Description:

Start of Reacher saga. Carter Crossing, Mississippi 1997. Train smashes car evidence. A stunning young woman has throat cut, like Rangers are taught in nearby base. Hearsay points to soldier with powerful friends in Washington. His first day as a civilian undercover. Sheriff Elizabeth Deveraux, ex-Marine investigator, makes him, noting PX sox. Reacher and Deveraux reluctantly join forces. Reacher works to uncover the truth, while others try to bury it forever. The conspiracy threatens to shatter his faith in his mission, and turn him into a man to be feared.