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  • The Hard Way

  • Jack Reacher 10
  • By: Lee Child
  • Narrated by: Kerry Shale
  • Length: 4 hrs and 1 min
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (100 ratings)

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The Hard Way

By: Lee Child
Narrated by: Kerry Shale
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Summary

Late at night in a New York cafe, army-cop-turned-drifter Jack Reacher orders coffee in a cup made of foam, not china, so that he can move on at a moment's notice. He owns nothing, carries less, has never encountered a female colleague he can't bed, or a case he can't solve. But now, Reacher is confronted by a situation so disturbing and deceptive that the truth eludes him. Has he painted targets on the good guys' backs?

So Reacher starts over at square one. He sweats the details and works the clues. As they used to say back in the service, he's doing it the hard way. Until, what started on a busy New York street explodes three thousand miles away in the sleepy English countryside with Reacher striding alone in the shadows, armed and dangerous, and invincible.
©2006 Lee Child (P)2006 Random House Audiobooks
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Short but great

Extremely good listen but very short. Great story but would choose another, longer reacher book.

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Another winner by Lee Child

Jack Reacher can always find someone with major problems. With the courage & fortitude & no scruples in conquering injustice & evil he will go as far as it takes to overcome it. Walk away happy & contented with a few $$ & just the clothes he is wearing.

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the hard way

the story was to short got to point to quickly could of expanded a little more

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Fast-pased thriller with great narration

A kidnap and chase that flies from New York to Norwich, with interesting characters and great narration.

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Really great stories and enjoyable to listen too.

It was a new person reading the book, which called me. By surprise I don’t think it was any better or any worse. It was just difference to the previous 10 books. I’ve listened to. I enjoyed this as much as the rest the rest and I’m looking forward to downloading the next one.

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Reacher. Alone in the Dark. Armed and dangerous!

Our first audio book, we weren't really sure what to expect. However, we really enjoyed it! It was quite different to listen to a book being narrated rather than reading it yourself. The Hard Way is a fab story, keeping you on your toes, with fab characters, especially Jack Reacher. Fab,fab,fab!! We also enjoyed another Lee Child book, One Shot, which also features Ex Military Detective Jack Reacher.

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Change in narrator

Good story as usual, but I really didn't like the change in narrator. made listening really difficult and i hope they switch back to the other guy. no offence to Kerry, I would have said the same in reverse if he'd been the original narrator.

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Alone in the Dark, Armed and Dangerous!

I loved this book from cover to cover so to speak - especially the final chapter - my first Jack Reacher book and I'm hooked. I've downloaded lots of others now but this one was the best narration and story so far but all were enjoyable.

It's difficult to work out if Jack is a good guy or a bad guy, but you can be sure you don't want to be on the wrong side of him. He is as ruthless as any bad guys and he definately never plays by any normal rules that you would expect for our books hero.

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Abridged version

Wasn’t obvious that this was abridged which was super annoying. Story is good so if you’re after something quick then it’s ok but in use these on my commute so didn’t feel like value for money.

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Not one of his best

I downloaded this book expecting to hear Jeff Harding as the voice of Jack Reacher. Instead, I got Kerry Shale, who turned Jack Reacher into the voice of Batman. Not everyone likes Jeff Harding, but by book 9, he was the voice I associated with Reacher.

The Hard Way is trying to cram a story into a short book.

Note to self. Check Narrator before downloading. Note to Kerry Shale, voice Batman books, you would be awesome!

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