Book Addict Shaun's Reviews > The Affair

Just stunning. Books rarely get much better than The Affair. This is by far and away the best Reacher novel that I have read so far. I love seeing the early Reacher but this story in particular is the one that leads up to his leaving the army and wow is it action-packed, emotional and unforgettable.

I know some readers don’t like reading about Reacher in the past but I love it and as he’s now approaching 60 I hope we get to see more of his time in the army. The Affair deals with one hell of a conspiracy and an even bigger cover-up and we know by now that Reacher isn’t someone who settles for anything less than the truth. The story here helps us to understand the future Reacher more, and make sense of all the decisions that he has made in the previous books that we have read.

What I most enjoyed here was that the twist wasn’t the twist. Whereas some others would have went with the twist here and left it at that, Lee Child keeps the suspense going and those twists and turns carry on right up until the closing pages of the story. I finished this book and immediately wanted to reread The Killing Floor because it left me full of excitement (though perhaps not for Reacher) at the adventures and dangers he was going to face as he walked away from the army. I honestly just adore this series of books and The Affair has only cemented that fact even further. Jack Reacher is one of fictions greatest characters and this story is one of the best I have ever read in the thriller genre. There’s a reason these books keep me up until 2.30am, I just love them and can’t recommend this series enough if there’s anyone out there left to discover it.