Cover of The Enemy (Jack Reacher, No. 8)The Enemy is about Jack Reacher's earlier career, when he was still in the military. The year was 1990, when US is about to invade Panama. Reacher was just ordered to this base in command of the MPs, when a 2-star general was found dead in a motel, and his briefcase is missing. No one knows what he's doing there or what's in the briefcase. A few hours later, general's wife was found dead as well... then other people started to die... And Reacher found himself up against a conspiracy that threatens all he stood for, reaching higher than he imagined. However, the enemies underestimated Reacher... Because Reacher will never quit, even if he had to go around the world and reach to the top of the Army for some answers..."The Enemy" is a bit slow at parts, but then I found most mysteries to be slow. However, pacing is better in this novel, with the body count steadily adding up, and a lot of red herrings but a lot of clues as well. People don't say what they mean, so you have to go by actions and what they reveal by what they do NOT say. There are a lot of locations, and Reacher also gets to recount a bit of family history (apparently, his mom was in the French Resistance in WW2).
I'd say this is one of the better Jack Reacher novels. Worth reading at least once.
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