New Year’s Day, 1990. The Berlin Wall is coming down and the Cold War is ending. Jack Reacher is the duty Military Police officer on a base in North Carolina when a soldier’s body is discovered in a sleazy motel. Reacher tells the local cop to handle it – it sounds like the guy just had a heart attack.
But the dead man turns out to have been a general on a top-secret mission. And when Reacher goes to the general’s house to break the news, he finds a corpse: the general’s wife.
"A more intricate plot, which makes another enjoyable read in this first-rate series."
"One of the best writers in this genre … And nobody does it better."
"Jack Reacher is utterly irresistible."
"Another great book for him, gives us hero Jack Reacher’s back-story. Hurrah."
"The thing about Lee Child’s books is that you can’t put the damn things down…there’s just something about his writing that’s addictive. The Enemy is no exception….Conclusion: Superb."
"Complex, classy crime."
"With more twists and turns than in Hampton Court maze…possibly Child’s best Reacher novel yet."
"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,"
"Lee Child fans will love this prequel to the best-selling 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."
"Lee Child whose lead guy is tight of lip and swift of draw…in a great plot that kicksup all sorts of corpses."
"An unforgettable hero…may be the best Reacher book yet."
"This author’s Jack Reacher novels pack a “Dirty Harry” wallop…a classic noir loner, and a very charismatic one…lean, dynamic storytelling."
"Exciting stuff, with a narrative that rarely lets up…A distinct cut above your average airport thriller."
‘Slick, pacy period piece from one of the UK’s most successful thriller writers … Makes you glad national service is a thing of the past."
