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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: April 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Jack Reacher series? Start with "Killing Floor" (1997) and follow publication order through all 45 books.
The complete Jack Reacher reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Killing Floor
1997
Die Trying
1998
Tripwire
1999
Running Blind / The Visitor
2000
Echo Burning
2001
Without Fail
2002
Persuader
2003
The Enemy
2004
One Shot
2005
The Hard Way
2006
Bad Luck and Trouble
2007
Nothing to Lose
2008
Gone Tomorrow
2009
61 Hours
2010
Worth Dying For
2010
The Affair
2011
A Wanted Man
2012
Never Go Back
2013
Personal
2014
Make Me
2015
Night School
2016
The Midnight Line
2017
Past Tense
2018
Blue Moon
2019
The Sentinel (With: Andrew Child)
2020
Better Off Dead (With: Andrew Child)
2021
No Plan B (With: Andrew Child)
2022
The Secret (With: Andrew Child)
2023
In Too Deep (With: Andrew Child)
2024
Exit Strategy (With: Andrew Child)
2025
Guy Walks Into a Bar
2009
Second Son
2011
Deep Down
2012
High Heat
2013
Not a Drill
2014
Good and Valuable Consideration: Jack Reacher vs. Nick Heller (With: Joseph Finder)
2014
The Picture of the Lonely Diner
2015
Small Wars
2015
Too Much Time
2017
The Christmas Scorpion
2018
The Fourth Man
2019
Cleaning the Gold (With: Karin Slaughter)
2019
New Kid in Town (By: Andrew Child)
2024
You Shook Me All Night Long (By: Andrew Child)
2025
No Middle Name
2017
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