Bad Luck and Trouble (Jack Reacher, #11)

by Lee Child

Neagley said, “No, I want you to do something else.” “Like what?” “I want you to put the old unit back together.”

“What are you running from?” “I’m not running from anything.” “You could have kept the old shirt.” “Slippery slope,” Reacher said. “I carry a spare shirt, pretty soon I’m carrying spare pants. Then I’d need a suitcase. Next thing I know, I’ve got a house and a car and a savings plan and I’m filling out all kinds of forms.”