Jack Reacher Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Killing Floor |
1997 |
Buy |
| Die Trying |
1998 |
Buy |
| Tripwire |
1999 |
Buy |
| Running Blind / The Visitor |
2000 |
Buy |
| Echo Burning |
2001 |
Buy |
| Without Fail |
2002 |
Buy |
| Persuader |
2003 |
Buy |
| The Enemy |
2004 |
Buy |
| One Shot |
2005 |
Buy |
| The Hard Way |
2006 |
Buy |
| Bad Luck and Trouble |
2007 |
Buy |
| Nothing to Lose |
2008 |
Buy |
| Gone Tomorrow |
2009 |
Buy |
| 61 Hours |
2010 |
Buy |
| Worth Dying For |
2010 |
Buy |
| The Affair |
2011 |
Buy |
| A Wanted Man |
2012 |
Buy |
| Never Go Back |
2013 |
Buy |
| Personal |
2014 |
Buy |
| Make Me |
2015 |
Buy |
| Night School |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Midnight Line |
2017 |
Buy |
| Past Tense |
2018 |
Buy |
| Blue Moon |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Sentinel |
2020 |
Buy |
| Better Off Dead |
2021 |
Buy |
| No Plan B |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Secret |
2023 |
Buy |
| In Too Deep |
2024 |
Buy |
| Exit Strategy |
2025 |
Buy |
Jack Reacher Cases Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| A Hard Man to Forget |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Right Man for Revenge |
2017 |
Buy |
| A Man Made For Killing |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Last Man to Murder |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Man with No Mercy |
2018 |
Buy |
| A Man Out For Blood |
2018 |
Buy |
| A Man Beyond The Law |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Man Who Walks Away |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Man Who Strikes Fear |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Man Who Stands Tall |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Man Who Works Alone |
2019 |
Buy |
| A Man Built For Justice |
2019 |
Buy |
| A Man Born For Battle |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Perfect Man for Payback |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Man Whose Aim Is True |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Man Who Dies Here |
2021 |
Buy |
| A Man With Nothing To Lose |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Man Who Never Goes Back |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Man From The Shadows |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Man Behind the Gun |
2023 |
Buy |
| The Man Who Went to War |
2023 |
Buy |
| The Man Who Held The Key |
2024 |
Buy |
| A Man With Deadly Intent |
2024 |
Buy |
| A Man With No Road Home |
2025 |
Buy |
| A Man Who Crossed The Line |
2025 |
Buy |
| The Man in the Crosshairs |
2025 |
Buy |
| A Man on the Run |
2026 |
Buy |
Jack Reacher Collections#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| No Middle Name |
2017 |
Buy |
Jack Reacher Miscellaneous#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Jack Reacher’s Rules |
2012 |
Buy |
Jack Reacher Short Stories & Novellas Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Guy Walks Into a Bar |
2009 |
N/A |
| Second Son |
2011 |
Buy |
| Deep Down |
2012 |
Buy |
| Not a Drill |
2014 |
Buy |
| Good and Valuable Consideration: Jack Reacher vs. Nick Heller |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Picture of the Lonely Diner |
2015 |
N/A |
| Small Wars |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Christmas Scorpion |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Fourth Man |
2019 |
Buy |
| Cleaning the Gold |
2019 |
Buy |
| New Kid in Town |
2024 |
Buy |
| You Shook Me All Night Long |
2025 |
Buy |
The Jack Reacher series is one of the bestselling thriller franchises in the world. Created by Lee Child with Killing Floor in 1997, the series follows a former US Army military police officer who drifts across America, getting involved in dangerous situations wherever he goes. Reacher has no permanent address, no phone, and no possessions beyond what fits in his pockets, which gives the books a distinctive stripped-down quality.
The main series has grown to thirty novels as of Exit Strategy (2025), joined by the Jack Reacher Cases series of twenty-seven additional books and a dozen short stories and novellas. Lee Child wrote the series solo for over twenty years before his brother Andrew Child began co-writing with The Sentinel (2020). The transition has kept the series active and maintained its prolific publication schedule.
The books have been adapted into two feature films starring Tom Cruise and a successful Amazon Prime television series starring Alan Ritchie. Jack Reacher’s Rules (2012) and the No Middle Name (2017) collection offer companion material for fans who want more from the character between novels.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Jack Reacher written?
Jack Reacher has written 71 books across five series.
What was Jack Reacher's first book?
Jack Reacher’s first book is Killing Floor, published in 1997.
Who writes the Jack Reacher books now?
Lee Child created the character and wrote the series solo through The Midnight Line (2017). Starting with The Sentinel (2020), Lee’s brother Andrew Child joined as co-author, and Andrew has taken on the primary writing role for more recent entries.