Looking for Lee Child’s Jack Reacher books in order? Never fear – we’re here to help!A series of books can be a daunting prospect.
Do you have to begin at the beginning? Which book is the first one?
Which book is the best one? Are there sub-plots or sub-series to tap into first? The questions are many and the answers are not always straightforward, but we’re here to help bring some clarity to this confusion.There are 23 books in highly successful Jack Reacher series, with another heading our way this autumn – plus one short story collection.
In the first thriller we’re introduced to Jack Reacher, a dangerous and unattainable lone ranger who used to be in the military. The series follows his exploits all across America and occasionally into other countries.There are four books that form a sub-series starting off with then continuing in, and finally.
They follow Reacher as he’s trying to get to Virginia to return to his old base and a woman’s voice.The first book in Lee Child’s series, 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. Here are the Jack Reacher books in order. Lee Child’s Jack Reacher books in order. 9.This is the novel the first Jack Reacher movie was based on so from a film perspective a valid place to start.Six shots. A heartland city thrown into terror. But within hours the cops have it solved. A slam-dunk case.
Apart from one thing. The accused gunman refuses to talk except for a single phrase: Get Jack Reacher for me.Reacher lives off the grid. He’s not looking for trouble. But sometimes trouble looks for him. What could connect the noble Reacher to this psychopathic killer? 11.You do not mess with Jack Reacher. He is as close to untraceable as a person can get.
A loner comfortable in his anonymity and solitude. So when a member of his old Army unit finds a way to contact him, he knows this has to be serious.You do not mess with the Special Investigators. In the past the elite team always watched each other’s backs. Now one of them has shown up dead in the California desert and six more are missing.Reacher’s old buddies are in big trouble, and he can’t let that go.
14.Icy winter in South Dakota. A bus skids and crashes in a gathering storm. On the back seat: Jack Reacher, hitching a ride to nowhere. A life without baggage has many advantages. And disadvantages too, like facing the arctic cold without a coat.A small town is threatened by sinister forces. One brave woman is standing up for justice. If she’s going to live to testify, she’ll need help from a man like Reacher.
Because there’s a killer coming for her.Has Reacher finally met his match? He doesn’t want to put the world to rights. He just doesn’t like people who put it to wrongs. 16.Six months before the events in Killing Floor, Major Jack Reacher of the US Military Police goes undercover in Mississippi, to investigate a murder. A woman has had her throat cut behind a bar in Mississippi. Just down the road is a big army base.
Is the murderer a local guy – or is he a soldier?The county sheriff is a former US Marine – and a stunningly beautiful woman. Her investigation is going nowhere. Is the Pentagon stonewalling her?
Or doesn’t she really want to find the killer?If Reacher does what the army wants, will he be able to live with himself? And if he doesn’t, will the army be able to live with him? 20.A remote railroad stop on the prairie with the curious name of Mother’s Rest seems perfect for an aimless one-day stopover. He expects to find a lonely pioneer tombstone in a sea of nearly-ripe wheat. Instead, there is a woman waiting for a missing colleague, a cryptic note about two hundred deaths, and a small town full of silent, watchful people.Reacher’s one-day stopover turns into an open-ended quest leading to the most hidden reaches of the internet, and right into the nightmare heart of darkness.
21.It’s just a voice plucked from the air: ‘The American wants a hundred million dollars’. It’s 1996, and the Soviets are long gone. But now there’s a new enemy. In an apartment in Hamburg, a group of smartly-dressed young Saudis are planning something big.Jack Reacher is fresh off a secret mission. The Army pats him on the back and sends him to a school with only three students: Reacher, an FBI agent, and a CIA analyst.
Their assignment? To find that American. And what he’s selling.
There is serious shit going on, signs of a world gone mad. 23.A young couple trying to get to New York City are stranded at a lonely motel in the middle of nowhere. Before long they’re trapped in an ominous game of life and death.Meanwhile, Jack Reacher sets out on an epic road trip across America. He doesn’t get far. Deep in the New England woods, he sees a sign to a place he has never been – the town where his father was born. But when he arrives he is told no one named Reacher ever lived there. Now he wonders: who’s lying?As the tension ratchets up and these two stories begin to entwine, the stakes have never been higher for Reacher.
– coming October 2019Jack Reacher is a former military cop, trained to notice things. He’s on a Greyhound bus, watching an elderly man sleeping in his seat, with a fat envelope of cash hanging out of his pocket. Another passenger is watching too obviously hoping to get rich quick.When the mugger finally makes his move, Reacher rides to the rescue. The old man is grateful, yet he turns down Reacher’s offer to help him home. He’s vulnerable, scared, and clearly in big, big trouble.Elsewhere in the city, two ruthless rival criminal gangs, one Albanian, the other Ukrainian, are competing for control. Do they have a life-and-death hold on the old guy? Will Reacher sit back and let bad things happen?
Or can he twist the situation to everyone’s benefit? Such an easy read. I have only just started reading these books and like the rest, i find them hard to put down! Now i’m struggling a bit, as i have been reading about three books a week, which is annoying as i have had to slow down to only reading when i go to bed and now only read one book a week. You need an army of writers to keep up the demand! I’m on the kast book and do not wish to finish it.but i do!
