Ex-military Jack Reacher comes to Washington to meet for the first time with Major Susan Turner, who led his former unit and more than once rescued him in difficult situations. By a strange coincidence, on the eve of his visit, the major is arrested on charges of treason … Reacher, confident of Susan’s innocence, is to release her and uncover the plot, the threads of which stretch to the very top. In an effort to get to the truth, he also makes a startling discovery, capable of changing his life once and for all …