Jack Reacher
30 books in this series
Jack Reacher is a former major in the US Military Police who, since leaving the army, has drifted round the wide open spaces of America, hitchhiking or on buses, wherever the whim takes him. He has no permanent address, no job, no family ties, no car, no luggage, no mobile phone, no credit card - all he carries with him is a folding toothbrush.
Reacher is never looking for trouble, but somehow trouble always find him. He is the ultimate hero for our troubled times, with a keen moral compass and sense of justice, even if he is often prepared to take the law into his own hands: he says he doesn't want to put the world to rights, he just doesn't like people who put it to wrongs.
Reacher is never looking for trouble, but somehow trouble always find him. He is the ultimate hero for our troubled times, with a keen moral compass and sense of justice, even if he is often prepared to take the law into his own hands: he says he doesn't want to put the world to rights, he just doesn't like people who put it to wrongs.
Never Go Back
'FAST-PACED, TAUT AND PUNCHY' Sunday Times
After an epic and interrupted journey all the way from the snows of South Dakota, Jack Reacher has finally made it to Virginia. His destination, the closest thing to a home he ever had: the headquarters of his old unit, the 110th Military Police.
Why? He wants to meet the new commanding officer, Major Susan Turner. He liked her voice on the phone. But now he's arrived, she's disappeared, and things are getting weird.
Accused of a sixteen-year-old homicide and co-opted back into the army, Reacher says nothing.
But he's sure as hell thinking of a way out.
'One of Reacher's best...a must' Daily Express
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Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, Never Go Back follows on directly from the end of A Wanted Man.
And be sure not to miss Reacher's newest adventure, no.29, In Too Deep! ***OUT NOW***
After an epic and interrupted journey all the way from the snows of South Dakota, Jack Reacher has finally made it to Virginia. His destination, the closest thing to a home he ever had: the headquarters of his old unit, the 110th Military Police.
Why? He wants to meet the new commanding officer, Major Susan Turner. He liked her voice on the phone. But now he's arrived, she's disappeared, and things are getting weird.
Accused of a sixteen-year-old homicide and co-opted back into the army, Reacher says nothing.
But he's sure as hell thinking of a way out.
'One of Reacher's best...a must' Daily Express
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Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, Never Go Back follows on directly from the end of A Wanted Man.
And be sure not to miss Reacher's newest adventure, no.29, In Too Deep! ***OUT NOW***
A Wanted Man
'A fascinating, swaggeringly confident performance' Sunday Times
When you're as big and rough as Jack Reacher - and you have a badly set, freshly busted nose - it isn't easy to hitch a ride in Nebraska. At last, he's picked up by three strangers - two men and a woman.
Within minutes it becomes clear they're all lying about everything - and there's a police roadblock ahead. There has been an incident, and the cops are looking for the bad guys . . .
Will they get through because the three are innocent? Or because the three are now four? Is Reacher just a decoy?
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Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, A Wanted Man follows on directly from the end of Worth Dying For.
And be sure not to miss Reacher's newest adventure, no.29, In Too Deep! ***OUT NOW***
When you're as big and rough as Jack Reacher - and you have a badly set, freshly busted nose - it isn't easy to hitch a ride in Nebraska. At last, he's picked up by three strangers - two men and a woman.
Within minutes it becomes clear they're all lying about everything - and there's a police roadblock ahead. There has been an incident, and the cops are looking for the bad guys . . .
Will they get through because the three are innocent? Or because the three are now four? Is Reacher just a decoy?
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Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, A Wanted Man follows on directly from the end of Worth Dying For.
And be sure not to miss Reacher's newest adventure, no.29, In Too Deep! ***OUT NOW***
The Affair
'There's only one Jack Reacher. Accept no substitutes.' Mick Herron
March 1997. A woman has her throat cut behind a bar in Mississippi.
Just down the road is a big army base. Is the murderer a local guy - or is he a soldier?
Jack Reacher, still a major in the military police, is sent in undercover.
The county sheriff is a former U.S. Marine - and a stunningly beautiful woman. Her investigation is going nowhere. Is the Pentagon stonewalling her? Or is she trying not to find the killer?
