The fourteenth book in the Jack Reacher series. A tourist bus crashed on a snowy road near the town of Bolton, South Dakota. Willy-nilly, its passengers had to stop in Bolton to wait out the bad weather. Among them is Jack Reacher, hitchhiking as usual. He was immediately alarmed by how carefully local law enforcement officers checked all the bus passengers. It turns out that the city police are waiting for an unknown killer who must remove a dangerous witness in a drug production case. Reacher did not plan to stay in these places, but decided to stay and help save the woman’s life. He still does not know how serious the forces are involved in this bloody business. And that there are only 61 hours left until the end...