One Shot

Six actions. Five fatalities. A single Midwest city plunged into a terrifying condition. But the police solve the case in a matter of hours; it's a slam-dunk. except from one item. "You got the wrong guy," declares the accused man. Then he adds, "I need Reacher, please." And sure enough, ex-military investigator Jack Reacher is coming from the world he lives in—one without a phone, address, or obligations. Reacher's presence will alter everything in Lee Child's gripping new thriller—about a case that isn't what it appears, about people intertwined in perplexing ways, about a murderer who missed one shot—and therefore offer Jack Reacher one chance to uncover the truth...

Point-blank range for a skilled military sniper like James Barr, the shooter was operating from a parking structure about thirty yards away. His victims were unlucky enough to be there at the wrong moment. However, why does Barr want Reacher's support? Reacher is the last person Barr would want to see, and for good reason. Reacher, however, comprehends after hearing Barr speak for himself. And a sure thing goes haywire. Soon after, Reacher is partnered with a young defense attorney who is battling her father, the D.A., and a prosecution squad that is harboring a dangerous secret of its own. This case, like most everything Reacher has encountered in life, is a complicated battleground. However, Reacher is at his finest in combat as always.

Reacher moves stealthily, seeing his opportunities as he approaches the invisible foe holding the strings. And for Reacher, the only way to take him down is to know his ruthlessness and respect his cunning–and then match him shot for shot…