It is New Year's Day 1990. The Berlin Wall is falling, the Cold War is ending. Jack Reacher is the duty military police officer at the South Carolina military base when the body of a soldier is discovered in a seedy motel. Reacher notifies the local police to take over the matter - it appears the death is due to a heart attack.
However, the deceased turns out to be a general on a highly secret mission. And when Reacher goes to his home to deliver the bad news, he finds another body: the general's wife...
Lee Child's new, thrilling novel turns back the clock to the days of Jack Reacher's youth. The last time he believed in the justice of others. And the first time he decided to impose his own...