The Recurring Cast
Jack Reacher book 14 · 2010

61 Hours

Stranded in a South Dakota winter after a bus crash, Reacher agrees to help the town of Bolton protect a witness, an elderly librarian, from a drug gang. The hours count down as he works out what the gang is really after, and he talks by phone with Susan Turner, the new commander of his old unit.

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Book facts

Author
Lee Child
Series
Jack Reacher, book 14 of 31
Published
2010
Setting
Set in the fictional Bolton, South Dakota
Story order
Book 17 by the story’s timeline
Characters charted
2
Chart confidence
Medium

In story order: after Gone Tomorrow and before Worth Dying For.

Who is in 61 Hours

2 recurring or key characters from Lee Child’s chart. Introduces Susan Turner.

Lead 1

  • Jack ReacherFormer US Army military police major who drifts across America

Major 1

  • Susan TurnerFirst appearanceMajor commanding Reacher’s old unitHelps Reacher by phone

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