by Lee Child
First published 2017
Jack Reacher carries no baggage and claims no permanent address. The former Military Police major drifts across America, taking temporary work and avoiding complications. Yet trouble seeks him out wherever he goes. In a dying Maine town, he witnesses what looks like a simple purse theft but uncovers something darker. During the 1977 New York blackout, teenage Reacher discovers how quickly civilization can crumble. On a Georgia army base in 1989, he investigates the brutal killing of a young officer whose murderer might be hiding among the suspects. From tracking spies through encounters with four dangerous women to solving mysteries in forgotten corners of America, Reacher applies his particular combination of physical strength and analytical thinking. He helps those who need it, eliminates those who prey on others, then moves on. These twelve stories span decades of his life, showing how a drifter with no middle name became someone both criminals and victims remember long after he disappears.
Genres: adventure, mystery, crime, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: drifter, fish-out-of-water
Setting: America, Georgia, Maine, New York
Period: 1977, 1989, 20th-century
418 pages · Hardcover · Delacorte Press