Want to know what happens!!!!One happy reader.Thank you Lee, its a pleasure to know how imaginative your mind works. Heard talk that they are planning to change actors from Tom Cruise.
The current actor that I see as Jack Reacher. Liev Schreiber. He just looks like a loner tough guy and is closer in size at 6’3″. I thought that even before I heard they were looking to change.Never thought Tom Cruise was the correct person for the role especially knowing his true size at about 5’7″. After reading the books, it just did not seem to fit.
Not that Cruise is great in other movies he has done. This one just did not seem to work for me. I have read, owned and given as gifts, the first 18 books in the series; ever since reading “The Killing Floor”, standing up, in an Antique Shop, in 1998.Have ALSO introduced MANY LIBRARIANS to the Jack Reacher Books: It’s apparently something like the Cobbler’s Children: Many Librarians just DON’TREADUnless specifically encouraged. I teach Maths and the Sciences, gratisAND engender new Readersrather like Bobby.Bookle.Seed.
To me,reading is as crucial as breathing.I welcome comments, via: [email protected].
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William 'Stan' Reacher (father, deceased). Josephine Moutier-Reacher (mother, deceased). Joe Reacher (brother, deceased)NationalityJack Reacher is a fictional character and the of a novels by British author.
After leaving the as a in at age 36, Reacher roams the United States taking and investigating suspicious and frequently dangerous situations. As of 5 November 2018, 23 novels have been published, the most recent being. The character has also appeared in short stories, and two of the novels have been adapted into successful, starring as Reacher. Contents.Development and author's commentary Development At the time Lee Child sat down to write his first novel, he was unemployed, having been fired from his position as a presentation director for. According to Child, authorship was a purely pragmatic decision: 'I wasn't one of these people that felt compelled to write. It had to keep a roof over our heads, so it was totally, totally 110% commercially motivated.'
Critics have perceived other influences in Jack Reacher's creation. Bob Cornwell quotes Lee Child's reply in another interview as having created Reacher 'as an antidote, to all the depressed and miserable alcoholics that increasingly peopled the genre'.
Similarly, editor published an essay by Child explaining that Jack Reacher was created deliberately in contrast to the prevailing trends in crime fiction. His name is short and commonplace, as opposed to quirky or unusual; Reacher's personal ethics and wandering lifestyle are reminiscent of the chivalrous of medieval lore as opposed to an tormented by addiction and haunted by past misbehavior.The character's name first came to Child in a supermarket when an old lady, noting the span of Child's arms, asked for his help in reaching out to a can of pears. On seeing this, Child's wife commented that if his writing career did not work out he could 'always get a job as a reacher in a supermarket'. Reacher's ex-military background was a specific and tactical choice on his behalf.
Child has explained, 'I thought that I would do a book that's not the same as everybody else's. Everybody else had their guy working: a private guy in or a police lieutenant in, or wherever. I thought, 'Well, he won't be working, and he won't live anywhere, and let's just take it from there.' ' Child also felt that this origin would lend itself to the character's personality and nomadic lifestyle: 'This idea of the rootless alienation has got to come from somewhere, and I noticed that the most alienated people are always ex-military, because it's like going from one solar system to the other, it's so different. So that was an easy choice: Make him ex-military. Then make him ex-military police because, broadly speaking, these would be crime novels, and he had to have some investigative experience, and he had to understand procedures and forensics and so on.
So that part was all set in stone'. Similarities between Reacher and Lee Child Numerous critics have pointed out the various similarities between Lee Child and Jack Reacher. Bryan Curtis, writing for, and Natasha Harding and Caroline Iggulden, in a separate article for, have brought out the various similarities between Child and Reacher: Child is 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) tall while his protagonist stands 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m); both writer and creation constantly consume coffee; Like Reacher, Child 'lives in cheap pairs of jeans and T-shirts and finds the idea of buying expensive clothes to be irrational'; and that 'Jack Reacher's famous physical qualities are based on Child's playground memories as a child'. Child tends to agree with such observations: 'I was huge as a kid and Reacher's stature is me translated as a kid. I enjoyed being bigger and fighting shamelessly. I've done a fair amount of. It's an awesome manoeuvre.'
Andy Martin notes that 'just as Reacher is half-, half-, Child is both art-for-art's-sake and ruthless businessman.' Curtis, as well as Harding and Iggulden, have also considered the role Child's dismissal from Granada had on Reacher's development.
Harding and Iggulden note that as 'A who hated injustice, Lee poured his anger at his sacking into the character.who always wins against the bad guys.' Curtis also notes that 'Child created Reacher from the smoldering embers of his own rage. It might seem like a simplistic theory, but it's true. Like the author, Reacher was workplace surplus: He was a in an era of Army. The act of leaving his job turned Reacher into a protective figure, an avenging angel.' He finds that Reacher's actions are a manifestation of Child's anger at his sacking and that his violent ways of dealing with villains is 'cathartic' to the author.
