Bad Luck and Trouble book cover by Lee Child

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Where Bad Luck and Trouble sits

Series
Book 11 of Jack Reacher. See all Jack Reacher books in order
The book before
The Hard Way
The book after
Nothing to Lose
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Last checked: September 24, 2026, against jackreacher.com

What Bad Luck and Trouble is about

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  • A man is thrown from a helicopter high over the California desert at night. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026) a helicopter high above the California desert, a man is sent free-falling
  • In Portland, a woman from Jack Reacher's old military unit tracks him down with a signal that only the eight of them would know. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026) a woman from his old military unit ... a signal only the eight members
  • She tells him that someone they served with together has died a brutal death. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026) the brutal death of a man they both served with

Topics in this book

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Topics

  • Ex-police officers
  • Jack Reacher
  • Mercenary troops

Reading ages

  • Adult

Other books in Jack Reacher

30 books listed so far

  1. Book 1: Killing Floor
  2. Book 2: Die Trying
  3. Book 3: Tripwire
  4. Book 4: Running Blind
  5. Book 5: Echo Burning
  6. Book 6: Without Fail
  7. Book 7: Persuader
  8. Book 8: The Enemy
  9. Book 9: One Shot
  10. Book 10: The Hard Way
  11. Book 12: Nothing to Lose
  12. Book 13: Gone Tomorrow
  13. 61 Hours
  14. Book 15: Worth Dying For
  15. Book 16: The Affair
  16. Book 17: A Wanted Man
  17. Book 18: Never Go Back
  18. Book 19: Personal
  19. Book 20: Make Me
  20. Book 21: Night School
  21. Book 22: The Midnight Line
  22. Book 23: Past Tense
  23. Book 24: Blue Moon
  24. Book 25: The Sentinel
  25. Book 26: Better Off Dead
  26. Book 27: No Plan B
  27. Book 28: The Secret
  28. Book 29: In Too Deep
  29. Book 30: Exit Strategy

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