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The Enemy
- Jack Reacher 8
- Narrated by: Jeff Harding
- Series: Jack Reacher, Book 8
- Length: 14 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
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- Dr Steven Carey
- 04-12-13
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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- Petergeo
- 14-12-16
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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- Marcus
- 03-12-13
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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- JDessein
- 16-02-20
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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- Peter
- 07-07-13
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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- Amazon Customer
- 04-05-22
Great read
Going back to his MP days, quality read and best one so far in the series.
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- S. Coombs
- 13-04-22
getting worse ?
1st 2 books brilliant but getting progressively less interesting as the series continues. I found myself restarting book 4 three times as kept feeling I missed something, and the following books lose my attention quickly.
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- Toadjuggler
- 07-03-22
Brilliant
Eight books in and they just keep getting better. This is an absolute belter of a book, much less pyrotechnic than most of those that precede it but tense and exciting from page one. Lee Child has a real genius for this, he does for the thriller genre what Stephen King has done for horror.
Jeff Harding was an inspired choice as narrator too, he does hard-boiled like no other Audible reader.
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- B-rocks
- 03-02-22
Another great Jack Reacher tale
Just dived in and immersed myself in Reacher's world. The details build a picture so clear it's like watching the movie upfold. Love the plot, the twists and turns.
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- John Richards
- 26-01-22
The best Reacher book I have read.
I enjoyed listening to this book a good story which keeps you reading. Good ending,classic Reacher.
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- Mike
- 16-01-15
Fascinating "Origins of Jack Reacher" novel
"The Enemy", the ninth Jack Reacher book, takes us back to January 1990, just after the fall of the Berlin Wall, when Reacher was a Major in the Military Police.
One of the things I enjoyed about the previous book, "The Persuader" was the glimpses it gave me of who Jack Reacher was when he was in the Army. It left me hungry for more. Perhaps it had the same impact on Lee Child because "The Enemy is set entirely in Reacher's Army past.
"The Enemy" is a sort of "Origins of Wolverine" book. it deepened my understanding of how the Jack Reacher I met in the previous books came to be the way he is.
"The Enemy" explores how the US Army works via an investigation into the death of General. The plot is tight, complex and satisfying, spiced by conflicts with an asshole superior officer with an agenda and a larger mystery around a coordinated but unexplained large-scale re-assignment of Special Unit MPs.
I know nothing of the US Army other than what I've seen of their bases in Germany and the UK but I found Child's depiction of it convincing and compelling: the sheer scale of the organization as it was back then, the way bases are the same everywhere in the world, right down to the menus in the Officers' Club, the power of rank, the freedom to work the system, the complete lack of control on where and under whom you will serve.
I enjoyed seeing Reacher outside the US, in Germany (where the US bases make everything seem as close to home as possible) and France in which Reacher, son of a French woman, seems more at home than in North Carolina. I was fascinated to see how Reacher behaved with his older brother, a man who was killed in the first Jack Reacher book, "Killing Floor" and who's ghostwad evoked in the sixth book "Without Fail" when Reacher is approached by his brother's ex-girl friend.
Reacher in 1990 seemed less damaged and less lost than the Reacher in the other books. The Army and his family give him stability and a sense of purpose. It becomes clear how the loss of these things would change him for the worse.
But the 1990 Reacher is still recognisable. The things that make him scary are already present: his tendency towards violent confrontation, his inablity to let things go, his habit of using others to achieve his own agenda and his willingness to appoint himself as both judge and executioner. The things that prevent me from writing him off as a psychotic thug are also there: hisdrive to do the right thing, his willingness to take the consequences for his actions and his strong desire to keep the Army the way he thinks it should be.
"The Enemy" is a well-written period criminal investigation novel that would be attractive as a stand-alone novel. The insight's that it brings on Reacher's origins move it up into a compelling read and encourages me to thank that the Reacher novels will continue to get better, which is good news as I still have eleven more to go.
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- Anonymous User
- 29-11-20
Good, not great.
As usual, an entertaining book, but a bit slower than the other Jack Reacher books.
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- M.R. Thomsen
- 23-09-20
A perfect Reacher novel.
And it reads like a murder mystery. I thoroughly enjoyed it and Jeff Harding is a great narrator.
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- melanie
- 04-08-20
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.
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- Sue
- 20-02-18
gripping plot
well written gripping story . enjoyed it thoroughly. great to read about Reacher's army days