Author's commentary and interpretation. Better known by his pen name Lee Child, at, 2010Lee Child views Jack Reacher as a 'happy-go-lucky guy. He has quirks and problems, but the thing is, he doesn't know he's got them. Hence, no tedious self-pity. He's smart and strong, an, but any anguish he suffers is caused by others.'
When asked about the casting of in the role of Jack Reacher (Tom Cruise's casting as Jack Reacher was met with severe criticism from fans of the book series, primarily because the disparity in their heights with Reacher portrayed as a blond, 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) tall, 250-pound man in the novels, while Cruise is a 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) tall brunette ), Child replied that 'Reacher's size in the books is a metaphor for an unstoppable force'. Physically and appearance wise, Child has compared him to Rugby Player.He has also referred to Reacher on multiple occasions as a ' and in an interview for the magazine describes the character as: ' (He's) two things in one. On the surface, he is an ex-military cop who is suddenly dumped out into the civilian world. He doesn't fit in, and he spends his time wandering America, seeing the things that he's never had time to see before. He's trying to stay out of trouble, but masterfully once a year getting into trouble. He's also the descendant of a very ancient tradition: the noble loner, the knight errant, the mysterious stranger, who has shown up in stories forever He is a truly universal character.
I'm writing the modern iteration of a character who has existed for thousands of years.' In another interview for magazine, Child further analyses the mythology of his character:The stories that I love are basically about the knight-errant, the mysterious stranger. And the reason why people think that's an essentially American paradigm is the Westerns. The Westerns were absolutely rock solid with that stuff.
You know, the mysterious rider comes in off the range, sorts out the problem, and rides off into the sunset. It is just such a total paradigm, but not invented in America. That was imported from the medieval tales of Europe. The knight-errant: literally a knight, somehow banished and forced to wander the land doing good deeds. It's part of storytelling in every culture.
Japan has it with the ronin myth; every culture has this Robin Hood idea. So really, that character was forced out of Europe as Europe became more densely populated and more civilized. That character no longer had stories in Europe; it had to migrate to where the frontier was still open and dangerous, which was America, essentially.
So the character, I think, is actually universal and historic, most recently, normally represented in America. I think the Westerns saw it firmly adopted by America, so yeah, right now, we think of this as a completely American character, but really, it's more historic than that. But I'm very happy to have that reference made.Child also views Reacher as ' stating that he does not parlay in 'gender distinction.Reacher likes strong, realistic women, and he treats women with respect.he doesn't cut them any slack, but also he has no negative preconceptions. If you're a woman, he will be your friend; but if necessary, he will kill you.' Fictional biography.
Regimental Coat of Arms of the United States Military Police CorpsAfter being shunted around the world, growing up on U.S. Military bases where his father Stan was stationed, he gained an education in basic survival as well as an opportunity to enter the at West Point.
After four years at West Point (1979 to 1983) Reacher achieved the ranks of, and, including an intervening demotion from major to captain in 1990 during his tenure in the military police. His commanding officer, Leon Garber, promoted Reacher twice in 18 months, making him the youngest peacetime major anyone could remember. During his tenure, his achievements were recognised in the form of citations and awards including the, the, and a second and for wounds sustained in the bombing of the in in 1983.While his Silver Star and Purple Heart are cited on his profile, all of the other involve official secrets and are therefore. The short story Deep Down hints that he possibly was awarded the Legion of Merit as a result of exposing a female liaison officer who was leaking confidential information to the Soviet Union.Reacher served in the army's military police branch, resigning his commission and at the rank of major. His unit, the fictional 110th Special Investigations Unit, was formed to handle exceptionally tough cases.
He left the armed forces in 1997, partly due to a reduction in the forces and partly because he verbally offended a lieutenant colonel during an investigation in Mississippi, who then singled him out for discharge.Among his formal qualifications, Reacher is described as the only non-Marine to win the, a US Marine Corps 1000 Yard Invitational Rifle Competition; achieving a record score in 1988. Anecdotally his fitness reports rated him well above average in the classroom, excellent in the field, fluently bilingual in English and French, passable in Spanish, outstanding on all man-portable weaponry, and beyond outstanding at hand-to-hand combat.
Later years After leaving the Army, Reacher became a, his only baggage a folding toothbrush, although after the, with restrictions on in the light of he is obliged to carry an and in the form of a (generally expired) American.Emily Sargent, while conducting an interview with Lee Child, describes Reacher's post-military life as follows:You will never find Reacher going to the laundry or doing the ironing. When his clothes get dirty he simply goes to the local hardware store and buys a functional pair of chinos and a workman's shirt and stuffs the old ones in the bin.
No mortgage, no wife, no ties, he is a perfectly free agent, unlimited and unbound, incapable of ever settling down.Lee Child describes Reacher's obsession to wander about:He's an ex-military policeman, and he was demobilized in his middle thirties after having served all of his adult life in the U.S. Army and having grown up on Marine bases, because his father was a Marine. The idea was to have a character that was plausibly rootless. Most people who are wanderers do it for other reasons—they are mentally ill, or something like that. Reacher is completely competent, but he's just habituated to this fragmented life in the military, so he can't settle into civilian society. The idea of staying anywhere for more than a few days is to him.
