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Where The Hard Way sits
- Series
- Book 10 of Jack Reacher. See all Jack Reacher books in order
- The book before
- One Shot
- The book after
- Bad Luck and Trouble
- Order checked
- Last checked: September 24, 2026, against jackreacher.com
- Place in the series
- It is book 10 of the Jack Reacher series. (jackreacher.com; read November 6, 2026)
- Next book
- Book 11 is Bad Luck and Trouble. (jackreacher.com; read November 6, 2026)
Checked facts about The Hard Way
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- Publication
- First published on May 16, 2006. (Wikidata; read November 6, 2026)
- This edition
- The edition checked here is a 389-page paperback from Bantam Books. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
What The Hard Way is about
The setup only, with no spoilers. Each line names the record it rests on.
- Jack Reacher, alone on a hot New York night, watches a man get into a parked Mercedes across the street and drive it off. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
Jack Reacher was alone ... New York City night ... a parked Mercedes and drive it away
- That car held a million dollars of ransom money. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
The car contained one million dollars in ransom money
Topics in this book
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Other books in Jack Reacher
30 books listed so far
- Book 1: Killing Floor
- Book 2: Die Trying
- Book 3: Tripwire
- Book 4: Running Blind
- Book 5: Echo Burning
- Book 6: Without Fail
- Book 7: Persuader
- Book 8: The Enemy
- Book 9: One Shot
- Book 11: Bad Luck and Trouble
- Book 12: Nothing to Lose
- Book 13: Gone Tomorrow
- 61 Hours
- Book 15: Worth Dying For
- Book 16: The Affair
- Book 17: A Wanted Man
- Book 18: Never Go Back
- Book 19: Personal
- Book 20: Make Me
- Book 21: Night School
- Book 22: The Midnight Line
- Book 23: Past Tense
- Book 24: Blue Moon
- Book 25: The Sentinel
- Book 26: Better Off Dead
- Book 27: No Plan B
- Book 28: The Secret
- Book 29: In Too Deep
- Book 30: Exit Strategy
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