The Enemy

, #8

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English language

Published May 11, 2004 by Dell.

ISBN:
978-0-440-33498-9
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OCLC Number:
233536128

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3 stars (7 reviews)

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 …

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reviewed The Enemy by Lee Child (Jack Reacher, #8)

A Reacher prequel

3 stars

Content warning Mild spoiler

Review of 'The enemy' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

This is probably my least-favorite Jack Reacher book so far (or maybe tied with Without Fail). It's the 12th full-length Reacher book I've read. [I'm not a fan of the short stories. There's not enough time to get serious and flesh things out.]

If one took a drink every time Child writes "I/she/he/Summer/the guy said nothing," one would need emergency care. It has a place in the story, but every other sentence in some sections is too much. We get it!

Review of 'The enemy' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

This is probably my least-favorite Jack Reacher book so far (or maybe tied with Without Fail). It's the 12th full-length Reacher book I've read. [I'm not a fan of the short stories. There's not enough time to get serious and flesh things out.]

If one took a drink every time Child writes "I/she/he/Summer/the guy said nothing," one would need emergency care. It has a place in the story, but every other sentence in some sections is too much. We get it!