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Reading order

Jack Reacher Books in Order

This page lists the complete Jack Reacher reading order by Lee Child, with book numbers, publication years, and a publication-order view for readers who want to start at the beginning.

Updated 2026-06-22 / 31 books / 1997-2026

Jack Reacher Reading Order

01 Killing Floor 1997 Buy
02 Die Trying 1998 Buy
03 Tripwire 1999 Buy
04 Running Blind / The Visitor 2000 Buy
05 Echo Burning 2001 Buy
06 Without Fail 2002 Buy
07 Persuader 2003 Buy
08 The Enemy 2004 Buy
09 One Shot 2005 Buy
10 The Hard Way 2006 Buy
11 Bad Luck and Trouble 2007 Buy
12 Nothing to Lose 2008 Buy
13 Gone Tomorrow 2009 Buy
14 61 Hours 2010 Buy
15 Worth Dying For 2010 Buy
16 The Affair 2011 Buy
17 A Wanted Man 2012 Buy
18 Never Go Back 2013 Buy
19 Personal 2014 Buy
20 Make Me 2015 Buy
21 Night School 2016 Buy
22 The Midnight Line 2017 Buy
23 Past Tense 2018 Buy
24 Blue Moon 2019 Buy
25 The Sentinel(With: Andrew Child) 2020 Buy
26 Better Off Dead(With: Andrew Child) 2021 Buy
27 No Plan B(With: Andrew Child) 2022 Buy
28 The Secret(With: Andrew Child) 2023 Buy
29 In Too Deep(With: Andrew Child) 2024 Buy
30 Exit Strategy(With: Andrew Child) 2025 Buy
31 Chain Reaction(With: Andrew Child) 2026 Buy

Jack Reacher Books by Publication Order

1997 Killing Floor #1
1998 Die Trying #2
1999 Tripwire #3
2000 Running Blind / The Visitor #4
2001 Echo Burning #5
2002 Without Fail #6
2003 Persuader #7
2004 The Enemy #8
2005 One Shot #9
2006 The Hard Way #10
2007 Bad Luck and Trouble #11
2008 Nothing to Lose #12
2009 Gone Tomorrow #13
2010 61 Hours #14
2010 Worth Dying For #15
2011 The Affair #16
2012 A Wanted Man #17
2013 Never Go Back #18
2014 Personal #19
2015 Make Me #20
2016 Night School #21
2017 The Midnight Line #22
2018 Past Tense #23
2019 Blue Moon #24
2020 The Sentinel(With: Andrew Child) #25
2021 Better Off Dead(With: Andrew Child) #26
2022 No Plan B(With: Andrew Child) #27
2023 The Secret(With: Andrew Child) #28
2024 In Too Deep(With: Andrew Child) #29
2025 Exit Strategy(With: Andrew Child) #30
2026 Chain Reaction(With: Andrew Child) #31

Questions readers ask

What is the correct Jack Reacher reading order?

The Jack Reacher reading order on this page follows the numbered series order where available, with publication years shown beside each book.

How many Jack Reacher books are there?

This catalog currently lists 31 Jack Reacher books published across 1997-2026.

Who writes the Jack Reacher books?

Jack Reacher is listed as a book series by Lee Child.

Should I read Jack Reacher in publication order?

For most readers, publication order is the safest way to read Jack Reacher. If a separate series order is available, this page shows that order first and publication years beside each title.

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