The "Jack Reacher" author Lee Child told Business Insider he wants his book about the opioid crisis, "The Midnight Line," to be adapted for the show.

Television series "Reacher", based on the best-selling Jack Reacher books, returns for season three this week with the titular character going undercover.

"As you know, Reacher is a big, tough guy," the author tells Entertainment Weekly. "He can take anybody on, but I wanted to have him face an opponent that would be a real problem.