The Affair

March 1997th A woman has her throat cut behind a bar in Carter Crossing, Mississippi. A woman hock her throat cut behind a bar in Carter Crossing, Mississippi. Just down the road is a big army base. Just down the road is a big army base. Is the murderer a local guy - or is he a soldier? Is the Murderer a local guy - or is he a soldier? Jack Reacher, still a major in the military police, is sent in undercover. Jack Reacher, Still a Major in the Military Police, ice late in undercover. The county sheriff is a former US Marine - and a stunningly beautiful woman. The county sheriff is a U.S. Marine forms - and a stunningly beautiful woman. Her investigation is going nowhere. Her investigation is going nowhere. Is the Pentagon stonewalling her? Is the Pentagon stonewalling her? Or doesn't she really want to find the killer? Or Does not she really want to find the killer? The adrenaline-pumping, high-voltage action in "The Affair" is set just six months before the opening of "Killing Floor", and it marks a turning point in Reacher's career. The adrenaline-pumping, high-voltage action in "The Affair" is set just six months before the opening of "Killing Floor", and it marks a turning point in Reacher's career. If he does what the army wants, will he be able to live with himself? If he does what the Army wants, Will he be Able to live with himself? And if he doesn't, will the army be able to live with him? And if he Does not, Will the army be Able to live with him? And is this his last case in uniform? And is this his last case in uniform?