Ex-military policeman Jack Reacher finds himself in Margrave, Georgia, where he is almost immediately arrested for murder; after being released, he joins with a straight-arrow detective and a beautiful lady cop to unearth a conspiracy that stretches through the small town and beyond.

"Chin up, Emily Thorn is facing the heartache of love lost. She had put her life on hold to pay her husband's way through medical school, and believed his promise that one day she would have the children, education, and career she wanted. What she got was overweight, out of shape -- and dumped. Reclaming her life at forty, Emily slims down and starts up a chain of fitness centers. Soon she's skyrocketing toward entrepreneurial success and into relationships...