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  • The Enemy

  • Jack Reacher 8
  • By: Lee Child
  • Narrated by: Jeff Harding
  • Length: 14 hrs and 21 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (2,908 ratings)
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The Enemy

By: Lee Child
Narrated by: Jeff Harding
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Summary

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 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...

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

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Another brilliant Jack Reacher book by Lee Child

Where does The Enemy rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

The Enemy is of a very high standard and very much like Lee Child's other Jack Reacher books, an in-depth journey into Whitehouse politics and murder

Who was your favorite character and why?

You cannot rate anyone in a Jack Reacher book any higher than Jack Reacher himself. A very convincing portrait of an ex-army policeman with all the skills, knowledge and experience of someone who grew-up as an army child

What does Jeff Harding bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

I believe Jeff Harding is one of the greatest US voice-over artists that has ever been used to read USA-based audio books. As a blind reader of thriller audio books, I have listened to a large number of his audio books and I marvel at his capacity to not only make the books interesting but to read in so many different voices and dialects, even British English on some occasions! I rate Jeff as one of the best.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Without giving much away, the scene where the vice President was visiting a homeless shelter to serve lunch was the most moving part of the book

Any additional comments?

I rate this book as one of the best in the Jack Reacher series.... although I must say, I have already read seven and they are all brilliant

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A waste of time

I am a big fan of Lee child jack teacher books but this one was a waste of time. It went no where and was a never ending chase of useless clues with a terrible plot and lack of building any interesting characters. I will try one more in his series but not for awhile. After this one I need a break

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Another good Reacher Novel

What did you like most about The Enemy?

The story was well planned out and kept me guessing.

What did you like best about this story?

Jeff Harding narrating made it all the more easy to listen to, he is the best.

Which character – as performed by Jeff Harding – was your favourite?

Jack Reacher.

Any additional comments?

Another great Jack Reacher novel. The plot was interesting and action packed. If you like the series or the genre you'll like the enemy, a real listener/page turner.

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Reacher brought to life by Jeff Harding

As a fan and having read all the books and short stories, I have to say Jeff Harding by far has been the best narrator. He has brought Reacher to life in a magnificent way. His tone of voice aptly represents the verbal description of the character that Lee Child has painted from Book one onwards. Excellent story and well narrated.

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Another excelent Jack Reacher novel.

With a gripping story line and excellent narration this was another excelent thriller from one of the best modern writers of today. This is my third Lee Child audio book in a row and will probably be my next choice when my next credit comes due.

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One of the best

This is one of the best Reacher's in the whole series. Period! I've listened and read most of them but this is absolutely amongst my favourites.

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"I said nothing!"

If you could sum up The Enemy in three words, what would they be?

I said nothing!

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Enemy?

The annoyance I felt at his disregard for Army protocols which seemed out of character but perhaps a means to an end in terms of the wider plot.

Which scene did you most enjoy?

The dinner scene in Germany

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes

Any additional comments?

Never has such an engaging story had so many statements saying that he/she/they/we/I said nothing. Although the story didn't take a genius to figure out the perpetrator(s) it was clearly going to be tough for Reacher to do his thing. At first I thought thi

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Memorable characters, a superlative, thought-provoking story about the times in which we live, and superlatively read.

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Make for a great season of Reacher

Great listen, and who-dunnit book, can imagine it would make a great season of the new Reacher series.

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Evolution

Great to see Reacher evolve as a character. Really enjoyed how he kept going and didn’t allow the cabal to compromise his code.

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