Jack Reacher book 7 · 2003
Persuader
Reacher goes undercover inside the guarded house of a rug importer on the Maine coast, working with a federal agent whose colleague vanished there. His own interest is a man from his army past he believed was dead.
Spoiler-free summary written for The Recurring Cast.
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Book facts
- Author
- Lee Child
- Series
- Jack Reacher, book 7 of 31
- Published
- 2003
- Setting
- Set in the Maine coast
- Story order
- Book 11 by the story’s timeline
- Characters charted
- 3
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Persuader on screen
- Reacher, season 3 (2025, series, Prime Video). Reacher goes undercover inside a fortified Maine mansion to rescue an informant. Watch with Prime
In story order: after Without Fail and before One Shot.
Who is in Persuader
3 recurring or key characters from Lee Child’s chart. Introduces Dominique Kohl and Francis Quinn.
Lead 1
- Jack ReacherFormer US Army military police major who drifts across America
Major 1
- Francis QuinnFirst appearanceFormer intelligence officer
Minor and cameo 1
- Dominique KohlFirst appearanceMilitary police sergeant who served under ReacherHer murder years earlier drives his hunt for Quinn