title: Bad Luck and Trouble (Jack Reacher, No. 11)
author:  Lee Child 
description: Ex-military cop Jack Reacher is the perfect antihero--tough as nails, but with a brain and a conscience to match. He's able to see what most miss and is willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done. Each book in Lee Child's smart, addictive series (<i>The New York Times</i> has referred to it as "pure escapist gold") follows the wandering warrior on a new adventure, making it easy to start with any book, including his latest gem, <i>Bad Luck and Trouble</i>. However, be forewarned...once you meet Jack Reacher, you'll be hooked, so be prepared to <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/richpub/listmania/fullview/R3LSEIC0DFB6A8">stock up on the series</a>. <i>--Daphne Durham</i><br /><br />
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  Bad Luck and Trouble
  
  By Lee Child
  
  Jack Reacher Book Eleven
  
  Chapter 1
  
  The man was called Calvin Franz and the helicopter was a Bell 222. Franz had
  two broken legs, so he had to be loaded on board strapped to a stretcher. Not
  a difficult maneuver. The Bell was a roomy aircraft, twin-engined, designed
  for corporate travel and police departments, with space for seven passengers.
  The rear doors were as big as a panel van’s and they opened wide. The middle
  row of seats had been removed. There was plenty of room for Franz on the
  floor. The helicopter was idling. Two men were carrying the stretcher. They
  ducked low under the rotor wash and hurried, one backward, one forward. When
  they reached the open door the guy who had been walking backward got one
  handle up on the sill and ducked away. The other guy stepped forward and
  shoved hard and slid the stretcher all the way inside. Franz was awake and
  hurting. He cried out and jerked around 