Hitchhiking is an unreliable way to get around. Moreover, in such heat, no driver will open the cab door enough for you to get inside. These are the conclusions of Jack Reacher, a former military policeman who hastily leaves a Texas town because of problems with a local cop. Jack doesn’t care who agrees to give him a ride, as long as it’s quick. To his utter amazement, the car stops on the hot road three minutes after he voted. This is Reacher's personal best. Moreover, the woman driving the luxury Cadillac is beautiful, young and, apparently, rich. But it’s too early to delude herself—she is not driven by kindness of the heart or by a sudden flaring attraction to a stranger. Carmen Greer is in danger and she is counting on his help. Her plan sounds incredible, if not outlandish, but, firstly, Reacher literally has nowhere to go, and secondly, he could never resist a damsel in distress. Taking risks is nothing new to him, and if Jack Reacher can’t sort everything out, then who will?..