Second Son

By Lee Child

As the Reacher family moves to Okinawa, following the Marine Corps reposting of Jack's father from Guam, a Paris housekeeper tries in vain to reach them because Reacher's maternal grandfather has fallen gravely ill, learning only that they have already left Guam. Thirteen-year-old Reacher and his fifteen-year-old brother Joe settle into off-post housing and must pass placement tests to determine whether their disrupted schooling permits them to advance a grade - a challenge Joe treats as a matter of pride while Reacher aims only to get through it. Exploring their new neighborhood, the brothers are confronted by a local bully who demands a toll for passage to the beach; the standoff is interrupted before it turns violent, leaving the threat postponed rather than resolved.

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Series

• Jack Reacher - book 15.5

Guides

• Chapter-by-chapter recap of Second Son
• Second Son character guide

Genres: mystery, thriller-suspense

Recordings