The Enemy
Book description
Jack Reacher takes a call reporting a dead soldier found in a sleazy motel used by local hookers. The dead man is a two-star general on a secret mission. When Reacher goes to the general's house to break the news, he finds a battered corpse: the general's wife.
Why read it?
1 author picked The Enemy as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Lee Child struck gold when he created the Jack Reacher character. What I love about this particular book is the recurring theme that has been popping up throughout the series, which manifests itself in a big way in The Enemy. That theme has to do with family.
In a scene that takes place in a beautifully rendered Paris, tough guy Reacher has a bitter-sweet reunion with both his brother and mother, which is just as powerful as anything James Lee Burke or John D. McDonald ever came up with.
Yes, there is a lot of action, but you cannot…
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