A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Jack Reacher Books in Order

The complete Jack Reacher reading order — 40 books from 1984–2017.

  1. 01 Bad Luck and Trouble 1984 Amazon — buy Bad Luck and Trouble Bookshop — buy Bad Luck and Trouble ThriftBooks — buy Bad Luck and Trouble eBooks.com — buy Bad Luck and Trouble
  2. 02 Killing Floor 1997 Amazon — buy Killing Floor Bookshop — buy Killing Floor ThriftBooks — buy Killing Floor eBooks.com — buy Killing Floor
  3. 03 Die Trying 1998 Amazon — buy Die Trying Bookshop — buy Die Trying ThriftBooks — buy Die Trying eBooks.com — buy Die Trying
  4. 04 Tripwire 1999 Amazon — buy Tripwire Bookshop — buy Tripwire ThriftBooks — buy Tripwire eBooks.com — buy Tripwire
  5. 05 The Visitor 2000 Amazon — buy The Visitor Bookshop — buy The Visitor ThriftBooks — buy The Visitor eBooks.com — buy The Visitor
  6. 06 Echo Burning 2001 Amazon — buy Echo Burning Bookshop — buy Echo Burning ThriftBooks — buy Echo Burning eBooks.com — buy Echo Burning
  7. 07 Killing Floor / Die Trying / Tripwire 2002 Amazon — buy Killing Floor / Die Trying / Tripwire Bookshop — buy Killing Floor / Die Trying / Tripwire ThriftBooks — buy Killing Floor / Die Trying / Tripwire eBooks.com — buy Killing Floor / Die Trying / Tripwire
  8. 08 Without Fail 2002 Amazon — buy Without Fail Bookshop — buy Without Fail ThriftBooks — buy Without Fail eBooks.com — buy Without Fail
  9. 09 Persuader 2003 Amazon — buy Persuader Bookshop — buy Persuader ThriftBooks — buy Persuader eBooks.com — buy Persuader
  10. 10 The enemy 2004 Amazon — buy The enemy Bookshop — buy The enemy ThriftBooks — buy The enemy eBooks.com — buy The enemy
  11. 11 Running Blind, Echo Burning, Without Fail 2004 Amazon — buy Running Blind, Echo Burning, Without Fail Bookshop — buy Running Blind, Echo Burning, Without Fail ThriftBooks — buy Running Blind, Echo Burning, Without Fail eBooks.com — buy Running Blind, Echo Burning, Without Fail
  12. 12 One Shot 2005 Amazon — buy One Shot Bookshop — buy One Shot ThriftBooks — buy One Shot eBooks.com — buy One Shot
  13. 13 The Hard Way 2006 Amazon — buy The Hard Way Bookshop — buy The Hard Way ThriftBooks — buy The Hard Way eBooks.com — buy The Hard Way
  14. 14 Lee Child CD Collection 3 2007 Amazon — buy Lee Child CD Collection 3 Bookshop — buy Lee Child CD Collection 3 ThriftBooks — buy Lee Child CD Collection 3 eBooks.com — buy Lee Child CD Collection 3
  15. 15 Gone Tomorrow 2008 Amazon — buy Gone Tomorrow Bookshop — buy Gone Tomorrow ThriftBooks — buy Gone Tomorrow eBooks.com — buy Gone Tomorrow
  16. 16 The Enemy A Jack Reacher Novel 2009 Amazon — buy The Enemy A Jack Reacher Novel Bookshop — buy The Enemy A Jack Reacher Novel ThriftBooks — buy The Enemy A Jack Reacher Novel eBooks.com — buy The Enemy A Jack Reacher Novel
  17. 17 61 hours 2010 Amazon — buy 61 hours Bookshop — buy 61 hours ThriftBooks — buy 61 hours eBooks.com — buy 61 hours
  18. 18 Worth Dying For 2010 Amazon — buy Worth Dying For Bookshop — buy Worth Dying For ThriftBooks — buy Worth Dying For eBooks.com — buy Worth Dying For
  19. 19 The Affair 2011 Amazon — buy The Affair Bookshop — buy The Affair ThriftBooks — buy The Affair eBooks.com — buy The Affair
  20. 20 A wanted man 2012 Amazon — buy A wanted man Bookshop — buy A wanted man ThriftBooks — buy A wanted man eBooks.com — buy A wanted man
  21. 21 Jack Reacher's Rules 2012 Amazon — buy Jack Reacher's Rules Bookshop — buy Jack Reacher's Rules ThriftBooks — buy Jack Reacher's Rules eBooks.com — buy Jack Reacher's Rules
  22. 22 Jack Reacher 2012 Amazon — buy Jack Reacher Bookshop — buy Jack Reacher ThriftBooks — buy Jack Reacher eBooks.com — buy Jack Reacher
  23. 23 Don't know Jack 2012 Amazon — buy Don't know Jack Bookshop — buy Don't know Jack ThriftBooks — buy Don't know Jack eBooks.com — buy Don't know Jack
  24. 24 Never Go Back 2013 Amazon — buy Never Go Back Bookshop — buy Never Go Back ThriftBooks — buy Never Go Back eBooks.com — buy Never Go Back
  25. 25 Get Back Jack 2013 Amazon — buy Get Back Jack Bookshop — buy Get Back Jack ThriftBooks — buy Get Back Jack eBooks.com — buy Get Back Jack
  26. 26 High Heat 2013 Amazon — buy High Heat Bookshop — buy High Heat ThriftBooks — buy High Heat eBooks.com — buy High Heat
  27. 27 Personal 2014 Amazon — buy Personal Bookshop — buy Personal ThriftBooks — buy Personal eBooks.com — buy Personal
  28. 28 Night school 2014 Amazon — buy Night school Bookshop — buy Night school ThriftBooks — buy Night school eBooks.com — buy Night school
  29. 29 Three Jack Reacher Novellas 2014 Amazon — buy Three Jack Reacher Novellas Bookshop — buy Three Jack Reacher Novellas ThriftBooks — buy Three Jack Reacher Novellas eBooks.com — buy Three Jack Reacher Novellas
  30. 30 Good and Valuable Consideratio 2014 Amazon — buy Good and Valuable Consideratio Bookshop — buy Good and Valuable Consideratio ThriftBooks — buy Good and Valuable Consideratio eBooks.com — buy Good and Valuable Consideratio
  31. 31 Small Wars : (the New Jack Reacher Short Story) 2015 Amazon — buy Small Wars : (the New Jack Reacher Short Story) Bookshop — buy Small Wars : (the New Jack Reacher Short Story) ThriftBooks — buy Small Wars : (the New Jack Reacher Short Story) eBooks.com — buy Small Wars : (the New Jack Reacher Short Story)
  32. 32 Jack and Joe 2015 Amazon — buy Jack and Joe Bookshop — buy Jack and Joe ThriftBooks — buy Jack and Joe eBooks.com — buy Jack and Joe
  33. 33 Jack Reacher Series Lee Child Collection 5 Books Set 2016 Amazon — buy Jack Reacher Series Lee Child Collection 5 Books Set Bookshop — buy Jack Reacher Series Lee Child Collection 5 Books Set ThriftBooks — buy Jack Reacher Series Lee Child Collection 5 Books Set eBooks.com — buy Jack Reacher Series Lee Child Collection 5 Books Set
  34. 34 Lee Child Jack Reacher Series 1-5 Collection 5 Books Bundle 2016 Amazon — buy Lee Child Jack Reacher Series 1-5 Collection 5 Books Bundle Bookshop — buy Lee Child Jack Reacher Series 1-5 Collection 5 Books Bundle ThriftBooks — buy Lee Child Jack Reacher Series 1-5 Collection 5 Books Bundle eBooks.com — buy Lee Child Jack Reacher Series 1-5 Collection 5 Books Bundle
  35. 35 The Jack Reacher field manual 2016 Amazon — buy The Jack Reacher field manual Bookshop — buy The Jack Reacher field manual ThriftBooks — buy The Jack Reacher field manual eBooks.com — buy The Jack Reacher field manual
  36. 36 Jack Reacher Files 2016 Amazon — buy Jack Reacher Files Bookshop — buy Jack Reacher Files ThriftBooks — buy Jack Reacher Files eBooks.com — buy Jack Reacher Files
  37. 37 The Midnight Line 2017 Amazon — buy The Midnight Line Bookshop — buy The Midnight Line ThriftBooks — buy The Midnight Line eBooks.com — buy The Midnight Line
  38. 38 No middle name 2017 Amazon — buy No middle name Bookshop — buy No middle name ThriftBooks — buy No middle name eBooks.com — buy No middle name
  39. 39 The Jack Reacher Cases 2017 Amazon — buy The Jack Reacher Cases Bookshop — buy The Jack Reacher Cases ThriftBooks — buy The Jack Reacher Cases eBooks.com — buy The Jack Reacher Cases
  40. 40 Three More Jack Reacher Novellas 2017 Amazon — buy Three More Jack Reacher Novellas Bookshop — buy Three More Jack Reacher Novellas ThriftBooks — buy Three More Jack Reacher Novellas eBooks.com — buy Three More Jack Reacher Novellas

