Completely riveting storyline that is filled with plenty of suspense, drama, mystery and very unexpected thrills and chills. It moves along fast. The reader will find that once you start the book, You will want to read until the end. The characters are are well defined, well created, interesting and intriguing. FBI agent, Kim Otto is called out of the Detroit to a murder scene in New York across the waters from West Point. It seems the Organized Crime Unit of the FBI want her on the job Why?? She is going in blind supposedly to access the crime scene. The murder matches a series of murders years back that are unsolved. Has the serial killer returned? Jack Reacher has worked with the police on the old cases. Is Agent Otto there because of her connections in trying the find Reacher? Who can she trust? Seems all those in charge have their own agenda. This is book # 9 in the Hunt for Reacher series. It can be read as a stand alone. The author weaves the past and present together effortlessly. I highly recommend this intriguing, complex murder investigation. I volunteered to read Black Jack. Thanks to the author for the opportunity. My opinion is my own.