Set just six months before the opening of Killing Floor, The Affair marks a turning point in Reacher's career.
If he does what the army wants, will he be able to live with himself? And if he doesn't, will the army be able to live with him?
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Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, The Affair is 16th in the series.
And be sure not to miss Reacher's newest adventure, no.29, In Too Deep! ***OUT NOW***
March 1997. A woman has her throat cut behind a bar in Mississippi.
Just down the road is a big army base. Is the murderer a local guy - or is he a soldier?
Jack Reacher, still a major in the military police, is sent in undercover.
The county sheriff is a former U.S. Marine - and a stunningly beautiful woman. Her investigation is going nowhere. Is the Pentagon stonewalling her? Or is she trying not to find the killer?
Set just six months before the opening of Killing Floor, The Affair marks a turning point in Reacher's career.
If he does what the army wants, will he be able to live with himself? And if he doesn't, will the army be able to live with him?
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Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, The Affair is 16th in the series.
And be sure not to miss Reacher's newest adventure, no.29, In Too Deep! ***OUT NOW***
Worth Dying For
'If anyone can put down Worth Dying For after the first few pages, then they shouldn't really be reading thrillers at all' Independent
There's trouble in the deadly wilds of Nebraska . . . and Reacher walks right into it. He falls foul of the Duncans, a local clan that has terrified an entire country into submission.
But it's the unsolved case of a missing eight-year-old girl that Reacher can't let go.
Reacher - bruised and battered - should have just kept going. But for Reacher, that was impossible.
What, in this fearful county, would be worth dying for?
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Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, Worth Dying For follows on directly from the end of 61 Hours.
And be sure not to miss Reacher's newest adventure, No.29, In Too Deep! ***OUT NOW***
Lee Child, Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller, April 2024
There's trouble in the deadly wilds of Nebraska . . . and Reacher walks right into it. He falls foul of the Duncans, a local clan that has terrified an entire country into submission.
But it's the unsolved case of a missing eight-year-old girl that Reacher can't let go.
Reacher - bruised and battered - should have just kept going. But for Reacher, that was impossible.
What, in this fearful county, would be worth dying for?
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Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, Worth Dying For follows on directly from the end of 61 Hours.
And be sure not to miss Reacher's newest adventure, No.29, In Too Deep! ***OUT NOW***
Lee Child, Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller, April 2024
Echo Burning
"Complete with crackling fast dialogue, an edgy ambivalent plot, and the capacity to make his readers turn the page, this feels like Child's breakthrough book into the mega-sellers. He is that good." (Daily Mail)
Jack Reacher, adrift in the hellish heat of a Texas summer.
Looking for a lift through the vast empty landscape. A woman stops, and offers a ride. She is young, rich and beautiful.
But her husband's in jail. When he comes out, he's going to kill her.
Her family's hostile, she can't trust the cops, and the lawyers won't help. She is entangled in a web of lies and prejudice, hatred and murder.
Jack Reacher never could resist a lady in distress.
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Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, Echo Burning is 5th in the series.
And be sure not to miss Reacher's newest adventure, No.29, In Too Deep! **OUT NOW**
Lee Child, Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller, April 2024
Jack Reacher, adrift in the hellish heat of a Texas summer.
Looking for a lift through the vast empty landscape. A woman stops, and offers a ride. She is young, rich and beautiful.
But her husband's in jail. When he comes out, he's going to kill her.
Her family's hostile, she can't trust the cops, and the lawyers won't help. She is entangled in a web of lies and prejudice, hatred and murder.
Jack Reacher never could resist a lady in distress.
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Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, Echo Burning is 5th in the series.
And be sure not to miss Reacher's newest adventure, No.29, In Too Deep! **OUT NOW**
Lee Child, Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller, April 2024
The Enemy
'There's only one Jack Reacher. Accept no substitutes' Mick Herron
'The thing about Lee Child's books is that you can't put the damn things down. . .there's something about his writing that's addictive. The Enemy is no exception. . .Superb.' Independent on Sunday
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North Carolina. New Year's Day, 1990. A soldier is found dead in a sleazy motel bed.
Jack Reacher is the officer on duty. The soldier turns out to be a two-star general.
