The present can be tense . . . A young couple trying to get to New York City are stranded at a lonely motel in the middle of nowhere. Before long they"re trapped in an ominous game of life and death.But the past can be worse . . .Meanwhile, Jack Reacher sets out on an epic road trip across America. He doesn"t get far. Deep in the New England woods, he sees a sign to a place he has never been - the town where his father was born. But when he arrives he is told no one named Reacher ever lived there. Now he wonders: who"s lying?As the tension ratchets up and these two stories begin to entwine, the stakes have never been higher for Reacher.That"s for damn sure.