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Jack Reacher Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Jack Reacher books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Jack Reacher series? Start with "Killing Floor (By: Lee Child)" (1997) and follow publication order through all 44 books.
The complete Jack Reacher reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Killing Floor (By: Lee Child)
1997
Die Trying (By: Lee Child)
1998
Tripwire (By: Lee Child)
1999
Running Blind / The Visitor (By: Lee Child)
2000
Echo Burning (By: Lee Child)
2001
Without Fail (By: Lee Child)
2002
Persuader (By: Lee Child)
2003
The Enemy (By: Lee Child)
2004
One Shot (By: Lee Child)
2005
The Hard Way (By: Lee Child)
2006
Bad Luck and Trouble (By: Lee Child)
2007
Nothing to Lose (By: Lee Child)
2008
Gone Tomorrow (By: Lee Child)
2009
61 Hours (By: Lee Child)
2010
Worth Dying For (By: Lee Child)
2010
The Affair (By: Lee Child)
2011
A Wanted Man (By: Lee Child)
2012
Never Go Back (By: Lee Child)
2013
Personal (By: Lee Child)
2014
Make Me (By: Lee Child)
2015
Night School (By: Lee Child)
2016
The Midnight Line (By: Lee Child)
2017
Past Tense (By: Lee Child)
2018
Blue Moon (By: Lee Child)
2019
The Sentinel (As: Andrew Child, With: Lee Child)
2020
Better Off Dead (As: Andrew Child, With: Lee Child)
2021
No Plan B (As: Andrew Child, With: Lee Child)
2022
The Secret (As: Andrew Child, With: Lee Child)
2023
In Too Deep (As: Andrew Child, With: Lee Child)
2024
Exit Strategy (As: Andrew Child, With: Lee Child)
2025
Guy Walks Into a Bar (By: Lee Child)
2009
Second Son (By: Lee Child)
2011
Deep Down (By: Lee Child)
2012
High Heat (By: Lee Child)
2013
Not a Drill (By: Lee Child)
2014
Good and Valuable Consideration: Jack Reacher vs. Nick Heller (By: Lee Child,Joseph Finder)
2014
The Picture of the Lonely Diner (By: Lee Child)
2015
Small Wars (By: Lee Child)
2015
Too Much Time (By: Lee Child)
2017
The Christmas Scorpion (By: Lee Child)
2018
The Fourth Man (By: Lee Child)
2019
Cleaning the Gold (By: Karin Slaughter,Lee Child)
2019
New Kid in Town (As: Andrew Child)
2024
You Shook Me All Night Long (As: Andrew Child)
2025
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