A typical Reacher book, this time he's arrested by the Army for what prove to be two phony charges. Of course, Jack's the only one who knows he is innocent and after being briefly incarcerated, he figures out a way to lock up his guards, free the woman he has come to visit, who also happens to have been incarcerated for a phony charge. They both flee, by car, then plane, to LA to clear up Reacher's charges as well as the woman's. Gradually, they narrow down the suspects to a couple of higher ups in the government, out to bring heroin into the country, get rich, and make sure they can supply their friends, mostly Congressmen. Sound familiar. I laughed out loud when Jack broke the fingers of a guy on a plane to get information; a few minutes later, he broke his partners arms in the toilet of the plane, to get more answers. What a guy. Unfortunately, the two government slime bags commit suicide before Jack can wreak his revenge on their bodies, a smart move. Not as satisfying an ending as usual, where Jack disposes of five to ten gangsters all by himself. Still, an enjoyable read, one I finished easily in twenty four hours, like eating a box of chocolate turtles. Yum.
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