Lee Child's electrifying debut novel, introducing Jack Reacher, a hero for our time; a man of action unafraid to take justice into his own hands; a man of keen and cunning intelligence.

Within a span of three days, the sleepy town of Margrave, Georgia witnesses events that leave everyone stunned. An unidentified man is found beaten to death. The sheriff and his wife are found butchered to death. Then, a bank executive disappears from his home, leaving his keys on a table and his wife frozen with fear. Suspected is Jack Reacher, a drifter who happens to be an ex-military policeman, who must unravel the mystery before a team of killers make him the next victim.