The books follow the adventures of a former american military policeman jack reacher who wanders the united states his first novel killing floor 1997 won both the anthony award and the barry award. Lee child started writing in 1997 and all his solo novels to date have featured jack reacher lee has however contributed to numerous short story collections which are also listed here.
Here are the lee child jack reacher books in order.
Books by lee child in order. In lee child s jack reacher series going by the actual books the enemy is the first novel in chronological order taking place in 1990. With all of these accolades one would think lee child was born to be an author. British author lee child whose real name is jim grant is famous for the series of books featuring jack reacher.
Not the order of release but the reacher books and stories chronologically from his youth to his adulthood publication order. It s followed by night school and the affair. The name lee child for many is equivalent to jack reacher because the author has only written this one series and he wrote it well.
The jack reacher series is one of the most successful thrillers in print of all times. The first book in lee child s series killing floor is so good it seems a shame not to start there but this is a series you can dip into at different stages because there s always one constant our hero himself. James dover grant cbe born 29 october 1954 primarily known by his pen name lee child is a british author who writes thriller novels and is best known for his jack reacher novel series.
After that you can read them in publication order. 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 reacher novels are written either in the first person or third person. Lee child s jack reacher books in order.
61 hours was meant to be the end of the character and series but lee child was overwhelmed with demand for a continuation and so continued to write. 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. The very next book released in the same year 2010 worth dying for does make a reference to the ending of 61 hours which does answer a few questions but i understand what you mean.
Here are the jack reacher books in order. Lee child has also been the recipient of several awards including the anthony and the barry awards for best first mystery for his first jack reacher novel killing floor another reacher novel the enemy won the barry and the nero awards for best novel.
