As always, Jack Reacher has no specific destination, nor is he pressured to arrive anywhere at a specific time. One morning he ends up in a small town near Pleasantville, Tennessee.
In broad daylight, Reacher sees an unfortunate man heading into an ambush. It was four against one... so Reacher intervenes, using his classic method for resolving conflicts.

The man he saves is Rusty Rutherford, a shy IT manager who was recently fired after a cyberattack resulted in all the municipality's data, records, information, and... secrets being locked out. But Rutherford is determined to stay in town and clear his name.

Reacher feels that this story hides something. The bad guys who attacked Rutherford are part of a serious and deadly case, a case involving conspiracy, cover-up, and murder - centered around a frightened little man wearing a coffee-stained shirt who has no idea what he is up against.

If you don't know what you've gotten yourself into, make sure you have Reacher by your side.