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The Enemy

A Jack Reacher Novel

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The Enemy

By: Lee Child
Narrated by: Dick Hill
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Jack Reacher. Hero. Loner. Soldier. Soldier’s son. An elite military cop, he was one of the army’s brightest stars. But in every cop’s life there is a turning point. One case. One messy, tangled case that can shatter a career. Turn a lawman into a renegade. And make him question words like honor, valor, and duty. For Jack Reacher, this is that case.

New Year’s Day, 1990. The Berlin Wall is coming down. The world is changing. And in a North Carolina “hot-sheets” motel, a two-star general is found dead. His briefcase is missing. Nobody knows what was in it. Within minutes Jack Reacher has his orders: Control the situation. But this situation can’t be controlled. Within hours the general’s wife is murdered hundreds of miles away. Then the dominoes really start to fall.

Two Special Forces soldiers - the toughest of the tough - are taken down, one at a time. Top military commanders are moved from place to place in a bizarre game of chess. And somewhere inside the vast worldwide fortress that is the US Army, Jack Reacher - an ordinarily untouchable investigator for the 110th Special Unit - is being set up as a fall guy with the worst enemies a man can have.

But Reacher won’t quit. He’s fighting a new kind of war. And he’s taking a young female lieutenant with him on a deadly hunt that leads them from the ragged edges of a rural army post to the winding streets of Paris to a confrontation with an enemy he didn’t know he had. With his French-born mother dying - and divulging to her son one last, stunning secret - Reacher is forced to question everything he once believed…about his family, his career, his loyalties - and himself. Because this soldier’s son is on his way into the darkness, where he finds a tangled drama of desperate desires and violent death - and a conspiracy more chilling, ingenious, and treacherous than anyone could have guessed.

Number Eight in the Jack Reacher series

©2004 Lee Child (P)2021 Random House Audio
Espionage Spies & Politics Suspense Thriller & Suspense France Solider Military

Critic reviews

"A fabulously suspenseful prequel.... [Lee Child's] best so far." (Kirkus Reviews, starred review)

"Textured, swift, and told in Reacher's inimitably tough voice… Child has few peers in thrillerdom." (Publishers Weekly, starred review)

"The best showcase of Child's talent to date...one of the best thriller writers at work." (Rocky Mountain News)

"The Enemy sizzles with suspense and action. Child sets a breathless pace." (Orlando Sentinel)

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Not a new release. This was from 2003

It's very annoying when a previously released book is listed as a "New"release. I bought 2 today. If I have purchased it previously it should not allow me to purchase it a second time at least without a warning. Thank goodness I was able to return it and retrieve the credits.

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another great reacher story

I loved it, narrator is special as he moves between English and perfect French men and women.

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One of his best!

I have read or listened to them all and this is one of the best!

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Jack Reacher as an MP

Lee Child does some background on Jack Reacher as an MP. I found it fun to see Reacher with the same defiant attitude and desire to do the right thing despite consequences.

We learn more about Reacher’s mother and her influence on him and his ability to think many moves ahead (or behind).

A fun read with Reacher on full display.

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We all need a Reacher in our lives

Somebody, knowing what the balance sheet will look like after he acts, will still do the right thing no matter the cost.

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Great

Really enjoyed this book! Kept me guessing all the way through it. I highly recommend!

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Great writing!

Lee Child does it again. I had a very hard time stopping this audio book. Every chapter left me wanting more. Loved the twist and turns.

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The Enemy

Wow!!! Lee Child’s talent is beyond fabulous !!! Dick Hill IS Reacher in my opinion. The detail is so rich that you feel you are right there with Reacher.

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Loved it

This book was just like the rest of the Reacher series... Phenomenal. I personally loved that it went back in time to his army days. Dick Hill is the best reader out there!

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A lot of Army stuff

A Very enjoyable and interesting book about crime solving and detective work army style. I look forward to more of the same.

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