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…
If you love The Enemy...
The Ascent
When a high security prison fails, a down-on-his luck cop and the governor’s daughter must team up if they’re going to escape in this "jaw-dropping, authentic, and absolutely gripping" (Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times bestselling author) USA Today bestselling thriller from Adam Plantinga.
Want books like The Enemy?
Our community of 13,000+ authors has personally recommended 100 books like The Enemy.
Share your top 3 reads of 2025!
And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.
1,397
readers submitted
so far, will you?
📚 If you like The Enemy, you might also like...
Kill Crime
Winner Literary Titan Gold Book Award-Case and Trish Teal PI seek justice—fast-paced action and surprises everywhere. Takes place in Houston, Vegas, and rural Texas. He hunts the murders and unrelated tangles with the mob.
There is a book in a book on killing bad guys. Loved it! Top-Notch Thriller! Thought-provoking!…
The Child Riddler
Zoe Lorel, an elite operative in an international spy agency, is sent to abduct a nine-year-old girl. The girl is the only one who knows the riddle that holds the code to unleash the most lethal weapon on earth—the first ever “invisibility” nano weapon, a cloaking spider bot. But when…
