Gone Tomorrow is the thirteenth book in the Jack Reacher series written by Lee Child. It was published on April 23, 2009 in the United Kingdom and May 19, 2009 in the USA. This is one of at least five Reacher novels written in the first person.
Description[]
New York City. Two in the morning. A subway car heading uptown. Jack Reacher, plus five other passengers. Four are okay. The fifth isn’t. And if you think Reacher isn’t going to get involved . . . then you don’t know Jack. [[ Susan Mark]], the fifth passenger, had a big secret, and her plain little life was being watched in Washington, and California, and Afghanistan—by dozens of people with one thing in common: They’re all lying to Reacher. A little. A lot. Or just enough to get him killed. A race has begun through the streets of Manhattan, a maze crowded with violent, skilled soldiers on all sides of a shadow war. For Jack Reacher, a man who trusts no one and likes it that way, the finish line comes when you finally get face-to-face and look your worst enemy in the eye.
Plot[]
It's 2am, and Jack Reacher is travelling on the New York City Subway. He notices a suspicious looking passenger who matches many of the specifications for a potential suicide bomber. When he approaches Susan Mark with an offer of assistance, she shoots herself.
The NYPD is eager to close the file without investigating the tragedy, but Reacher has other ideas. He wants to know what happened that night, and, more importantly, why. Is everyone as honest as they claim to be? And if so, then why are there so many questions to be asked and avoided?
Reacher is repeatedly and emphatically warned off the case, but his guilt over possibly triggering the poor woman's suicide won't let him rest until he has pursued the mystery all the way to the very end. In a world gone grey with moral and ethical relativism only Jack Reacher stubbornly sticks to his high standards, no matter what the personal cost.
With the help of agent Theresa Lee and Susan Mark's brother Jacob, Reacher discovers a politician, John Sansom, is behind it all. Sansom was in Afghanistan with Osama Bin Laden when he ordered the FBI and Mark, who worked for them, to delete a compromising picture of him; but the picture falls into the hands of terrorists disguised as foreign Americans, Lila Hoth and her mother Svetlana. The pair had already murdered people, including Peter Molina, Susan's adopted son. Reacher discovers that they are Al Qaeda terrorists, not mother and daughter, and that Mark was sent the video of her son's slaying. Disgusted, she threw away the file and decided to kill herself. When Jack catches Lila Hoth and Svetlana in a hotel, he is severely injured, but manages to kill them both with a knife.
Appearances[]
Characters[]
- Jack Reacher
- Susan Mark - Works for U.S. Army Human Resources Command.
- Theresa Lee - Homicide Detective, NYPD, Partner of Docherty.
- Docherty - Homicide Detective, NYPD, partner of Theresa Lee.
- John Sansom - U.S. Congressman from North Carolina.
- Jacob Mark - Brother of Susan Mark, policeman from a small town in New Jersey.
- Elspeth Sansom - John Sansom's wife.
- Mr. Springfield - Head of security for John Sansom.
- Peter Molina - Adopted son of Susan Mark.
- Lila Hoth - Al Qaeda, Member of Middle Eastern terrorist cell based in Afghanistan.
- Svetlana Hoth - Al Qaeda, Member of Middle Eastern terrorist cell based in Afghanistan.
Locations[]
- United States
- New York City
- Washington, DC
- Greensboro, North Carolina
Organizations[]
- Al Qaeda
Weapons[]
- VAL Silent Sniper rifle (mentioned
- Heckler & Koch MP5SD
- Benchmade 3300 auto-open knife
Vehicles[]
Miscellanea[]
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