But instead of killing reacher off, a topic hes discussed in numerous interviews over the years. It was published on 18 march 2010 both in the united kingdom and in the usa. Jack reachers creator knows the movie isnt like the book. We take a look at lee childs phenomenal jack reacher books in order.
The new jack reacher book published in 2018, titled past tense. Persuader also had flashbacks to during reacher s military career. So how many lee child books in chronological order have been written so far. A wanted man with bonus short story not a drill jack. A former major in the united states army military police corps, reacher roams the united states taking odd jobs and investigating suspicious and frequently dangerous situations. The book series begins immediately following his military career the 6ft 5in reacher saw where the military was headed, didnt like how the future of the military looked and quit. The affair jack reacher book 16 for sale online ebay. Jack reachers rules is the ultimate fans guide to the world of reacher. In the story, former military police officer jack reacher agrees to help the police in a small south dakota town protect an elderly witness to a biker gang methamphetamine deal.
The novel is a sequel to worth dying for, despite its predecessor being the affair which is a prequel novel. Worth dying for was the 15th book in the jack reacher series and that was one of the highest regarded. But his latest, never go back, may be the best desert island reading in the series. The affair jack reacher, book 16 by lee child book cover, description, publication history. British author lee child, 65, has announced he will not be writing another jack reacher book and has instead handed the rights of the multimillion pound franchise to his younger brother. The first one is killing floor, but each one is stand alone so you dont have to read them in order. While many cite the killing floor as his best work and its definitely one of the better ones, its clear that lee child took some special care with man hunter jack reacher and his moral competence and ethical decisions in book 10 of the jack reacher series. The novel is a sequel to worth dying for, despite its predecessor being the affair which is a. This is a little different as it is set in his past, 1990 when reacher is still an mp and as usual is being harangued and accused by the powers that be. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Lee child, the megapopular, new york times bestselling author, is done writing jack reacher books. It was initially published on 8 september 2015 by delacorte press. The affair is a prequel set six months before childs first novel, killing floor and setting out the explosive circumstances under which reacher s.
The jack reacher books take me into another world and i set aside any worries and anxieties for a few happy hours. Jan 15, 2018 fernandina beach, fl the strongest brand in publishing according to forbes magazine in march 2014 is coming to amelia island in february for the 17th annual amelia island book festival. The affair would be the next book to read, as it covers the end of reachers military career, and leads into killing floor. The 16th book in lee childs jack reacher series is now available for preorder. Former elite military police officer jack reacher has been hailed by stephen king as coolest continuing series character in contemporary fiction. Buy a discounted paperback of the affair online from australias leading online bookstore. Killing floor is the first book in the internationally popular series about jack reacher. Lee child tried something new there by essentially making a two parter and this was. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading bad luck and trouble jack reacher, book 11.
Lee childs 16th jack reacher novel is set back in 1997, shortly before the events depicted in killing floor, the first book in the series, and covers reacher s final days as a military policeman in the us army. I have read 16 of the jack reacher novels and have just placed a reservation on number 17 at my local library. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In a world of bad luck and trouble, when someone targets jack reacher and his team, theyd better be ready for what comes right back at them. After leaving the us army as a major in its military police at age 36, reacher roams the united states taking odd jobs and investigating suspicious and frequently dangerous situations. Summoned by military intelligence to washington, d. The reacher novels are written either in the firstperson or thirdperson. Personal is the nineteenth book in the jack reacher series written by lee child. As one reads these novels, an immediate image of who jack reacher is and what he looks like can be visualized. Im a big fan of david baldacci, and i absolutely love his amos decker. The novel was published on 28 august 2014 in the uk, new zealand, australia and ireland, and on september 2, 2014, in the united states and canada. Because he is a loner and he travels, each book has a different location and a different cast of characters.
The affair jack reacher, book 16 kindle edition by lee child author visit amazons lee child page. The affair jack reacher, book 16 by lee child fantastic fiction. Jack reacher is a fictional protagonist of a series of novels, novellas and short stories by british author jim grant under the pen name lee child. In chronological order, the enemy would be the first book to read, as it takes place while reacher is still in the military followed by night school. Get the best deals on 1st edition jack reacher books when you. Having read all lee childs, jack reacher books, it was obvious that giving a potted biography and birth date for your character, you were likely to have to go back in his life at some stage to get longevity. Reacher, ranked santa clara county library bibliocommons.
The series was created by lee child with his debut novel the killing floor. Book 16 of 24 in jack reacher 24 book series see all 47 formats and editions hide other. Jack reacher gets off a bus in nashville, tennessee, in a quest for food, lod. I met him in person at a book signing i did in california, near his home, which gave me a chance to tell him how he had kept me sane in a rain. Not completely, notes jack reacher and sure enough, the retired military cop is soon pulled back into service.
Below you will find the jack reacher books in order of publication with. Jack reacher was in the military as a military cop and was promoted all the way to major. Jack reacher 16 by child, lee from amazons fiction books store. Childs bodacious action hero, jack reacher, has already tramped through 17 novels and three e book singles. Aug 27, 2015 tom cruise also brought the character to the big screen in the recent action film jack reacher.
The latest lee child book that is already published is a short novella titled cleaning the gold, which is coauthored with romantic thriller author karin slaughter. We started a correspondence that lasted until he died. The latest short story is titled the midnight line, published in 2017. There are 24 books in lee childs highly successful jack reacher series, with another. The latest book in the chronicles of jack reacher is entitled the affair. Need to read number 12, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 23.
