharply observed dialogue showcase a distinctive crime-fiction style that is both gritty and unexpectedly humane.
Available Editions
paperback
Penguin Classics
Published Mar 5, 2026
ISBN: 9780241755433
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Details
First Published
1977
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Unknown Man No. 89 by Elmore Leonard.