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Jack Reacher books in order

by Lee Child · 30 books listed so far · Adult

Last checked: September 24, 2026, against jackreacher.com

  1. 1 Killing Floor book cover by Lee Child

    Killing Floor

    1997 · Book

    Start hereFirst book in the main order, first published in 1997.
  2. 2 Die Trying book cover by Lee Child
  3. 3 Tripwire book cover by Lee Child

    Tripwire

    1999 · Book

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  4. 4 Running Blind book cover by Lee Child

    Running Blind

    2000 · Book

    Published in the UK as The Visitor

  5. 5 Echo Burning book cover by Lee Child
  6. 6 Without Fail book cover by Lee Child
  7. 7 Persuader book cover by Lee Child
  8. 8 The Enemy book cover by Lee Child
  9. 9 One Shot book cover by Lee Child
  10. 10 The Hard Way book cover by Lee Child
  11. 11 Bad Luck and Trouble book cover by Lee Child

    Bad Luck and Trouble

    Year: still checking · Book

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  12. 12 Nothing to Lose book cover by Lee Child

    Nothing to Lose

    Year: still checking · Book

  13. 13 Gone Tomorrow book cover by Lee Child

    Gone Tomorrow

    Year: still checking · Book

  14. 61 Hours book cover by Lee Child
  15. 15 Worth Dying For book cover by Lee Child
  16. 16 The Affair book cover by Lee Child
  17. 17 A Wanted Man book cover by Lee Child
  18. 18 Never Go Back book cover by Lee Child
  19. 19 Personal book cover by Lee Child
  20. 20 Make Me book cover by Lee Child
  21. 21 Night School book cover by Lee Child
  22. 22 The Midnight Line book cover by Lee Child
  23. 23 Past Tense book cover by Lee Child
  24. 24 Blue Moon book cover by Lee Child
  25. 25 The Sentinel book cover by Lee Child
  26. 26 Better Off Dead book cover by Lee Child
  27. 27 No Plan B book cover by Lee Child
  28. 28 The Secret book cover by Lee Child
  29. 29 In Too Deep book cover by Lee Child
  30. 30 Exit Strategy book cover by Lee Child

    Exit Strategy

    Year: still checking · Book

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The series at a glance

Killing Floor was first published in 1997 (copyright date in the record of Berkley's 2021 edition).

Source: lccn.loc.gov, checked 2026-11-06

What the story is

Reacher, a discharged soldier, arrives in a small town in Georgia and is framed for a murder there.

Source: lccn.loc.gov, checked 2026-11-06

The Library of Congress files Killing Floor under the subject headings Private investigators, Murder and Georgia.

Source: lccn.loc.gov, checked 2026-11-06

Beyond the books

Wikidata lists Reacher (television series).

Source: wikidata.org, checked 2026-11-06

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