Demeanor and personality Reacher himself expounds on a hypothesis about this vagrant life-style in. He states that he has a genetic disposition towards roaming about, citing the, the, and the as groups with a similar wanderlust.
While he accepts that behind their voyages, he maintains that 'some of them could not stop'. He feels that long ago when, there was a risk of as a result of which a developed over the course of such that 'every generation and every small band had at least one person who had to wander'.
This would lead to 'mixing up of ' and would be 'healthier all around'. Reacher concludes:I think ninety-nine of us grow up to love the campfire, and one grows up to hate it. Ninety-nine of us grow up to fear the howling wolf, and one grows up to envy it. And I'm that guy.Compelled to spread his worldwide.
Purely for the good of the species.Reacher's large physique means his character is sometimes mistaken by other people. For example, in, Reacher is wrongly suspected by the FBI of being involved in a kidnapping, which assesses him (solely on the basis of a few photos) as such: 'The big guy is different.
Different clothes, different stance, different physically. He could be foreign, at least partly, or maybe second generation.
Fair hair and blue eyes, but there's something in his face. Maybe he's European, perhaps a European mercenary or terrorist.' Reacher is aware of this perception.
In Reacher gets off a train in a remote town called Mother's Rest, simply because he likes the name of the town. When he sees a woman approaching him with a look of expectation, he immediately understands that the person she was waiting for must be very tall like him, as it is his standout feature when people first meet him.In, Reacher narrates how he first turned 'his fear into aggression'.
He was about four when he watched a television show on space adventures. One episode depicted a which then terrified the young Reacher. He was for days, thinking the monster was under his bed and would get him if he tried to sleep. According to Reacher, he then became angry: 'Not at myself for being afraid, because as far as I was concerned the thing was totally real and I should be afraid. I got mad at the thing for making me afraid. For threatening me'. Reacher then one night 'kind of exploded with fury'.
In his words, Reacher 'raced down the monster' and successfully changed his fear into fury. He also stated he has never been scared since.This fact is later referenced in Never Go Back, when an Army psychological study of fear in children is cited that shows Reacher to have abnormally fast reflexes and aggression levels at the age of six; Reacher believes that this abnormal level of aggression at that age is not due to genetics, as the Army report suggested, but because he got tired of being frightened, and trained himself 'to turn fear into aggression, automatically'.Reacher seldom shows remorse for the numerous felonies he perpetrates and has a primal sense of justice. In, after killing a thug, he defends his actions to his distraught accomplice, Casey Nice, by stating the man could have spent his life performing good deeds such as 'helping old ladies across the street', 'raising funds for Africa' or 'volunteering in the library'.
Instead the man extorted money and hurt people and when he 'finally he opened the wrong door, what came out at him was his problem, not mine'.This primitivity on part of Reacher is commented upon in Never Go Back, in which Reacher is described by Susan Turner as being like 'something feral.It's like you've been sanded down to nothing but yes and no, and you and them, and black and white, and live or die. You're like a predator. Cold and hard.' (p. 176–177) However, when she witnesses Reacher's outrage at the hurt inflicted upon an innocent waitress, she reconsiders and states that he is actually not feral as she had earlier presumed.
Furthermore, she notes that Reacher had until then attempted to solve only her problems, neglecting the problems of his own:And you've done nothing but chip away at my problem. You're ignoring your own, with the Big Dog. Which is just as serious. Therefore, you still care for others. Which means you can't really be feral. I imagine caring for others is the first thing to go.
And you still know right from wrong. Which all means you're OK.This underlying kindness perceived by Turner is visible in many of Reacher's actions: he stands up for the right of women in both, whose central plot involves him aiding a woman's escape from her abusive husband, and in, in which he breaks the nose of an abusive husband for beating up his wife. He is also shown to be sympathetic to those in need, as seen in where he bequeaths Edward Lane's fees paid to him for the medical treatment and living expenses of a man whom Lane had betrayed many years back.This point is further elucidated in Personal, when Reacher reminisces while standing at his mother's grave:She had said, 'You've got the strength of two normal boys. What are you going to do with it?'
I hadn't replied. Our silence was part of the ritual. She answered for me.
She said, 'You're going to do the right thing.' And I had tried, mostly, which had sometimes caused me trouble, and sometimes won me medals of my own. Theatrical poster of 2012 film Jack Reacher depicting Tom CruiseThe 2012 film, Jack Reacher was adapted from the 2005 novel One Shot and starred in the title role. The film was directed. Cruise reprised the role in the sequel, an adaptation of the 18th Jack Reacher book Never Go Back, which was directed by, and released 21 October 2016.Tom Cruise's casting was met with criticism from fans of the book series, primarily because the disparity in their heights, with Reacher portrayed as a blond, 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) tall, 250-pound man in the novels, while Cruise is a 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) tall brunette ) In 2012 Child commented on Cruise's casting by saying, 'Reacher’s size in the books is a metaphor for an unstoppable force, which Cruise portrays in his own way.' In 2018, Child expressed the opinion that the fans were right after the height of actor portraying the character.
