Lee Child · 2002 · thriller

Lee Child's 2002 Jack Reacher thriller. Hired to test the Vice President-elect's security by trying to assassinate him, Reacher instead uncovers a real plot. The hunt runs from Atlantic City to Washington and out to Bismarck and a bleak spot in the Dakotas, as he races professional killers who have already marked the target - and him.

1. 1
   Atlantic City

   Fresh off a cross-country ride, Reacher is found by agent M.E. Froelich, once his dead brother's lover, who hires him to test how easily the VP-elect could be killed.

2. 2
   Washington

   At the Secret Service's heart Reacher and Neagley slip through every layer of security, then join the real fight when threats turn to bullets and Froelich is shot dead.

3. 3
   Bismarck

   At a rally in Armstrong's home state the killers wait in a church tower, and Reacher barely heads them off.

4. 4
   Grace

   Reacher baits the assassins to Froelich's funeral in a tiny Wyoming town and settles the account for good.