A string of mysterious deaths. A long-term classified mission. A young military police officer with nothing to lose.
1992. A string of deaths of upstanding citizens across the United States. These deaths may be accidents and seem unrelated, but a fall from a high-rise window attracts unexpected attention.
 
That attention came from the Secretary of Defense. The Secretary of Defense suddenly asked an interagency task force to investigate. He then appoints Jack Reacher to represent the military. If Reacher gets results, great. If Reacher gets results, great; if not, he is a convenient fall guy.
 
But politics does not suit Reacher. Three questions immediately emerge: who is on Reacher's side, who is against him, and is the justice he metes out public ...... or Reacher's own: .......