The Recurring Cast
Jack Reacher book 29 · 2018

Past Tense

Passing through New Hampshire, Reacher takes a detour to Laconia, the town where his father was born. While he digs into his family’s past, a young Canadian couple whose car has broken down find themselves stuck at a strange motel nearby.

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Book facts

Author
Lee Child
Series
Jack Reacher, book 29 of 37
Published
2018
Setting
Set in New Hampshire
Characters charted
2
Chart confidence
Medium

In story order: after The Midnight Line and before Blue Moon.

Who is in Past Tense

2 recurring or key characters from Lee Child’s chart. Introduces Stan Reacher.

Lead 1

  • Jack ReacherFormer US Army military police major who drifts across AmericaVisits his father’s home town

Minor and cameo 1

  • Stan ReacherFirst appearanceJack’s father, a US MarineHis past in New Hampshire drives the story