HEAD-BANGER GETS A WHOLE NEW MEANING

BLUE MOON finds Reacher on a Greyhound bus. Unlike any normal passenger, he has no idea where he is going. But he knows when he has to get off. There is an old guy with a big wad of notes sticking out of his jacket pocket and a young guy with a goatee beard who is planning to mug him, given half a chance. Reacher deals with the problem in his usual brusque and brutal way. But why is the old man carrying so much money?

The mystery draws Reacher into a classic stand-off reminiscent of a spaghetti western in an anonymous American town.

One side of main street is ruled by a Ukrainian gang, the other side belongs to the Albanians. They occasionally clash, but otherwise there is almost-peaceful co-existence. And then Reacher sticks his big boots (and fists) right in there and nothing will ever be quite the same.

He roams around town, sowing confusion and dispensing summary justice, teaming up with a vengeful waitress, an ex-tank commander, and a rock band. And Reacher gets his hands on a guitar too. But he gives a whole new meaning to the phrase “head-banger”.