(See In television section below.)On November 14, 2018, Child announced that he made a deal with and to produce a Jack Reacher series based on Child's novels, during which feature films would no longer be produced. He also stated that would not be returning to the role, and that another actor would be cast in the role, which he hoped would more properly represent the character than seen in the films.
And are said to be produce the potential series. Child said of the recasting: Child commented:'I really enjoyed working with Cruise. He's a really, really nice guy. We had a lot of fun. But ultimately the readers are right. The size of Reacher is really, really important and it's a big component of who he is.So what I've decided to do is – there won't be any more movies with Tom Cruise.
Instead we're going to take it to Netflix or something like that. Long-form streaming television, with a completely new actor. We're rebooting and starting over and we're going to try and find the perfect guy. In other authors' works.
Reacher is mentioned several times in the Stephen King novel, where he is described by the character Colonel Cox as 'the toughest goddam Army cop that ever served, in my humble opinion.' Lee Child's endorsement of Under the Dome appears on the cover of at least one edition of the book.
Reacher is referred to in the series of novels and short stories by, but is never explicitly seen. Capri has said in an interview that the series was inspired by her wondering 'What's Reacher doing between books?' . In the introduction to Good and Valuable Consideration, it is mentioned that while creating his 'Nick Heller' series character, borrowed many cues from Lee Child's Jack Reacher series. David Baldacci's character is a 'bloody ripoff of Jack Reacher' according to Lee Child.
Child avenged himself by having Jack Reacher break all the fingers of a villain named David Baldacci in 'Never Go Back'. has written about Jack Reacher in the novels The Jack Reacher Files: Fugitive and The Jack Reacher Experiment: Dead Ringer.See also. The headbutt is considered Reacher's 'signature move'.
The final days in the life of Reacher's grandfather, with to various earlier times in his life, appear in the story, taking place when Reacher was 13 years old. It is mentioned in the novel Personal that Josephine Reacher died in 1990 while according to Lee Child's official website, her husband died two years before her. Thus simple arithmetic dictates her husband is bound to have died in 1988. Chester's Mills' police officer Jackie Wettington is revealed to have previously served as a military policewoman in Germany, and she is recommended to Colonel Cox by Reacher.
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Should you read the? This is a question almost all fans of Lee Child's novels have asked themselves, including me. Child has said that reading his books in the order they were published is not important, but I have found that reading them chronologically allows one to establish a useful timeline that can be used to identify references to previous scenes and moments.For example, the novel The Enemy will mean more to you once you've already gotten to know Jack Reacher. Being familiar with the main character from the get-go creates an enhanced reading experience.Jack Reacher has become very popular since the first novel, Killing Floor, was published.
Since reading this book, I have been hooked on the series and wait eagerly each year for the author to release another book. There are many Jack Reacher books and, while each can pretty much stand alone, reading the series in order allows readers to follow a cohesive storyline, giving them a better understanding of the main character's quirks and complexities. Killing Floor (1997): Lee Child's first novel of the thriller series. This is also the novel that made him a famous author. Die Trying (1998): This second novel of the Jack Reacher series caused me to become deeply involved in the life of the tormented hero. Tripwire (1999). Running Blind (2000): In the United Kingdom, this addition to the series is called The Visitor.
Echo Burning (2001). Without Fail (2002). Persuader (2003). The Enemy (2004): Although published after Killing Floor, this story takes place before the events depicted the first novel. 1.) Killing FloorKilling Floor is the first Jack Reacher novel ever written. Truth be told, this was the first book I read.
Once I got through the first two books, I religiously read each new book in the series.In this very first book, Jack Reacher gets arrested for murder and one of the victims is none other than his estranged brother. If he is to regain his freedom, he must find out who really killed his brother.Reacher is a very complex antihero and one that is extremely likable despite trying his best not to be. 5.) Echo BurningIn Echo Burning, our hero returns for another installment of fun, thrill and suspense. We find him hitchhiking his way through Texas when a woman named Carmen comes along in her shiny, new Cadillac and picks him up.Of course, she comes with her own set of problems that only Reacher can fix. Her husband and the police are of no use to her, so, of course, Reacher saves the day.All of these books are rather predictable in style, but they're so much fun to read that the repetitive plot doesn't take away from their quality.
11.) Bad Luck and TroubleJack Reacher is alone again and couldn't be happier, but this solitude doesn't last long. One of his old team members has been thrown out of a helicopter, leaving Reacher no option but to get involved.He meets up with a few of his old teammates to investigate why their friend was killed and why others from their squad have disappeared.For some reason, this book didn't grab me as much as the others. However, it's still a great read. Jack seems a bit more mellow and soft compared to his character in previous novels.
