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Jack Reacher Series

30 primary works • 53 total works
Jack Reacher is a drifter and ex-military policeman.
Each book in the series is a self-contained story, and the plot of each book relies very little on the prior books in the series.

This is publication order. To see chronological order go to this series:
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Book 1

Killing Floor
by
4.08 · 349633 Ratings · 15562 Reviews · published 1997 · 260 editions
Jack Reacher jumps off a bus and walks fourteen mi…

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    Book 2

    Die Trying
    by
    4.08     · 163859 Ratings · 6977 Reviews · published 1998 · 16 editions
    Alternate cover for this ISBN can be found here

    In …

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    Book 3

    Tripwire
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    4.12     · 141149 Ratings · 5557 Reviews · published 1999 · 12 editions
    Jack Reacher, ex-military policeman relaxed in Key…

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    Book 4

    Running Blind
    by
    4.13     · 122950 Ratings · 5264 Reviews · published 2000 · 162 editions
    Jack Reacher searches for an elusive killer respon…

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    Book 5

    Echo Burning
    by
    4.05     · 107048 Ratings · 4408 Reviews · published 2001 · 2 editions
    Hitching rides is an unreliable mode of transport.…

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    Book 6

    Without Fail
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    4.16     · 118411 Ratings · 3729 Reviews · published 2002 · 174 editions
    9 audiocassettes

    Skilled, cautious, and anonymous, …

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    Book 7

    Persuader
    by
    4.15     · 103973 Ratings · 4423 Reviews · published 2003 · 152 editions
    Jack Reacher.

    The ultimate loner.

    An elite ex-mili…

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    Book 8

    The Enemy
    by
    4.17     · 146217 Ratings · 4239 Reviews · published 2004 · 2 editions
    Jack Reacher. Hero. Loner. Soldier. Soldier’s son.…

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    Book 9

    One Shot
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    4.24     · 125533 Ratings · 4513 Reviews · published 2005 · 9 editions
    Six shots. Five dead. One heartland city thrown in…

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    Book 10

    The Hard Way
    by
    4.20     · 93757 Ratings · 3852 Reviews · published 2006 · 3 editions
    Jack Reacher was alone, the way he liked it, soaki…

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    Book 11

    Bad Luck and Trouble
    by
    4.22     · 103076 Ratings · 4397 Reviews · published 2007 · 156 editions
    From a helicopter high above the empty California …

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    Book 12

    Nothing to Lose
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    3.93     · 78533 Ratings · 3565 Reviews · published 2008 · 40 editions
    Two lonely towns in Colorado: Hope and Despair. Be…

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    Book 12.5

    James Penney's New Identity / Guy Walks Into a Bar
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    3.75     · 5823 Ratings · 248 Reviews · published 2011 · 5 editions
    These two short stories are part of the Storycuts …

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    Book 13

    Gone Tomorrow
    by
    4.19     · 115536 Ratings · 4238 Reviews · published 2009 · 146 editions
    New York City. Two in the morning. A subway car he…

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    Book 14

    61 Hours
    by
    4.13     · 100160 Ratings · 5211 Reviews · published 2010 · 141 editions
    Jack Reacher is back.
     
    The countdown has begun. Get…

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    Book 15

    Worth Dying For
    by
    4.23     · 103276 Ratings · 4456 Reviews · published 2010 · 114 editions
    There’s deadly trouble in the corn country of Nebr…

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    Book 15.5

    Second Son
    by
    3.98     · 39256 Ratings · 1220 Reviews · published 2011 · 16 editions
    Ever wondered what early experiences shaped Reache…

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    Book 16

    The Affair
    by
    4.16     · 109410 Ratings · 5106 Reviews · published 2011 · 59 editions
    March 1997. A woman has her throat cut behind a ba…

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    Book 16.5

    Deep Down
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    3.88     · 26682 Ratings · 1072 Reviews · published 2012 · 15 editions
    Summoned by Military Intelligence to Washington, D…

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    Book 17

    A Wanted Man
    by
    4.06     · 89965 Ratings · 4973 Reviews · published 2012 · 3 editions
    When you're as big and rough as Jack Reacher - and…

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    Book 17.5

    High Heat
    by
    3.96     · 23541 Ratings · 1067 Reviews · published 2013 · 20 editions
    Thriller master Lee Child returns with an exclusiv…

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    Book 18

    Never Go Back
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    4.09     · 84994 Ratings · 5047 Reviews · published 2013 · 4 editions
    After an epic and interrupted journey all the way …

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    Book 18.5

    Not a Drill
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    3.74     · 18168 Ratings · 787 Reviews · published 2014 · 14 editions
    In this short story from Lee Child, Jack Reacher i…

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    Book 19

    Personal
    by
    3.99     · 83442 Ratings · 4841 Reviews · published 2014 · 36 editions
    You can leave the army, but the army doesn’t leave…

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    Book 19.1

    Good and Valuable Consideration: Jack Reacher vs. Nick Heller
    by
    3.83     · 3697 Ratings · 154 Reviews · published 2014 · 3 editions
    In this short story from the thrilling anthology F…

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    Book 19.5

    Small Wars
    by
    3.98     · 18830 Ratings · 822 Reviews · published 2015 · 13 editions
    A young lieutenant colonel, in a stylish handmade …

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    Book 20

    Make Me
    by
    4.02     · 83715 Ratings · 5275 Reviews · published 2015 · 110 editions
    “Why is this town called Mother’s Rest?”

