Personal (novel)

Personal is the nineteenth book in the Jack Reacher series written by Lee Child, published in 2014. The plot of the book revolves around Jack Reacher's pursuit of a sniper who has attempted to assassinate the President of France. This book is written in the first person. The French president survives an assassination attempt in Paris, and the weapon used, an American-made bullet, points to a potential link to the United States. Suspicion falls on John Kott, a disgraced American marksman who, after a fifteen-year prison sentence, has vanished without a trace. Kott, a criminal mastermind, finds his reign of terror potentially thwarted by the one man who has bested him before: Jack Reacher, a former army investigator. Reacher, partnered with the composed rookie analyst Casey Nice, race to track down Kott, their path riddled with brutal mobsters, close calls and double crosses all while operating without any official support. However, the haunting memory of Dominique Kohl, a young subordinate he failed to protect from Kott, fuels Reacher's determination. A powerful general, Tom O'Day, sends Reacher undercover to Paris to unravel the assassination plot ahead of an upcoming G8 meeting in London. Reacher finds out that a dangerous gang using snipers–among whom there is Kott, arguably–have set up a base in London, specifically centered in Chigwell.