First read: no review again (shocker!) but I remember loving this book on my first read. (4*)

Re-read: Honestly, some Reacher books should not appeal to me, like this one ("A woman who needs Reacher's assistance in her new job. Her job? Protecting the Vice-President of the United States"). For me, a Reacher book peaks when Joe Reacher and/or Frances Neagley make an appearance and in this one we get Neagley and Joe (heavily discussed). I know I liked this on my initial read but on reread I was so engrossed. I've said it before and I maintain my stance that while it is not completely believable that Reacher is always able to solve these cases or even end up in a position to help with cases, I don't care. I love him even more in this book. The background on his relationship with Joe paints a clearer picture of their relationship and gives some insight into how close they were. The relationship between Reacher and Neagley is one of my favourite fictional relationships and I always enjoy seeing them work together. Just that glimpse into his professional (post-military) side and how he navigates a platonic relationship with her (if you read Reacher, you know what I mean) and this book also gives Neagley a lot of attention, which I love. Just based on the Reacher/Neagley relationship, I'd love to see this book adapted as a season of Reacher. Anyway, the plot. As I said at the start, this sort of plot should not appeal to  me and I only had one minor complaint which was I couldn't quite believe the reveal of what was motivating the shooters to assassinate the Vice-President. Nevertheless, this was really minor and barely impacted my experience beyond a conversation spanning a few pages. (5*)