A Wanted Man: A Jack Reacher Novel, Book 17 by Lee Child

In Lee Child's "61 Hours," Jack Reacher finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time when he hitches a ride with four strangers heading to Chicago. As they drive through the night, tensions rise as one man's stories begin to unravel, a silent woman becomes increasingly anxious, and a hitchhiker with a broken nose adds to the mystery.

Meanwhile, a murder investigation unfolds at an old pumping station, with the FBI discovering a professional hit job and no clear suspects. Jack soon realizes he's stumbled into a dangerous web of deceit and conspiracy, where everyone has secrets and nothing is as it seems.

As Jack tries to unravel the truth, he finds himself caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse, where his survival depends on uncovering the real motives of those around him. With time running out and danger closing in, Jack must use all his skills and instincts to survive and expose the truth behind the mysterious events of the night.