    That’s al…

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    Book 21

    Night School
    by
    4.03     · 79122 Ratings · 4742 Reviews · published 2016 · 102 editions
    It’s 1996, and Reacher is still in the army. In th…

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    Book 22

    The Midnight Line
    by
    4.10     · 89148 Ratings · 5627 Reviews · published 2017 · 10 editions
    Reacher takes a stroll through a small Wisconsin t…

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    Book 22.3

    Too Much Time
    by
    3.93     · 4166 Ratings · 190 Reviews · published 2018 · 8 editions
    Roughly one significant crime is committed in the …

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    Book 22.4

    Faking a Murderer
    by
    4.01     · 3519 Ratings · 166 Reviews · published 2017 · 3 editions

    An original short story from iconic thriller colle…

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    Book 22.5

    The Christmas Scorpion
    by
    3.67     · 13747 Ratings · 699 Reviews · published 2018 · 7 editions
    In a new short story available exclusively as an e…

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    Book 23

    Past Tense
    by
    4.07     · 78026 Ratings · 5748 Reviews · published 2018 · 3 editions
    Jack Reacher plans to follow the autumn sun on an …

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    Book 23.5

    The Fourth Man
    by
    3.89     · 6002 Ratings · 275 Reviews · published 2019 · 3 editions
    A Jack Reacher short story

    Jack Reacher, ex-militar…

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    Book 23.6

    Cleaning the Gold
    by
    3.49     · 22910 Ratings · 1804 Reviews · published 2019 · 36 editions
    From New York Times bestselling authors Karin Slau…

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    Book 24

    Blue Moon
    by
    3.97     · 80070 Ratings · 6027 Reviews · published 2019 · 4 editions
    “This is a random universe,” Reacher says. “Once i…

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    Book 25

    The Sentinel
    by
    3.97     · 66556 Ratings · 4582 Reviews · published 2020 · 75 editions
    As always, Reacher has no particular place to go, …

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    Book 26

    Better Off Dead
    by
    3.84     · 64399 Ratings · 4032 Reviews · published 2021 · 53 editions
    Reacher never backs down from a problem. And he's …

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    Book 27

    No Plan B
    by
    3.98     · 63693 Ratings · 3518 Reviews · published 2022 · 49 editions
    In Gerrardsville, Colorado, a woman dies under the…

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    Book 28

    The Secret
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    4.08     · 59397 Ratings · 2986 Reviews · published 2023 · 37 editions
    1992. Eight respectable, upstanding people have be…

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    Book 29

    In Too Deep
    by
    3.94     · 46021 Ratings · 2666 Reviews · published 2024 · 31 editions
    The gripping new Jack Reacher thriller from the #1…

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    Book 30

    Exit Strategy
    by
    3.80     · 10522 Ratings · 560 Reviews · published 2025 · 13 editions
    Jack Reacher will make three stops today. Not all …

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    Book 1-3

    Lee Child Collection: Killing Floor, Die Trying, Tripwire
    by
    4.31     · 654 Ratings · 26 Reviews · published 2002 · 1 edition
    KILLING FLOOR (Director: Michael Page) - "I was ea…

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    Book 1-4

    Il suo nome è Reacher
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    0.00     · 1 edition
    LE AVVENTURE DI JACK REACHER, ORA ANCHE UNA SERIE …

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    Book 7-9

    Lee Child CD Collection 3: Persuader, The Enemy, One Shot
    by
    4.28     · 426 Ratings · 13 Reviews · published 2007 · 2 editions
    Persuader:
    An elite ex-military cop who left the se…

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    No Middle Name: The Complete Collected Jack Reacher Short Stories
    by
    3.95     · 25512 Ratings · 1920 Reviews · published 2017 · 73 editions
    No Middle Name: Jack Reacher, The Complete Collect…

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    Jack Reacher's Rules
    by
    3.45     · 5222 Ratings · 360 Reviews · published 2012 · 12 editions
    Jack Reacher’s Rules is the ultimate fan’s guide t…

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    New Kid in Town: A Jack Reacher Story
    by
    3.63     · 1390 Ratings · 75 Reviews · 2 editions
    A thrilling new addition to the bestselling Jack R…

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    Three More Jack Reacher Novellas: Too Much Time, Small Wars, Not a Drill and Bonus Jack Reacher Stories
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    3.78     · 1119 Ratings · 82 Reviews · 3 editions
    8 hours, 11 minutes

    Lee Child once again demonstrat…

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    You Shook Me All Night Long: A Jack Reacher Story
    by
    3.71     · 420 Ratings · 15 Reviews · 2 editions
    A stunning new installment in the bestselling Jack…

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    Second Son:
    by
    3.50     · 4 Ratings · 1 Reviews · 1 edition
    Brought to you by Penguin.

    A Jack Reacher short st…

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    Not a Drill
    by
    2.67     · 3 Ratings · 1 Reviews · 1 edition
    Brought to you by Penguin.

    A Jack Reacher short sto…

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    Hotel California: An Anthology of New Mystery Short Stories
    by
    3.53     · 601 Ratings · 122 Reviews · published 2022 · 8 editions
    🎧Run Time = 7 hours and 55 minutes

    You can check ou…

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