Sergeant Amy Callan and Lieutenant Caroline Cook have a lot in common. They are both high-flying, career army women, both victims of sexual harassment by their superiors, they are both forced to resign ... and now they are both dead. Jack Reacher knew both victims. For Agent-In-Charge Nelson Blake and his team, Reacher is the perfect match. They are sure that only Reacher has the answers to their question: how did these women die? And why?