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The Secret

Jack Reacher, Book 28

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The Secret

By: Lee Child, Andrew Child
Narrated by: Jeff Harding
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Brought to you by Penguin.

Read by award-winning narrator Jeff Harding.

**NOW A MAJOR PRIME TV SERIES STARRING ALAN RITCHSON**

The gripping new Jack Reacher thriller from the No.1 bestselling authors Lee Child and Andrew Child.

Chicago. 1992. A hospital patient wakes to find two strangers by his bed.

They show him a list of names and ask a simple but impossible question. Minutes later he falls to his death from his twelfth-floor window - a fall which generates some unexpected attention.

That attention comes from the Secretary of Defense, who calls for an inter-agency task force to investigate. Jack Reacher, recently demoted from Major, is assigned as the Army's representative. If he gets a result, great. If not, he's a convenient fall guy.

Reacher may be an exceptional military investigator, but office politics aren't what gets him up in the morning. As he races to identify a cold-blooded killer and uncover a secret that stretches back 23 years, he must navigate around his new partners.

Will Reacher bring the bad guys to justice the official way . . . or his way?


PRAISE FOR THE JACK REACHER SERIES

'There's only one Jack Reacher. Accept no substitutes.' MICK HERRON

'Jack Reacher is today's James Bond, a thriller hero we can't get enough of.' KEN FOLLETT

'Everyone needs to kick some butt sometimes, even if it's just imaginary.' JOJO MOYES



Although the Jack Reacher novels can be listened to in any order, The Secret is the 28th audiobook in the internationally bestselling series.

The Secret was a No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller in October and November 2023.

‘Jeff Harding’s [...] narration captures Reacher’s character perfectly [...] you have to savour every minute.’ The Sunday Times

©2023 Andrew Child & Lee Child (P)2023 Penguin Audio

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Critic Reviews

The Secret is a corker . . . Fast and furious, this is classic Jack Reacher doing what he does best – busting heads and breaking rules to get to the bottom of a conspiracy
A flow to the fight scenes . . . some flashes of humour . . . Welcome back, Jack
If there is a more iconic character in modern fiction than Jack Reacher, I’d like to meet them
Jack Reacher is on good form . . . Cue classic laconic violence
All stars
Most relevant
Good to see Reacher dealing with life in the army and still cutting through the institutions blocks.

Early reacher

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The long wait was worth the listen Jeff Harding is my favourite Narrator bring him n the next book and hope it’s set around the same time period

Not disappointed

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Not quite as good as previous books. A little lacklustre.
Narration, as usual was excellent.

Not quite there

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I sort of was wondering if this story would go through how the character of Jack Reacher was formed, still waiting

Not bad

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This story jumps back to Reacher’s younger days still working as a Military Policeman. This plot was implausible even by Reacher standards with his beating up of bad guys only tenuously related to the storyline. Well read though and still with some entertainment value.

Ok but nothing special.

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If this was the first time I had listened to Reacher I’d say a good
Solid story. It’s just not Jack Reacher.
Good chance it will be my last new Reacher which was co-authored.
Jeff Harding excellent as usual

Not usual Reacher

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A trip back in time for some Reacher back story. Helping understand the character a little more

Classic Reacher elements in a less small town setting

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A couple of chics with attitude and fighting skills are out trying to find the mastermind behind their dads death. 7 of the eight scientists are killed by these chics and Reacher is trying to stop them. I am not saying don't read this book, its just that it is not up to Lee Child's standard. As usual Jeff Harding's performance is flawless and saves the book somewhat.

convoluted plot so many characters

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Having read all the Reacher novels it is unfair to expect that I would love them all and I didn’t love this one. It was enjoyable but without the aplomb of the others. Narration was excellent.

Good not great

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Not nearly as good as the older ones. After waiting so long I was a bit disappointed. Jeff Harding is still my favourite narrator, but the Reacher books written by Lee Child alone are still the best ones.

Meh…

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