Jack Reacher Chronological Order Series by Lee Child
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Jack Reacher Chronological Order Series

29 primary works • 41 total works
Not the order of release, but the Reacher books and stories chronologically, from his youth to his adulthood.

Publication order: https://www.goodreads.com/series/4054...

Book 0.15

Second Son
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3.98 · 37655 Ratings · 1158 Reviews · published 2011 · 15 editions
Ever wondered what early experiences shaped Reache…

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    Book 0.25

    High Heat
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    3.96     · 21947 Ratings · 1005 Reviews · published 2013 · 20 editions
    Thriller master Lee Child returns with an exclusiv…

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    Book 0.5

    Deep Down
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    3.88     · 25012 Ratings · 1026 Reviews · published 2012 · 4 editions
    Summoned by Military Intelligence to Washington, D…

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    Book 0.75

    Small Wars
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    3.98     · 17412 Ratings · 763 Reviews · published 2015 · 5 editions
    A young lieutenant colonel, in a stylish handmade …

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    Book 1

    The Enemy
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    4.17     · 134818 Ratings · 3822 Reviews · published 2004 · 162 editions
    Jack Reacher. Hero. Loner. Soldier. Soldier’s son.…

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    Book 2

    The Secret
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    4.10     · 40210 Ratings · 2081 Reviews · published 2023 · 24 editions
    1992. Eight respectable, upstanding people have be…

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    Book 3

    Night School
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    4.01     · 71249 Ratings · 4493 Reviews · published 2016 · 99 editions
    It’s 1996, and Reacher is still in the army. In th…

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    Book 4

    The Affair
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    4.15     · 100683 Ratings · 4777 Reviews · published 2011 · 55 editions
    March 1997. A woman has her throat cut behind a ba…

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    Book 5

    Killing Floor
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    4.08     · 321465 Ratings · 14135 Reviews · published 1997 · 257 editions
    Ex-military policeman Jack Reacher is a drifter. H…

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    Book 6

    Die Trying
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    4.07     · 146801 Ratings · 6301 Reviews · published 1998 · 14 editions
    Alternate cover for this ISBN can be found here

    In …

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    Book 7

    Tripwire
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    4.12     · 126699 Ratings · 4992 Reviews · published 1999 · 187 editions
    Jack Reacher, ex-military policeman relaxed in Key…

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    Book 8

    Running Blind
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    4.12     · 109458 Ratings · 4719 Reviews · published 2000 · 181 editions
    Jack Reacher searches for an elusive killer respon…

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    Book 9

    Echo Burning
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    4.04     · 95338 Ratings · 3958 Reviews · published 2001 · 168 editions
    Hitching rides is an unreliable mode of transport.…

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    Book 10

    Without Fail
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    4.16     · 106983 Ratings · 3328 Reviews · published 2002 · 61 editions
    Skilled, cautious, and anonymous, Jack Reacher is …

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    Book 11

    Persuader
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    4.13     · 90964 Ratings · 3782 Reviews · published 2003 · 7 editions
    Jack Reacher.

    The ultimate loner.

    An elite ex-mili…

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    Book 12

    One Shot
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    4.24     · 115861 Ratings · 4160 Reviews · published 2005 · 194 editions
    Six shots. Five dead. One heartland city thrown in…

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    Book 13

    The Hard Way
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    4.19     · 83891 Ratings · 3473 Reviews · published 2006 · 148 editions
    Jack Reacher was alone, the way he liked it, soaki…

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    Book 14

    Bad Luck and Trouble
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    4.22     · 93389 Ratings · 4041 Reviews · published 2007 · 152 editions
    From a helicopter high above the empty California …

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    Book 15

    Nothing to Lose
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    3.93     · 70486 Ratings · 3275 Reviews · published 2008 · 133 editions
    Two lonely towns in Colorado: Hope and Despair. Be…

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    Book 15.5

    James Penney's New Identity / Guy Walks Into a Bar
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    3.75     · 5175 Ratings · 223 Reviews · published 2011 · 3 editions
    These two short stories are part of the Storycuts …

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    Book 16

    Gone Tomorrow
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    4.19     · 106536 Ratings · 3871 Reviews · published 2009 · 145 editions
    Suicide bombers are easy to spot. They give out al…

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    Book 17

    61 Hours
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    4.12     · 90903 Ratings · 4855 Reviews · published 2010 · 7 editions
    Jack Reacher is back.
     
