Jack Reacher book 23 · 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 23 of 31
- Published
- 2018
- Setting
- Set in New Hampshire
- Story order
- Book 24 by the story’s timeline
- 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