, ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Canada . ▁The ▁plot ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁revol ves ▁around ▁Re acher ' s ▁purs uit ▁of ▁a ▁sni per ▁who ▁has ▁attempted ▁to ▁assass inate ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁France . ▁This ▁book ▁is ▁written ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁person . ▁ ▁Syn opsis ▁ ▁Some one ▁has ▁taken ▁a ▁shot ▁at ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁France ▁in ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Light . ▁The ▁bullet ▁was ▁American - made . ▁The ▁distance ▁between ▁the ▁gun man ▁and ▁the ▁target ▁was ▁exception al . ▁How ▁many ▁sn ip ers ▁can ▁shoot ▁from ▁three - quarters ▁of ▁a ▁mile ▁with ▁total ▁confidence ? ▁Very ▁few , ▁but ▁John ▁K ott — an ▁el ite ▁American ▁marks man ▁gone ▁bad — is ▁one ▁of ▁them . ▁And ▁after ▁fifteen ▁years ▁in ▁prison , ▁he ’ s ▁out , ▁un account ed ▁for , ▁and ▁likely ▁drawing ▁a ▁be ad ▁on ▁a ▁G 8 ▁sum mit ▁pack ed ▁with ▁enough ▁world ▁leaders ▁to ▁tempt ▁any ▁assass in . ▁▁ ▁If ▁anyone ▁can ▁stop ▁K ott , ▁it ’ s ▁the ▁man ▁who ▁beat ▁him ▁before : ▁retired ▁Military ▁Police ▁investig ator ▁Jack ▁Re acher . ▁And ▁though ▁he ’ d ▁rather ▁work ▁alone , ▁Re acher ▁is ▁te amed ▁with ▁Case y ▁Nice , ▁a ▁ro ok ie ▁anal yst ▁who ▁keeps ▁her ▁cool ▁with ▁Z olo ft . ▁But ▁they ’ re ▁facing ▁a ▁rough ▁road , ▁full ▁of ▁r uth less ▁mob sters , ▁Ser