Jack Reacher books
An introduction to Lee Child’s vigilante hero
Jack Reacher is a brutal ex-military officer with a thirst for justice. A drop-out renegade crusader, he roams the country investigating suspicious and often dangerous situations.
With 30 books in Lee Child's highly successful Jack Reacher series, it might seem a daunting prospect to come in late. But do you necessarily have to start at the beginning? Which book is the first one? And which books fit together? We’re here to help bring some clarity…
We are first introduced to Jack Reacher in Killing Floor. He’s a loner who used to be in the military, dangerous and unattainable, and the series follows his exploits all across America and occasionally into other countries.
While the first book is so good that it seems a shame to start anywhere else, this is a series you can dip into and out of at different stages, because there’s always one constant: Jack Reacher.
Now a highly-acclaimed Prime Video series!
Jack Reacher, \"the coolest continuing series character\" (Stephen King), returns in 2025 with his 30th adventure - a brand new, pulse-pounding read from global No.1 bestselling authors Lee and Andrew Child.
I was arrested in Eno’s diner. At twelve o’clock. I was eating eggs and drinking coffee.
The stranger got into position under the streetlight at eleven p.m., as agreed.
Rusty Rutherford emerged from his apartment on a Monday morning, exactly one week after he got fired.
The city looked small on a map of America. It was just a tiny polite dot, near a red threadlike road that ran across an otherwise empty half inch of paper.
Want to read the Reacher series but not sure where to start? This guide will tell you how to read the Jack Reacher books in order, so you can start with book one and work your way through all thirty!
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An in-depth discussion between Lee Child and George Martin in Santa Fe, New Mexico, November 2018.
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