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  • The Affair

  • Jack Reacher, Book 16
  • By: Lee Child
  • Narrated by: Jeff Harding
  • Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (2,453 ratings)
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The Affair

By: Lee Child
Narrated by: Jeff Harding
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Summary

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March 1997. A woman has her throat cut behind a bar in Mississippi.

Just down the road is a big army base. Is the murderer a local guy - or is he a soldier?

Jack Reacher, still a major in the military police, is sent in undercover.

The county sheriff is a former U.S. Marine - and a stunningly beautiful woman. Her investigation is going nowhere. Is the Pentagon stonewalling her? Or is she trying not to find the killer?

Set just six months before the opening of Killing Floor, The Affair marks a turning point in Reacher's career.

If he does what the army wants, will he be able to live with himself? And if he doesn't, will the army be able to live with him?

_________

Although the Jack Reacher novels can be listened to in any order, The Affair is 16th in the series.

©2011 Lee Child (P)2011 Penguin Audio

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

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Reacher is back

Glad to see the unabridged version followed quickly and as always with exellent narration from Jeff Harding who for me is Reacher. I have listened to Jeff many times in various stories and rate his skills highly all round, however he put's the character into Reacher like no other (no disrespect to the other guys who have performed the character, be it Kerry Shale or Dick Hill all of whom I like well enough as narrators). Whilst Lee Child structures the stories in exactly the same way as the last, I am unable not to want the next one, and the next one and always listen to the unabridged as I don't see that you can do justice to it in a 3rd of the time that the abridged versions offer. As always...hooked from the start and usually done within a couple of days!!

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Love Reacher!

I can't get enough of this character I've read them all - books and audio. I read the hardback first and then wait, hoping that it's going to be Jeff Harding again, because he IS Jack Reacher. This one is back story, telling how our hero came to be on the road and out of the Army.
Just one note for the author, Lee Child, leave out the detailed sex scenes please!

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    5 out of 5 stars

A brilliant introduction to Jack Reacher

This was my first "Reacher" book. I could not believe the detail and the sheer brilliance of the descriptive narrative. You could really feel the oppressive southern heat and you just don't mind the heat because the story just keeps getting better.



The details are so vivid and acutely "American" is is hard to believe the author is a Brit!

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Cracking Reacher tale

Loved the story - I’ll leave it to others to describe in depth
I’ve given the performance 3/5 as it was a sub par Harding narration. The main reason being that you can hear his swallowing and lip smacking which I did my very best to stop annoying me. C’mon guys sort out the mic, water and hydration.

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  • 05-08-14

Reacher - A Major in the Provost Corps

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A great book that keeps you page turning until the end. Recommended reading - you will soon become hooked.

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Gripping, suspenseful Reacher

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

Jeff Harding is perfect as Reacher, deep booming voice. His female characters take a bit of getting used to, but once you get into the story it's good.

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

Yes, this listen flew by.

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little slow but a good story

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

Typical Jack Reacher

Any additional comments?

I had difficulty in downloading part two .Went to help by phone . The advisor was extremely helpful.

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Enjoyable

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

This was my first Lee Childs book which I thoroughly enjoyed. The narration was particularly good as Jeff Harding was good at delivering the various tones for each character. I for one want to hear more about Jack Reacher the main character and can't wait to listen to the next book. Only problem which one to choose..

Which scene did you most enjoy?

When Reacher and Monroe left their "detainers" in embarassing situations:
Reacher - on a deserted road pants and shoeless. Monroe - tied up in a hotel room.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Laugh at times, As I listened to most of it on the way to and from work I got some strange looks when I reacted spontaneously.

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  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars

Am I a Reacher fan, probably not but...

I really enjoyed this but I confess I am not keen on Reacher! I do find the language a little limited there is a lot of he said she said. This is more than compensated for by the plot.



This was my first exposure to Reacher, although I was reading "one shot" in print concurrently, it is written in a different style but I like the pace.

Whilst I enjoyed the story I find Reacher of dubious morality; he dispenses justice that I feel uncomfortable with but hey he's American.

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Gripping

Really enjoyed this story. Had a couple of twists that I didn't quite expect and as my first Jack Reacher novel, I really enjoyed it and am now trying to pick which one to order next!

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