The Recurring Cast
Jack Reacher book 9 · 2005

One Shot

A sniper kills five people in an Indiana city, and the evidence against a former army sniper, James Barr, looks airtight. Barr says only one thing: get Jack Reacher. Reacher arrives meaning to bury him, and starts to doubt the case. The basis of the 2012 film Jack Reacher.

Spoiler-free summary written for The Recurring Cast.

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Book facts

Author
Lee Child
Series
Jack Reacher, book 9 of 37
Published
2005
Setting
Set in Indiana
Story order
Book 16 by the story’s timeline
Characters charted
1
Chart confidence
Medium

One Shot on screen

All Lee Child adaptations

In story order: after Persuader and before The Hard Way.

Who is in One Shot

1 recurring or key character from Lee Child’s chart.

Lead 1

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