<p>From a helicopter high above the California desert, a man is sent free-falling into the night. On the streets of Portland, Jack Reacher is pulled out of his wandering life and plunged into the heart of a conspiracy that is killing old friends . . . and the people he once trusted with his life.<br><br>Reacher is the ultimate loner&mdash;no phone, no ties, no address. But a woman from his old military unit has found him using a signal only the eight members of their elite team would know. Then she tells him a terrifying story about the brutal death of a man they both served with. Soon Reacher is reuniting with the survivors of his team, scrambling to unravel the sudden disappearance of two other comrades. But Reacher won&rsquo;t give up&mdash;because in a world of bad luck and trouble, when someone targets Jack Reacher and his team, they&rsquo;d better be ready for what comes right back at them.</p>