The Affair

Jack Reacher, Book 16

By: Lee Child

Narrated by: Dick Hill

Length: 15 hrs and 33 mins

Publisher's summary

With Reacher, number-one New York Times best-selling author Lee Child has created “a series that stands in the front rank of modern thrillers” (The Washington Post)

Everything starts somewhere....

For elite military cop Jack Reacher, that somewhere was Carter Crossing, Mississippi, way back in 1997. A lonely railroad track. A crime scene. A coverup.

A young woman is dead, and solid evidence points to a soldier at a nearby military base. But that soldier has powerful friends in Washington.

Reacher is ordered undercover - to find out everything he can, to control the local police, and then to vanish. Reacher is a good soldier. But when he gets to Carter Crossing, he finds layers no one saw coming, and the investigation spins out of control.

Local sheriff Elizabeth Deveraux has a thirst for justice - and an appetite for secrets. Uncertain they can trust one another, Reacher and Deveraux reluctantly join forces. Reacher works to uncover the truth, while others try to bury it forever. The conspiracy threatens to shatter his faith in his mission, and turn him into a man to be feared.

A novel of unrelenting suspense that could only come from the pen of number-one New York Times best-selling author Lee Child, The Affair is the start of the Reacher saga, a thriller that takes Reacher - and his readers - right to the edge... and beyond.

PLEASE NOTE: As a special bonus, this download also includes a recording of the New York Times best-selling e-book exclusive short story "Second Son", read by Dick Hill: At 13, Jack Reacher already knows how to end a fight. He knows that his brain is more important than his brawn. He knows how to get the job done. When his father is transferred to the military base on Okinawa, Jack and his older brother, Joe, prepare for school and consider how to deal with both the neighborhood bully and a missing code book that could cost their father his career.

Take another thrill ride with Jack Reacher.

©2011 Lee Child; 2011 Random House Audio (P)2011 Random House Audio

Critic reviews

“Child is a superb craftsman of suspense.” (Entertainment Weekly)

“The truth about Reacher gets better and better.” (Janet Maslin, The New York Times)

“Implausible, irresistible Reacher remains just about the best butt-kicker in thriller-lit.” (Kirkus Reviews)

An Affair to Forget

A laborious journey that (sadly) did not pay off in the end. Not the usual Reacher mishmash of heroism, valor and bravado crescendoing in torrid Bondish masculinity. Instead it's an overwrought limp home. Maybe the next Child escapade will be better. I hope so. He's one of my favorites.

Yet another fun Reacher novel

I'm a sucker for Reacher novels, and this one was great. I loved finally hearing Reacher's last interaction with the army, and to see some of his habits start (folding tooth brush, hitch hiking etc). It was very fun - Lee Child does seem to use somewhat of a 'too coincidental' story model, but it seems to work; it seems like he tells the stories where things simply are coincidental; although his character, Reacher himself would be suspicious. In any event, it was a solid Reacher novel.

I finished it

But it sucked, I love the Reacher stories and believe Dick Hill is the best to read them but I was very u satisfied with the story...I knew who was guilty before it was half way through and it and it just sucked, nuff said

Now we know why Reacher left the Army

Jack Reacher has always been by the book and I have always wondered why he left the Army. This is that piece of the puzzle. Having spent time in the Pentagon, I found this description to be interesting but not quite believable. Mississippi, however, is very believable. The train comes alive for those of us who have lived close to a railroad. If you have ever spent time on the road, you have encountered at least one hotel that can qualify for this story. The ending could be better but it is classic Reacher.

Love that Reacher!

Glad to know more about Jack and I am not disappointed with the book. I can't wait for what Reacher does next.

Best in a quite awhile

Outstanding story that lends itself to the audio-book format. The narrator does an excellent job. I now want to listen to more Lee Child books.

Exciting and interesting audio book

We travel from MA to FL and need an exciting and interesting book which holds our interest. My husband likes more adventure and I like character development and so we need a book with both which this book has!

I guess I have had an affair with Jack

Loved this entire series. I knew someone sort of like Jack while I was in the service. This is great.

Not the best Reacher

Usually when I start a Jack Reacher audio it's very hard to turn it off. Not so for this one though.
I had a hard time getting into it.
I love the Reacher character but he sure is a weirdo! He is morally "all good"...but man is he strange.
I was thinking about what it would be like to run into a guy like this in real life. I think I would want to keep a good distance from him. He doesn't seem very friendly at all.
Still...can't wait until the next one!

As expected

Another great Reacher novel. This one takes you back a bit to when he's still in the military and forms some of the foundation for his later-known personality quirks. I liked it as much as all the other Reacher novels and couldn't wait to read it. Now, as usual, I can't wait for him to write the next one!