New York City

New York City is one of the primary settings in the novel. It is where the novel begins and where Jodie lives. Reacher returns to the city throughout the novel, including at the end when the case is over.

Quantico

Quantico, Virginia is where the headquarters of the FBI is. It is where the FBI agent, Julia Lamarr, drives Reacher to from New York City to help the FBI with the serial killer investigation. Reacher is put in a room to stay while in Quantico. It is also where all of the meetings between the FBI and Reacher take place to discuss the case and review the case files.

Portland, Oregon

Rita Scimeca lives in a small village in Portland, Oregon. When the visitor is inside of Rita's house, Harper and Reacher are on their way to Portland, Oregon. This is where Julia Lamarr's killing...