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Where The Enemy sits
- Series
- Book 8 of Jack Reacher. See all Jack Reacher books in order
- The book before
- Persuader
- The book after
- One Shot
- Order checked
- Last checked: September 24, 2026, against jackreacher.com
- Place in the series
- It is book 8 of the Jack Reacher series. (jackreacher.com; read November 6, 2026)
- Next book
- Book 9 is One Shot. (jackreacher.com; read November 6, 2026)
Checked facts about The Enemy
Under each line: where it was read, and when.
- Publication
- First published on May 11, 2004. (Wikidata; read November 6, 2026)
- This edition
- The edition checked here is a 464-page paperback from Bantam Dell. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
- Prizes
- It received the Barry Award for Best Novel in 2005. (Wikidata, citing new.deadlypleasures.com; read November 6, 2026)
What The Enemy is about
The setup only, with no spoilers. Each line names the record it rests on.
- On New Year's Day 1990, a general with two stars is found dead at a motel in North Carolina, and his briefcase is gone. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
In a North Carolina motel, a two-star general is found dead
- Jack Reacher, then an elite military police officer, is ordered to keep the situation under control. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
Reacher has his orders: Control the situation
- Hours later, the general's wife has been murdered too. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
Within hours the general's wife is murdered
Topics in this book
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Topics
- Americans
- Conspiracies
- Generals
- Jack Reacher
- Military police
Places
- France
Reading ages
- Adult
Other books in Jack Reacher
30 books listed so far
- Book 1: Killing Floor
- Book 2: Die Trying
- Book 3: Tripwire
- Book 4: Running Blind
- Book 5: Echo Burning
- Book 6: Without Fail
- Book 7: Persuader
- Book 9: One Shot
- Book 10: The Hard Way
- Book 11: Bad Luck and Trouble
- Book 12: Nothing to Lose
- Book 13: Gone Tomorrow
- 61 Hours
- Book 15: Worth Dying For
- Book 16: The Affair
- Book 17: A Wanted Man
- Book 18: Never Go Back
- Book 19: Personal
- Book 20: Make Me
- Book 21: Night School
- Book 22: The Midnight Line
- Book 23: Past Tense
- Book 24: Blue Moon
- Book 25: The Sentinel
- Book 26: Better Off Dead
- Book 27: No Plan B
- Book 28: The Secret
- Book 29: In Too Deep
- Book 30: Exit Strategy
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