Description
Signed first edition of Killing Floor by Lee Child, with a unique inscription about the novel’s protagonist, Jack Reacher.
Octavo, 359pp. Cream hardcover, title in black on red spine. The first printing, with full number line listed on copyright page. In the publisher’s fine dust jacket, $23.95 retail price on front flap, a bright example.
Inscribed on the title page: “Lee Child / First visit to Georgia – won’t be Reacher’s last!”
Killing Floor is Lee Child’s first published novel, notable for initiating the Jack Reacher series. Reacher, a former U.S. Police Corps Major, takes on a number of odd jobs investigating suspicious and dangerous situations to protect the public. The character was twice portrayed by Tom Cruise in major motion pictures, and later by Alan Ritchson in an Amazon Prime series that debuted in 2022.