13.) Gone TomorrowAfter the rather disappointing Nothing to Lose, in Gone Tomorrow we find Jack back and in full force. This book depicts the return of the old Jack as we know and love him. The story starts with a bang: Jack is in a subway in Manhattan when he witnesses an apparent suicide.But the suicide may not be quite what it seems, and Jack is drawn to find out what really happened.This is one of Lee Child's best books. Jack is back and all the ambience and action we are used to has returned with him. 17.) Deep DownThis is a shorter Jack Reacher story that takes place after the events in The Affair. Reacher's new assignment involves going undercover to find a spy who leaked information regarding a rifle the United States military is developing.This being a rather short story, you won't find the complex character development of other Jack Reacher novels. However, for its size, I found it quite fast paced and well-written, which are trademarks of Lee Child's writing.One bonus is that Deep Down is cheaper than the other novels because of its size, so it's worth getting if you want to read everything by this author.
The first one I read was 'Without Fail' and is, I think, my favourite. I think I then started reading them in published order and was so hooked that I was trying to read them in just one sitting!
'Echo Burning' I found hard-going, but my first real disappointment was 'One Shot' - the first time I've found myself one (and more) steps ahead of the protagonist. I started finding them very formulaic and haven't yet read '61 Hours' or anything after. I probably will do at some point, though.As for Tom Cruise playing Reacher - I really can't see it working. He's too old to do it now, but someone with a similar physical stature to Arnold Schwarzenneger is what I was expecting. So I was expecting a complete unknown to be cast as Reacher (like Sean Connery was unknown when cast as James Bond).Have also heard that the film is now going to be called 'Jack Reacher' because they think it will become a series of films. It gives me the opposite impression: a one-off and expected to flop.However, I still think Lee Childs and Jack Reacher are my favourite author and character currently being written.
Coming second is Andy McNabb and Nick Stone - and again I'm not up-to-date with them. And the first one I read (and favourite) was also Secret Service-related: 'Crisis Four'. These are great books and easy to read, i've read pretty much all of them and as you come to expect from Child, it is fast paced, tense and fun to the end with a real protagonist that you will never tire of, probably why they sell so well despite being the same thing in different settings.
But hey I'm not complaining i love these books! And as for reading them in order, its not necessary but it does give a nice sense of perspective to the reader which i enjoy more than just 16 stand alone thrillers. For more information on managing or withdrawing consents and how we handle data, visit our Privacy Policy at: Show Details NecessaryHubPages Device IDThis is used to identify particular browsers or devices when the access the service, and is used for security reasons.LoginThis is necessary to sign in to the HubPages Service.Google RecaptchaThis is used to prevent bots and spam. AkismetThis is used to detect comment spam. HubPages Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide data on traffic to our website, all personally identifyable data is anonymized. HubPages Traffic PixelThis is used to collect data on traffic to articles and other pages on our site.
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Chronological Order of Lee Child Books:1: Second Son (Short Story)2: High Heat (Short Story)3: The Enemy4: Night School5: The AffairThen read it in publication order. Lee Child Biography:#1 New York Times Bestselling Author, Lee Child is best known for his main character, Jack Reacher. In fact, Lee Child has written 17 “Jack Reacher” books. These are best described as thrillers and in 2012, Tom Cruise starred as the main character in a movie titled, simply, “Reacher.” 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.
With all of these accolades one would think Lee Child was born to be an author. But as usually is the case, his success story has many twists and turns that lead him on the path to writing his best selling novels and to ultimately create this alluring character.Born Jim Grant on October 29, 1954 in Coventry England, Child and his family moved to Birmingham when he was four years old.
At the age of 20, in 1974, Child entered Law School in Sheffield, England. It is said that he never intended to actually practice law. Upon graduation, he decided instead to get a job in commercial television and joined Granada TV in Manchester. Child would end up working there for 18 years before being fired as a result of “corporate restructuring.” During that time he wrote countless commercials, news stories and trailers.
It was 1995 and Child was 40 years old. After purchasing six dollars worth of paper and pencils, he decided to try his hand at writing. Lee Child then wrote his first Reacher novel, “Killing Floor.” Reacher novels are not the only works that Lee Child has published. He has also written the short stories, “Second Son” and “Deep Down.” These are now available as eBooks.Child moved to New York in the summer of 1998. This is where he met his wife, Jane.
It is to her that his 2012 book, “A Wanted Man” is dedicated. Together they have a grown daughter, an apartment in Manhattan and a home in the south of France.
Child also counts his numerous plane rides between his two domiciles as his “third home.” His brother, Andrew Grant is also a thriller novelist.In his spare time, Child likes to read, listen to music and watch the New York Yankees. He was elected President of the Mystery Writers of America in 2009. He is also available for speaking engagements and has his own website, www.leechild.com.Never before has one character – especially from a book – become such an enigma. As one reads these novels, an immediate image of who Jack Reacher is and what he looks like can be visualized. Jack Reacher has his own biography and statistics. He was born on October 29th with no middle name. This is referenced a few times throughout the books.
Reacher frequently tells people his name on his birth certificate is “Jack None Reacher.” He is a large man – extremely large and ominous – weighing between 220 and 250 pounds and standing 6 and a half feet tall. His chest is 50 inches across and he wears a size 3XL coat and the inseam on his pants measures 95 centimeters.
Born on an Army base in Berlin, Jack Reacher and his brother Joe moved around a lot as kids. Now both his mother and his father and his brother are all deceased.
