In the morning, Reacher received a medal. In the afternoon, they sent him back to school. It's just a voice, seemingly out of nowhere: "The American demands one hundred million dollars. For what? From whom? It's 1996, and the Soviets have long since disappeared. But now there is a new enemy. In an apartment in Hamburg, a group of sharply dressed young Saudis is planning something big. Jack Reacher has just returned from a secret mission and a major victory. The army pats him on the shoulder and awards him a medal. Then they send him back to school. It's a school with only three students: Reacher, an FBI agent, and a CIA analyst. Their task? To find the American. And what he is selling. And to whom. Serious danger is brewing, signs of a crazy world. Night School brings Reacher back to his army days, but this time he is not wearing a uniform. With the familiar Sergeant Frances Neagley by his side.