Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guy Walks Into a Bar | 2009 | Andrew Grant | N/A |
| 2 | Second Son | 2011 | Andrew Grant | Buy |
| 3 | Deep Down | 2012 | Andrew Grant | Buy |
| 4 | Not a Drill | 2014 | Andrew Grant | Buy |
| 5 | Good and Valuable Consideration: Jack Reacher vs. Nick Heller | 2014 | Andrew Grant | Buy |
| 6 | The Picture of the Lonely Diner | 2015 | Andrew Grant | N/A |
| 7 | Small Wars | 2015 | Andrew Grant | Buy |
| 8 | The Christmas Scorpion | 2018 | Andrew Grant | Buy |
| 9 | The Fourth Man | 2019 | Andrew Grant | Buy |
| 10 | Cleaning the Gold | 2019 | Andrew Grant | Buy |
| 11 | New Kid in Town | 2024 | Andrew Grant | Buy |
| 12 | You Shook Me All Night Long | 2025 | Andrew Grant | Buy |
The Jack Reacher short stories and novellas fill in gaps around the main novel series, offering quick doses of the same tough-guy action that has made Jack Reacher a household name. Written by Lee Child (and more recently by his brother Andrew Grant, writing as Andrew Child), these twelve pieces range from brief short stories to longer novellas. Titles like Second Son and Small Wars explore Reacher’s earlier years, while others like The Christmas Scorpion and Cleaning the Gold drop him into compact standalone situations.
Published between 2009 and 2025, the collection spans the era when Lee Child was the sole author through the transition to Andrew Child as co-author and then primary writer. For fans of the main series, these shorter works offer more Reacher without the commitment of a full novel. For newcomers, they are a low-risk way to see if Reacher’s brand of wandering, trouble-finding heroics appeals to them.