    The countdown has begun. Get…

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    Book 18

    Worth Dying For
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    4.22     · 94948 Ratings · 4131 Reviews · published 2010 · 5 editions
    There’s deadly trouble in the corn county of Nebra…

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    Book 19

    A Wanted Man
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    4.05     · 81689 Ratings · 4703 Reviews · published 2012 · 102 editions
    Four people in a car, hoping to make Chicago by mo…

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    Book 19.5

    No Middle Name: Jack Reacher, The Complete Collected Short Stories
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    3.95     · 22847 Ratings · 1777 Reviews · published 2017 · 1 edition
    No Middle Name: Jack Reacher, The Complete Collect…

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    Book 20

    Never Go Back
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    4.09     · 77690 Ratings · 4818 Reviews · published 2013 · 144 editions
    After an epic and interrupted journey all the way …

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    Book 20.1

    Good and Valuable Consideration: Jack Reacher vs. Nick Heller
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    3.82     · 3084 Ratings · 130 Reviews · published 2014 · 4 editions
    In this short story from the thrilling anthology F…

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    Book 20.5

    Not a Drill
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    3.74     · 16845 Ratings · 738 Reviews · published 2014 · 14 editions
    In this short story from Lee Child, Jack Reacher i…

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    Book 21

    Personal
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    3.98     · 75806 Ratings · 4575 Reviews · published 2014 · 122 editions
    You can leave the army, but the army doesn’t leave…

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    Book 22

    Make Me
    by
    4.01     · 76055 Ratings · 4992 Reviews · published 2015 · 106 editions
    A Jack Reacher Novel

    “Why is this town called Mothe…

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    Book 23

    The Midnight Line
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    4.09     · 80777 Ratings · 5319 Reviews · published 2017 · 17 editions
    Reacher takes a stroll through a small Wisconsin t…

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    Book 23.3

    Too Much Time
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    3.92     · 3413 Ratings · 169 Reviews · published 2018 · 1 edition
    Roughly one significant crime is committed in the …

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    Book 23.4

    Faking a Murderer
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    4.01     · 2914 Ratings · 131 Reviews · published 2017 · 6 editions

    An original short story from iconic thriller colle…

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    Book 23.5

    The Christmas Scorpion
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    3.65     · 11949 Ratings · 639 Reviews · published 2018 · 7 editions
    In a new short story available exclusively as an e…

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    Book 24

    Past Tense
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    4.06     · 70888 Ratings · 5439 Reviews · published 2018 · 16 editions
    Jack Reacher plans to follow the autumn sun on an …

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    Book 24.5

    The Fourth Man
    by
    3.88     · 5097 Ratings · 232 Reviews · published 2019 · 3 editions
    A Jack Reacher short story

    Jack Reacher, ex-militar…

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    Book 24.6

    Cleaning the Gold
    by
    3.49     · 17773 Ratings · 1512 Reviews · published 2019 · 37 editions
    From New York Times bestselling authors Karin Slau…

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    Book 25

    Blue Moon
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    3.96     · 71897 Ratings · 5672 Reviews · published 2019 · 12 editions
    “This is a random universe,” Reacher says. “Once i…

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    Book 26

    Better Off Dead
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    3.84     · 56948 Ratings · 3705 Reviews · published 2021 · 12 editions
    Reacher never backs down from a problem. And he's …

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    Book 27

    The Sentinel
    by
    3.96     · 58761 Ratings · 4250 Reviews · published 2020 · 63 editions
    As always, Reacher has no particular place to go, …

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    Book 28

    No Plan B
    by
    3.98     · 53445 Ratings · 3062 Reviews · published 2022 · 43 editions
    In Gerrardsville, Colorado, a woman dies under the…

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