Reacher left home at the age of eighteen and then graduated from West Point. He served 13 years in the Army bouncing from Major down to Captain and finally back up to Major before leaving the service in 1997. Reacher has no drivers license, receives no Federal Benefits and will not file taxes. It is often wondered what he does for money. He is a decorated military serviceman. Reacher buried his Silver Star with his Mother and has also received the Defense Superior Service Medal, Bronze Star and Purple Heart, to name a few. To say he has special “skills” is probably an understatement.In many of the novels, Reacher is in the wrong place at the wrong time but ends up using his skills to solve even the most perilous situations.
In “Killing Floor”, for example, the first of the Reacher novels, Reacher is arrested for murder shortly after arriving in Margrave, Georgia. The victim happens to be his own brother who he has not seen in seven years. It does not help that the main eyewitness happens to be the police chief who claims to have seen Reacher at the scene. Reacher knows he was boarding a bus in Tampa at the time. With the help of a Harvard-graduate chief detective and a female officer, Reacher traces his brother’s steps to solve the mystery. Of course this all happens in a span of only three days. This superb adventure easily captivates the reader and creates a relationship with Reacher that is hard to forget.In the second Reacher novel, “Die Trying,” a Chicago dentist is attacked and thrown into the trunk of his own car.
Coincidentally, Reacher and a woman he does not even know are taken hostage in the light of day. Ever the gentleman, Reacher was only “with” this woman because she was limping and struggling on her crutches and of course he stopped to help her. Turns out she is an FBI agent. They are taken hostage for ransom. Together, Reacher and this woman must work together and act as a team to get out of their predicament.
As only Reacher can do, he relates to this woman and uses his charm and wit, not to mention his incredible intelligence and skills, to not only get them out safely, but also take down the criminals.The good thing about Lee Child’s Jack Reacher novels is that they can be read in any order. Lee Child provides enough background in each book to bring the reader current without sounding repetitive and redundant.With all of these thrilling, often crazy and sometimes unimaginable situations that Jack Reacher finds himself in just during the course of his every day life, it is easy to see how a reader can get sucked in, and really not mind. It is what makes each and every novel special.
It is what makes Lee Child a truly gifted master at story-telling. » » Lee Child.
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( March 2016) is a fictional of a series of novels, novellas and short stories by British author Jim Grant under the pen name. A former major in the, Reacher roams the United States taking odd jobs and investigating suspicious and frequently dangerous situations. The Reacher novels are written either in the. The schedule for the Reacher series is one-per-year, except for 2010 when two were published.
Most of the novels are set in the United States, in locales ranging from major metropolitan areas like New York City and Los Angeles to small towns in the Midwestern and Southern United States. To date, Reacher's travels outside the US have taken him to rural England ( ), London ( ), Hamburg ( ) and Paris, France, where Reacher and his brother visit their mother's grave.
Contents.Novel series Series no.TitleISBNDate of publication1st/3rd personSummary1March 19971stJack Reacher gets off a Greyhound bus in the fictional town of Margrave, Georgia, because he remembers his brother mentioning that a blues musician named Blind Blake died there. Much to his surprise, shortly after his arrival, he is arrested in a local diner for murder. He must try to prove his innocence.- Though the first published novel, it is the fourth one in terms of the in-story chronology.2July 19983rdJust as Reacher helps Holly Johnson, an attractive young woman struggling with her crutches on a street, they are both kidnapped at gunpoint. Reacher and the woman are thrown into a dark van and taken 2,000 miles across America, completely unaware why they were kidnapped and where they are going. Finding themselves trapped in a seemingly remote place, they must work together to find the answers.3July 19993rdReacher is in, digging pools by hand and moonlighting as a for a topless bar. He discovers the body of a New York investigator hired by 'Mrs. Jacob' to find him.
He finds out that she is attorney Jodie Garber, daughter of General Leon Garber, Reacher's recently-deceased mentor and surrogate father in the Army. She wants his help investigating her father's last project, a search on behalf of the elderly parents of their military MIA son. Having inherited a house and gained a steady girlfriend, Reacher contemplates a sedentary life as he and Jodie find themselves hunted by a psychopath businessman and military criminal crippled in the Vietnam War, who has a shadowy business and other secrets to protect.4(UK)(US)April 20003rdTwo women are found dead in their own homes—in baths filled with Army-issue camouflage paint, their bodies completely unmarked. Jack Reacher knew them, and he knows that they both left the Army under dubious circumstances, both victims of. Reacher is under suspicion and arrested; as a former US military policeman, a loner and a drifter, he matches the psychological prepared by FBI Special Agent Julia Lamarr. When another woman is killed the same way while Reacher is under surveillance, he is released but pressured into helping the murder investigation. He has to find out what they have in common and why someone would kill more.5April 20013rdReacher hitches a ride in Texas.
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Carmen, the driver, is a mother of a young girl and is trapped in an abusive marriage.She requests Reacher's help. After some deliberation Reacher consents.