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Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 Bad Luck and Trouble 1984
2 Killing Floor 1997
3 Die Trying 1998
4 Tripwire 1999
5 The Visitor 2000
6 Echo Burning 2001
7 Killing Floor / Die Trying / Tripwire 2002
8 Without Fail 2002
9 Persuader 2003
10 The enemy 2004
11 Running Blind, Echo Burning, Without Fail 2004
12 One Shot 2005
13 The Hard Way 2006
14 Lee Child CD Collection 3 2007
15 Gone Tomorrow 2008
16 The Enemy A Jack Reacher Novel 2009
17 61 hours 2010
18 Worth Dying For 2010
19 The Affair 2011
20 A wanted man 2012
21 Jack Reacher's Rules 2012
22 Jack Reacher 2012
23 Don't know Jack 2012
24 Never Go Back 2013
25 Get Back Jack 2013
26 High Heat 2013
27 Personal 2014
28 Night school 2014
29 Three Jack Reacher Novellas 2014
30 Good and Valuable Consideratio 2014
31 Small Wars : (the New Jack Reacher Short Story) 2015
32 Jack and Joe 2015
33 Jack Reacher Series Lee Child Collection 5 Books Set 2016
34 Lee Child Jack Reacher Series 1-5 Collection 5 Books Bundle 2016
35 The Jack Reacher field manual 2016
36 Jack Reacher Files 2016
37 The Midnight Line 2017
38 No middle name 2017
39 The Jack Reacher Cases 2017
40 Three More Jack Reacher Novellas 2017

Jack Reacher reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with Bad Luck and Trouble (1984). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Jack Reacher — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Jack Reacher books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1984–2017.

What is the newest Jack Reacher book?

Three More Jack Reacher Novellas, published in 2017.