Former military policeman Jack Reacher is a loner by nature. He has neither a permanent job nor his own home, he does not pay taxes and prefers not to enter into long-term relationships. But when there is a call for help, Reacher always answers. So now he is ready to help a woman named Frohlich. She heads the security service of the Vice President of the United States, and at first, her words cause Reacher a shock: she invites him... to kill the Vice President. Lee Child is one of the best modern authors working in the detective-action genre. His hero Jack Reacher has become a truly iconic figure, the embodiment of the indomitable detective hero.