Running Blind book cover by Lee Child

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Where Running Blind sits

Series
Book 4 of Jack Reacher. See all Jack Reacher books in order
The book before
Tripwire
The book after
Echo Burning
Order checked
Last checked: September 24, 2026, against jackreacher.com
Place in the series
It is book 4 of the Jack Reacher series. (jackreacher.com; read November 6, 2026) Jack Reacher ... Tripwire ... Running Blind
Next book
Book 5 is Echo Burning. (jackreacher.com; read November 6, 2026) Running Blind ... Echo Burning

Checked facts about Running Blind

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Publication
First published on April 20, 2000. (Wikidata; read November 6, 2026)
This edition
The edition checked here is a 360-page edition from G.P. Putnam's Sons. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026) 0399146237 ... 360 p. ... G.P. Putnam's Sons

What Running Blind is about

The setup only, with no spoilers. Each line names the record it rests on.

  • Women across the country are being killed by someone who leaves behind no evidence, no marks and no sign of a struggle. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026) women are being murdered by a killer who leaves no evidence, no wounds
  • The only thing the victims share is that each of them knew Jack Reacher. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026) only one thing links each victim: they all knew Jack Reacher

Topics in this book

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Topics

  • Jack Reacher

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 5: Echo Burning
  5. Book 6: Without Fail
  6. Book 7: Persuader
  7. Book 8: The Enemy
  8. Book 9: One Shot
  9. Book 10: The Hard Way
  10. Book 11: Bad Luck and Trouble
  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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