Jack Reacher is spending the night as he makes way through rural Nebraska when he's drawn into the problems of a small community. It is run by the Duncan family, who the farmers depend on because of their transportation company and fear because of the college football players who supply their muscle. Reacher's curiosity into the 25-year-old mystery of a little girl's disappearance stirs up trouble that is affecting an important delivery slowly making it's way through Canada and across the border. The delays have also brought to town those in the supply chain that have a stake in things going smoothly. Answering his questions will involve Reacher using both deduction and mayhem that fans of the popular Lee Child series have come to enjoy.