Series by Lee Child
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Buy on Amazon1997 · Lee Child
Jack Reacher, an ex-military policeman and drifter, is arrested for murder while passing through Margrave, Georgia. He has no memory of committing…
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Jack Reacher finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time when a woman is kidnapped. He is also taken against his will. Now he must work to…
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Jack Reacher, an ex-military policeman, is living in Key West, working odd jobs like digging swimming pools by hand. He is disturbed when a private…
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2000 · Lee Child
Running Blind (published in the UK as The Visitor) is the fourth book in the Jack Reacher series by Lee Child. Published in 2000 by Bantam Press in…
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A 2001 novel by Lee Child in the Jack Reacher series. Hitching through West Texas, Reacher is picked up by Carmen, who has married into the miserly…
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Jack Reacher is hired to expose weaknesses in the Secret Service's protection of the vice president, though his role is theoretical. A female agent…
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Persuader (2003) is a novel by Lee Child in the Jack Reacher series. Jack Reacher is an elite ex-military cop who left the service years ago and…
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Jack Reacher is a soldier's son and an elite military cop who becomes a renegade after a case that shakes his beliefs. In 1990, a two-star general is…
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Six shots, five dead, leave one heartland city in a state of terror, and within hours the cops have solved it: a slam-dunk case, except the accused…
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The tenth Jack Reacher novel by Lee Child. Ex-military cop Jack Reacher, alone in New York City, witnesses a man drive off with a Mercedes containing…
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Frequently asked questions
How many books has Lee Child written?
We list 37 books by Lee Child across 1 series, published between 1997–2026 — each shown in full reading order.
What order should I read Lee Child's books?
Read each series in publication order. A good place to start is “Killing Floor.” Open any series above for its complete numbered reading order.
Where can I buy Lee Child's books?
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Awards & honors
Gone Tomorrow
- American Library Association Reading List
Honors as recorded by the publisher for Lee Child’s books. Wording is the awarding body’s own — a nomination is listed as a nomination, never as a win.
Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted a wrong order, a missing book, or any other mistake? and we'll correct it.