by Lee Child
Part of Jack Reacher, book 22
First published 2017
Jack Reacher spots a West Point class ring in a pawn shop window while walking through a small Wisconsin town. The ring belongs to a 2005 graduate, a woman who survived the brutal deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. Her initials are engraved inside the tiny band. Reacher can't shake the question of what desperate circumstances forced her to part with something earned through four grueling years at the military academy. He sets out to locate the woman and return her ring. The search pulls him across the upper Midwest, from seedy small town bars to desolate Wyoming crossroads. He encounters bikers, corrupt cops, criminals, hired muscle, and a missing persons investigator who maintains his professional appearance even in the wilderness. Each step deeper into the mystery reveals greater danger. The ring connects to something much larger and more sinister than Reacher anticipated. He faces a vast criminal operation protected by powerful forces willing to kill to guard their secrets.
Genres: adventure, suspense, mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, fish-out-of-water, mystery
Setting: Wisconsin, Wyoming
Period: 2005
368 pages · Hardcover · Delacorte Press