Paperback edition of the 21st novel to feature Child's hero Jack Reacher, who has been played by Tom Cruise in 2 films. This is a prequel, and is set in 1996 during Reacher's army days. 'Best. Reacher. Ever.' Karin Slaughte In an apartment in Hamburg, a group of smartly-dressed young Saudis are planning something big.In the morning they gave Reacher a medal, and in the afternoon they sent him back to school. Jack Reacher is fresh off a secret mission.