The Midnight Line book cover by Lee Child

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Where The Midnight Line sits

Series
Book 22 of Jack Reacher. See all Jack Reacher books in order
The book before
Night School
The book after
Past Tense
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Last checked: September 24, 2026, against jackreacher.com

What The Midnight Line is about

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  • In a small Wisconsin town, Jack Reacher sees a West Point class ring from 2005 for sale behind a pawnshop window. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026) small Wisconsin town ... a class ring in a pawn shop window: West Point 2005
  • The tiny ring belonged to a woman, and her initials are engraved inside. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026) The ring is tiny, for a woman ... her initials engraved on the inside
  • Reacher wonders what bad luck made her part with a ring that cost her four hard years to earn. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026) what unlucky circumstance made her give up something she earned over four hard years

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Topics

Book type

  • Fiction

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 11: Bad Luck and Trouble
  12. Book 12: Nothing to Lose
  13. Book 13: Gone Tomorrow
  14. 61 Hours
  15. Book 15: Worth Dying For
  16. Book 16: The Affair
  17. Book 17: A Wanted Man
  18. Book 18: Never Go Back
  19. Book 19: Personal
  20. Book 20: Make Me
  21. Book 21: Night School
  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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