The Enemy

Jack Reacher 8

By: Lee Child

Narrated by: Jeff Harding

Brought to you by Penguin.

Read by award-winning narrator Jeff Harding.

**NOW A MAJOR PRIME TV SERIES STARRING ALAN RITCHSON**


North Carolina. New Year's Day, 1990. A soldier is found dead in a sleazy motel bed.

Jack Reacher is the officer on duty. The soldier turns out to be a two-star general.

The situation is bad enough, then Reacher finds the body of the general's wife.

This stomach-churning thriller turns back the clock to a younger Reacher, in dogtags. A Reacher who still believes in the service. A Reacher who imposes army discipline. Even if only in his own pragmatic way...

Although the Jack Reacher novels can be listened to in any order, The Enemy is 8th in the series.


'There's only one Jack Reacher. Accept no substitutes' Mick Herron

'The thing about Lee Child's books is that you can't put the damn things down. . .there's something about his writing that's addictive. The Enemy is no exception. . .Superb.' Independent on Sunday

‘Jeff Harding’s [...] narration captures Reacher’s character perfectly [...] you have to savour every minute.’ The Sunday Times

©2004 Lee Child (P)2013 Isis Publishing Ltd, Random House Audiobooks

Critic reviews

Complex, classy crime

One of the best writers in this genre ... And nobody does it better

The thing about Lee Child's books is that you can't put the damn things down... there's something about his writing that's addictive. The Enemy is no exception...Superb

Lee Child fans will love this prequel to the bestselling Jack Reacher novels. At last Child shares the events that shaped the maverick hero of his last six novels into an ass-kicking, irreverent good guy. If you're one of the few people who haven't sampled the sublime thrill of a Child novel, this blast from the past is the best place to start

An unforgettable hero...may be the best Reacher book yet

Packs a Dirty Harry wallop...Lean, dynamic storytelling

Possibly Child's best Reacher novel yet

Another great book for him, gives us hero Jack Reacher's back-story. Hurrah (Kate Atkinson)

Lee Child writes a good story, twisting it into labyrinthine folds and keeping his readers guessing right to the end. He has obviously done his research

Utterley irresistible, proof that there is no substitute...

A perfect Reacher novel.

And it reads like a murder mystery. I thoroughly enjoyed it and Jeff Harding is a great narrator.

The unpredictability

Loved the narrator- kinda hard-edged and vaguely nasal, just like I imagine Reacher to be.

gripping plot

well written gripping story . enjoyed it thoroughly. great to read about Reacher's army days

Slow off the mark

This wasn’t the best Reacher novel I’ve read, but it still had some surprising turns and the usual gripping lengthy situation that compels your attention. The payoff in the latter situation is satisfying, as usual.

A good read

A long, good value, crime solving story. I was hesitant about reading on of Child’s in first person, but it turned out to be one of his better ones.