"So he died, because for a split second he got brave. But not then. He died much later, after the split second of brav…"

"Jack Reacher stayed alive, because he got cautious. He got cautious because he heard an echo from his past. He had a …"

"He was keeping track of time. It was nearly two hours since he had last looked at his watch, but he knew what time it…"

"The protection he relied on for nearly thirty years was based on just two things. The same two things anybody uses to…"

"He had no living relatives anywhere capable of leaving him a fortune in a will. He owed no money. He had never stolen…"

"Seven thirty-nine, more than three hundred miles to the north and east, Jack Reacher climbed out of his motel room wi…"

"People have their reasons for giving rides, all of them different. Maybe they hitched a lot when they were younger an…"

"The two men walked on and stopped eight feet in front of him and faced him head-on. Reacher flexed his fingers by his…"

"The cop climbed out of his car exactly four minutes before he got shot. He moved like he knew his fate in advance."

"Long experience had taught me that absolute silence is the best way. Say something, and it can be misheard. Misunders…"