Walking around America, Jack Reacher got hold of the latest issue of an army newspaper - and was surprised to find his name in the classifieds section. In this way, he was asked for an urgent meeting by Jack's former commander, General O'Day. Arriving to him, Reacher learned that recently an unknown sniper had made an attempt on the life of the French President, who was saved from death only by a bulletproof shield. The exceptional skill of the sniper allowed us to conclude that only a few shooters around the world were capable of such a shot. And one of them is Reacher’s former “client”, who went to prison for murder 16 years ago; Jack personally led the investigation. And recently this shooter was released... Wasn’t he the one who fired that shot in France? Reacher must figure this out and find the sniper, because no one knows him better than Reacher himself...