by Lee Child
Part of Jack Reacher, book 3
First published 2000
Jack Reacher enjoys the lazy rhythms of Key West when news arrives that shakes his peace. Costello, a private investigator from New York, has been murdered. The friendly PI was working for the daughter of General Garber, Reacher's old commanding officer and the man who shaped his military career. Garber had launched an investigation into a soldier missing in action from Vietnam, a case that seemed routine until it led to Costello's death. Now Reacher must pick up the trail that killed the detective. His search pulls him into the orbit of Hook Hobie, a dangerous man whose missing hands have been replaced with something far more menacing. Hobie stands on the verge of executing his most ambitious scheme yet, and Reacher's investigation threatens to destroy everything. The ex-military policeman finds himself racing against time to stop a plan years in the making. At stake is more than money or revenge. Reacher must confront the bonds of loyalty that tie him to his former commander and the debts that can never be fully repaid.
Genres: adventure, mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Key West, New York
Period: Vietnam War
432 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Jove