These are best described as thrillers and in 2012, tom cruise starred as the main character in a movie titled, simply, reacher. This book is written in the first person and first published on 29 september 2011 in the united kingdom. In honor of lee childs 21th jack reacher book and 2nd movie, heres one fans completely biased ranking of every title, from best to worst. See the complete jack reacher series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. It was published on 29 september 2011 in the united kingdom and was published on 27 september 2011 in the usa. The affair is the sixteenth book in the jack reacher series written by lee child but is a prequel set chronologically before most of them. Reacher jumps off a bus and walks fourteen miles to margrave, georgia, a decision hes about to regret. Jack reacher, a billion dollar literary brand is coming to. Each time childs has done this i have noticed the clever way an intensity enters his. Jack reacher book 16 lee child penguin random house canada isbn 9780385344326 eisbn 9780440339359 asin b004p8jps6 i have read a jack reacher book each week for the past dozen weeks.
A woman has her throat cut behind a bar in carter crossin. Featuring selections from all seventeen electrifying jack reacher novels and an introduction from lee child himself, this oneofakind book compiles timeless advice from maverick former army cop jack reacher, the hero of lee childs blockbuster thrillers and now the star of a major motion picture. In the affair, the 16th book in the reacher series, lee child gives his hero. It is a small hardback type of diary, full of reacher quotes, with no reference to which book they could have come from.
Lee childs books starring jack reacher is one of the bestselling book series out there. Which is why i feel qualified to say that this is the worst reacher book by a country mile. Jack reacher reunites with the survivors of his old army investigative team, scrambling to raise the living, bury the dead, and connect the dots in a mystery that is growing darker by the day. This is the twentyfourth book in the jack reacher series. Delacorte publisher initially released the book on 29 october 2019. Bad luck and trouble jack reacher, book 11 kindle edition by child, lee. Thee are many ways to enjoy a good book and the action of reacher allows you to do so. Ive read them all and will continue buying them as soon as they are published. The short stories have second son reacher is and high heat reacher is 16. As an added bonus, listen to my interview with lee child. This is referenced a few times throughout the books.
It was published on 30 august 2012 in the united kingdom. After that, all books would go by the order that they were published. The affair takes place back in 1997, in what is apparently reachers last mission before he leaves the military. You can leave the army, but the army doesn t leave you.
Jack reacher is a fictional protagonist of a series of novels, novellas and short stories by. Colin keenlyside rated it really liked it mar 11, 2020. The army is meeting with its capitol hill paymasters for classified talks on a new, stateoftheart sniper rifle for u. The strongest brand in publishing according to forbes magazine in march 2014 is coming to amelia island in february for the 17th annual amelia island book festival. Youre going to read one and youre going to love it and then youll be so happy that there are 16 more books to read.
It is the 16th novel in a series that is expecting the 24th installment this year. I have been reading jack reacher starting from book one. Never before has one character especially from a book become such an enigma. The summer heat is suffocating, the city is bankrupt, and the mad gunman known as son of sam is still on the loose.
Jack reacher, still a major in the military police, is sent in undercover. I suppose it had to happen sooner or later, but it still saddens me. Written by jenny brady on thursday, june 16th, 2011. However it is a gripping and exciting read and a great who dunnit. The jack reacher books are well written, gripping, and allow individuals to identify with the title character. Jack reacher is a fictional character and the protagonist of a series of crime thriller novels by british author lee child.
I received jack reachers rules yesterday, and finished it in less than two hours. Oct 21, 2016 jack reachers creator knows the movie isnt like the bookand he likes it that way lee child, the author of soontobe21 reacher books, reflects on the new film in the franchise, jack. To date child has published over twenty jack reacher books in the series. The jack reacher series in order lee child fictiondb. Jack reacher is almost seventeen, and he stops in new york city on the way to visit his brother at west point. Well, the lee child bibliography for his jack reacher book series currently includes 22 main novels and several short stories. Youve heard the phrase printing money and thats pretty much what lee child does when he writes a new jack reacher book to add to our order of jack. In fact, lee child has written 17 jack reacher books. As for the choice of tom cruise to play the part of jack reacher in the movie versions of the books, i can only shake my head in disbelief at the decision made by the casting director in selecting tom.
Across the country, women are being murdered, victims of a disciplined and clever killer who leaves no trace evidence, no fatal wounds, no signs of struggle, and no clues to an apparent motive. If you do not care for the short story collaboration which you should since you are a jack reacher fan and you should try karin slaughters books. Reacher is the only stranger in town on the day they have had their first homicide in thirty years and they pin the blame on him. Jack reacher races to solve the perfect crime in the fourth novel in lee childs new york times bestselling series. The 17th book in the jack reacher series and the 17th one i have read. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. The complete series list for a jack reacher novel lee child. The affair by lee child book 16 in the jack reacher thriller series 2011.
See the full list of jack reacher books and let me know what your favourite jack reacher books were below in the comments. The prequel the enemy published in 2004 is the eighth book in the jack reacher series written by lee child. Make me is the twentieth book in the jack reacher series written by lee child. Lee childs books usually concentrate on the strategic genius of jack reacher, who. Author lee child hands the future of jack reacher to his. Get the audible audio editions of the jack reacher series from the. Obviously as a multiple award winner, killing floor is generally regarded as one of the best novels in the jack reacher series.