The situation is bad enough, then Reacher finds the body of the general's wife.
This stomach-churning thriller turns back the clock to a younger Reacher, in dogtags. A Reacher who still believes in the service. A Reacher who imposes army discipline. Even if only in his own pragmatic way...
'The thing about Lee Child's books is that you can't put the damn things down. . .there's something about his writing that's addictive. The Enemy is no exception. . .Superb.' Independent on Sunday
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North Carolina. New Year's Day, 1990. A soldier is found dead in a sleazy motel bed.
Jack Reacher is the officer on duty. The soldier turns out to be a two-star general.
The situation is bad enough, then Reacher finds the body of the general's wife.
This stomach-churning thriller turns back the clock to a younger Reacher, in dogtags. A Reacher who still believes in the service. A Reacher who imposes army discipline. Even if only in his own pragmatic way...
The Hard Way
Jack Reacher is alone, the way he likes it.
He watches a man cross a New York street and drive away in a Mercedes. The car contains $1 million of ransom money. Reacher's job is to make sure it all turns out right - money paid, family safely returned.
But Reacher is in the middle of a nasty little war where nothing is simple.
What started on a busy New York street explodes three thousand miles away, in the sleepy English countryside.
Reacher's going to have to do this one the hard way.
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Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, The Hard Way is the 10th in the series.
And be sure not to miss Reacher's newest adventure, no.29, In Too Deep! ***OUT NOW***
He watches a man cross a New York street and drive away in a Mercedes. The car contains $1 million of ransom money. Reacher's job is to make sure it all turns out right - money paid, family safely returned.
But Reacher is in the middle of a nasty little war where nothing is simple.
What started on a busy New York street explodes three thousand miles away, in the sleepy English countryside.
Reacher's going to have to do this one the hard way.
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Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, The Hard Way is the 10th in the series.
And be sure not to miss Reacher's newest adventure, no.29, In Too Deep! ***OUT NOW***
One Shot
Six shots. Five dead.
A heartland city thrown into terror. But within hours the cops have it solved. A slam-dunk case. Apart from one thing. The accused gunman refuses to talk except for a single phrase:
Get Jack Reacher for me.
Reacher lives off the grid. He's not looking for trouble. But sometimes trouble looks for him. What could connect the noble Reacher to this psychopathic killer?
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Although the Jack Reacher can be read in any order, One Shot is the 9th in the series.
And be sure not to miss Reacher's newest adventure, no.29, In Too Deep! **OUT NOW**
A heartland city thrown into terror. But within hours the cops have it solved. A slam-dunk case. Apart from one thing. The accused gunman refuses to talk except for a single phrase:
Get Jack Reacher for me.
Reacher lives off the grid. He's not looking for trouble. But sometimes trouble looks for him. What could connect the noble Reacher to this psychopathic killer?
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Although the Jack Reacher can be read in any order, One Shot is the 9th in the series.
And be sure not to miss Reacher's newest adventure, no.29, In Too Deep! **OUT NOW**
The Visitor
Two female army high-flyers. Both acquainted with Jack Reacher. Both forced to resign from the service.
Now they're both dead.
Found in their own homes, naked, in a bath full of paint. Apparent victims of an army man. A loner, a smart guy with a score to settle.
A ruthless vigilante.
A man just like Jack Reacher.
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Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, The Visitor is the 4th in the series.
And be sure not to miss Reacher's newest adventure, no.29, In Too Deep! **OUT NOW**
Lee Child, Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller, April 2024
Now they're both dead.
Found in their own homes, naked, in a bath full of paint. Apparent victims of an army man. A loner, a smart guy with a score to settle.
A ruthless vigilante.
A man just like Jack Reacher.
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Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, The Visitor is the 4th in the series.
And be sure not to miss Reacher's newest adventure, no.29, In Too Deep! **OUT NOW**
Lee Child, Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller, April 2024
Without Fail
A Washington woman asks Reacher for help. Her job? Protecting the Vice-President. Discover the action-packed thriller from the global bestselling author.
'Lee Child's protagonist, Jack Reacher, is a hero in the Dirty Harry style, a man who lives by his own principles . . . Produces a surprising twist when it's least expected.' Sunday Telegraph
'If there is a more iconic character in modern fiction than Jack Reacher, I'd like to meet them.' Daily Mirror
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Jack Reacher walks alone.
No job, no ID, no last known address. But he never turns down a plea for help. Now a woman tracks him down. A woman serving at the very heart of US power. A woman who needs Reacher's assistance in her new job.
Her job?
Protecting the Vice-President of the United States.
Her problem?
Someone wants the VP dead.
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Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, Without Fail is the 6th in the series.
And be sure not to miss Reacher's newest adventure, no.29, In Too Deep! **OUT NOW**
Lee Child, Sunday Times bestselling author October 2024
'Lee Child's protagonist, Jack Reacher, is a hero in the Dirty Harry style, a man who lives by his own principles . . . Produces a surprising twist when it's least expected.' Sunday Telegraph
'If there is a more iconic character in modern fiction than Jack Reacher, I'd like to meet them.' Daily Mirror
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Jack Reacher walks alone.
No job, no ID, no last known address. But he never turns down a plea for help. Now a woman tracks him down. A woman serving at the very heart of US power. A woman who needs Reacher's assistance in her new job.
Her job?
Protecting the Vice-President of the United States.
Her problem?
Someone wants the VP dead.
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Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, Without Fail is the 6th in the series.
And be sure not to miss Reacher's newest adventure, no.29, In Too Deep! **OUT NOW**
Lee Child, Sunday Times bestselling author October 2024
61 Hours
GET READY FOR THE MOST EXCITING COUNT-DOWN OF YOUR LIFE
HOUR SIXTY-ONE
Icy winter in South Dakota. A bus skids and crashes in a gathering storm. On the back seat: Jack Reacher, hitching a ride to nowhere. A life without baggage has many advantages. And disadvantages too, like facing the arctic cold without a coat.
HOUR THIRTY-ONE
A small town is threatened by sinister forces. One brave woman is standing up for justice.If she's going to live to testify, she'll need help from a man like Reacher.Because there's a killercoming for her.
HOUR ZERO
Has Reacher finally met his match? He doesn't want to put the world to rights. He just doesn't like people who put it to wrongs.
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NOW READ THE SEQUEL: Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, the ending of 61 Hours is directly followed by Worth Dying For.
And be sure not to miss Reacher's newest adventure, no.29, In Too Deep! ***OUT NOW***
HOUR SIXTY-ONE
Icy winter in South Dakota. A bus skids and crashes in a gathering storm. On the back seat: Jack Reacher, hitching a ride to nowhere. A life without baggage has many advantages. And disadvantages too, like facing the arctic cold without a coat.
HOUR THIRTY-ONE
A small town is threatened by sinister forces. One brave woman is standing up for justice.If she's going to live to testify, she'll need help from a man like Reacher.Because there's a killercoming for her.
HOUR ZERO
Has Reacher finally met his match? He doesn't want to put the world to rights. He just doesn't like people who put it to wrongs.
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NOW READ THE SEQUEL: Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, the ending of 61 Hours is directly followed by Worth Dying For.
And be sure not to miss Reacher's newest adventure, no.29, In Too Deep! ***OUT NOW***
Gone Tomorrow
Enhances his status as a mythic avenger. . .You'll be left with a thumping heart and a racing pulse but, be warned, Chapter 63 will give you nightmares." (Evening Standard)
Suicide bombers are easy to spot.
They give out all kinds of tell-tale signs.There are twelve things to look for.No one who has worked in law enforcement will ever forget them.
New York City.The subway, two o'clock in the morning.
Jack Reacher studies his fellow passengers.Four are OK.The fifth isn't.
The train brakes for Grand Central Station.
Will Reacher intervene, and save lives?
Or is he wrong?Will his intervention cost lives - including his own?
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Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, Gone Tomorrow is 13th in the series.
And be sure not to miss Reacher's newest adventure, no.29, In Too Deep! ***OUT NOW***
Suicide bombers are easy to spot.
They give out all kinds of tell-tale signs.There are twelve things to look for.No one who has worked in law enforcement will ever forget them.
New York City.The subway, two o'clock in the morning.
Jack Reacher studies his fellow passengers.Four are OK.The fifth isn't.
The train brakes for Grand Central Station.
Will Reacher intervene, and save lives?
Or is he wrong?Will his intervention cost lives - including his own?
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Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, Gone Tomorrow is 13th in the series.
And be sure not to miss Reacher's newest adventure, no.29, In Too Deep! ***OUT NOW***
Nothing To Lose
'A high-testosterone adventure . . . a page turner. Thrilling.' Observer
From Hope to Despair.
Between two small towns in Colorado, nothing but twelve miles of empty road.
All Jack Reacher wants is a cup of coffee. What he gets are four redneck deputies, a vagrancy charge and a trip back to the line.
But Reacher is a big man, and he's in shape.
No job, no address, no baggage. Nothing, except bloody-minded curiosity.
What are the secrets the locals seem so determined to hide?
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Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, Nothing To Lose is 12th in the series.
And be sure not to miss Reacher's newest adventure, no.29, In Too Deep! ***OUT NOW**
From Hope to Despair.
Between two small towns in Colorado, nothing but twelve miles of empty road.
All Jack Reacher wants is a cup of coffee. What he gets are four redneck deputies, a vagrancy charge and a trip back to the line.
But Reacher is a big man, and he's in shape.
No job, no address, no baggage. Nothing, except bloody-minded curiosity.
What are the secrets the locals seem so determined to hide?
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Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, Nothing To Lose is 12th in the series.
And be sure not to miss Reacher's newest adventure, no.29, In Too Deep! ***OUT NOW**
Exit Strategy
'If there is a more iconic character in modern fiction than Jack Reacher, I'd like to meet them.' DAILY MIRROR
THE 2025 JACK REACHER THRILLER
Jack Reacher will make three stops today. Not all of them were planned for.
First – a Baltimore coffee shop. A seat in the corner, facing the door. Black coffee, two refills, no messing about. A minor interruption from two of the customers, but nothing he can’t deal with swiftly. As he leaves, a young guy brushes against him in the doorway. Instinctively Reacher checks the pocket holding his cash and passport. There's no problem. Nothing is missing.
Second – a store to buy a coat. Nothing fancy. Something he can ditch when he heads to warmer climes. Large enough to fit a man the size of a bank vault. As he pulls out his cash, he finds something new in his pocket. A handwritten note. A desperate plea for help.
Third – wherever this bend in the road takes him. Impressed by the guy's technique and intrigued by the message, Reacher makes it his mission to find out more . . .
DON’T MISS THE 30TH JACK REACHER ADVENTURE – AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW.
We all need Jack Reacher – a righteous avenger for our troubled times.
'There's only one Jack Reacher. Accept no substitutes.' MICK HERRON
'It's no wonder Jack Reacher is everyone's favourite rebel hero.' KARIN SLAUGHTER
'These books are absolutely addictive. When you pick them up you can't put them down.' GEORGE R. R. MARTIN
THE 2025 JACK REACHER THRILLER
Jack Reacher will make three stops today. Not all of them were planned for.
First – a Baltimore coffee shop. A seat in the corner, facing the door. Black coffee, two refills, no messing about. A minor interruption from two of the customers, but nothing he can’t deal with swiftly. As he leaves, a young guy brushes against him in the doorway. Instinctively Reacher checks the pocket holding his cash and passport. There's no problem. Nothing is missing.
Second – a store to buy a coat. Nothing fancy. Something he can ditch when he heads to warmer climes. Large enough to fit a man the size of a bank vault. As he pulls out his cash, he finds something new in his pocket. A handwritten note. A desperate plea for help.
Third – wherever this bend in the road takes him. Impressed by the guy's technique and intrigued by the message, Reacher makes it his mission to find out more . . .
DON’T MISS THE 30TH JACK REACHER ADVENTURE – AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW.
We all need Jack Reacher – a righteous avenger for our troubled times.
'There's only one Jack Reacher. Accept no substitutes.' MICK HERRON
'It's no wonder Jack Reacher is everyone's favourite rebel hero.' KARIN SLAUGHTER
'These books are absolutely addictive. When you pick them up you can't put them down.' GEORGE R. R. MARTIN