However, at her remote ranch in Echo County Reacher encounters lies, prejudice and hatred climaxing in Carmen being arrested for the murder of her husband. With Carmen's true motives cast into doubt, Reacher finds himself investigating the truth.6April 20023rdReacher arrives in, and is intercepted by Mary Ellen (M. E.) Froelich, a beautiful agent. She has a special request: that Reacher tell her the various ways, were he an actual assassin, in which he could kill the Vice-President; being made aware of any such methods would help her considerably in tightening her security detail in order to protect the Vice-President's life. He accepts the challenge, enlisting old colleague Frances Neagley to help carry out the mission. Suspicious and threatening letters have been sent to the Vice-President and intercepted by his protective team.
Together, they attempt to find those responsible.7April 20031stWalking along the street, Reacher sees Quinn, a man who should be dead: dead as he was responsible for the murder of two of Reacher's colleagues ten years back. Now a chance encounter outside Boston's shows Reacher that Francis Xavier Quinn got away with murder. Reacher teams up with the to penetrate a smuggling ring in order to get back at Quinn.8April 20041stIn-story, this novel is set first chronologically.
On New Year's Day, 1990, in a motel, a two-star general is found dead, suspected to have suffered a heart attack while engaging in coitus with a prostitute. Within minutes, Reacher is ordered to contain the situation to prevent embarrassment to the US Army. But matters escalate when Reacher discovers the general's briefcase is missing and is tasked with recovering an important agenda present in it.9April 20053rdIn an innocent heartland city, five murders with six shots are done by an expert sniper. The police quickly identify and arrest a suspect, and build a slam-dunk case with iron-clad evidence. But the accused man claims he's innocent and says 'Get Jack Reacher.' Reacher himself sees the news report and turns up in the city.
The defense is immensely relieved; but Reacher has come to bury the guy. Shocked by the request of the accused, Reacher sets out to confirm for himself the absolute certainty of the man's guilt, but comes up with more than he bargained for.This novel was adapted for the screen in 2012 as, with in the title role.10May 20063rdAfter witnessing an exchange of $1,000,000. Jack Reacher is hired by the underhanded director of a to rescue his wife and stepchild, who appear to have been kidnapped. Reacher, enlisting the help of an ex-FBI, uncovers clues that might lead to a rescue, learning about the director's mysterious past in the process. The investigation leads him to the truth, and ultimately engage in a gun battle on a farm in, England. The novel is set primarily in New York City.11April 20073rdWhen someone makes a small anonymous deposit into Reacher's bank account, it triggers his fixation for math and his investigative instincts.
Reacher deduces that the deposit is a signal only the eight former members of his elite team of army investigators would use. Obsessed with math like Reacher, Frances Neagley locates him because of the brutal death of one of their own. They race to reunite with the survivors of their old team and raise the living, bury the dead, and connect the dots in a mystery that grows more complex with more murders. With the lives of those Reacher considers family at stake, his usual emotionless demeanor breaks and he says of the killers, 'They are dead men walking.' The team falls into their old roles and routines with ease, their motto still their sacred rule: You do not mess with the Special Investigators.12March 20083rdTraveling from the town of Hope, Colorado to the neighboring town of Despair, Reacher finds that he is an unwelcome visitor, which fuels his curiosity.
Reacher decides to investigate the mystery behind the town's unwelcoming disposition towards visitors, unraveling in the process the secrets of Thurman, a powerful businessman who has employed the majority of the population of Despair to work in his factory.13April 20091stDuring a late night subway ride, Reacher becomes troubled by one of his fellow passengers. Checking against his mental list for suicide bombers, he comes to the conclusion that the fifth is one. He is puzzled with her choice of timing and place, as it is not crowded; on the contrary the subway was exceedingly empty. He reasons with her, but she shoots herself; thereby proving Reacher wrong when he concluded she was a bomber. His determination to discover why she killed herself forms the plot of the story.14March 20103rdIn, a tourist bus crashes during a savage snow storm with Jack Reacher in it. Reacher gets caught up in a hunt for a murderer and the protection of a key witness.15September 20103rdReacher arrives late one night in a rural town. In the town's fading motel bar he overhears a drunk doctor's refusal to attend a victim of.
Reacher intervenes, getting the doctor to attend to the victim while breaking the nose of the husband responsible for the abuse. It turns out that the husband is the scion of the powerful and rich Duncan clan, which maintains authority in that part of Nebraska. Reacher's intervention causes him to end up embroiled in a ring and an unsolved disappearance from twenty-five years prior.1627 September 20111stMarch 1997. Six months before the events of Killing Floor. Jack Reacher is still in the army, and there is big trouble in a small town in, where a soldier's girlfriend is found with her throat cut from ear to ear.
Reacher must determine whether the killer is local, or from nearby Fort Kelham, a large base used by elite. Reacher's orders are to go undercover, keep his distance, and monitor the investigation. The army's official investigation and Reacher's undercover search point to different suspects, which puts pressure on Reacher, who must decide whether to speak out.This is the third novel chronologically.1711 September 20123rdIn order to get to, Reacher hitches a ride from a group of three—two men and a woman. An hour behind them, the FBI descends on an old pumping station where a man was stabbed to death—the knife work professional, the killers nowhere to be seen. At the same time Reacher discovers the woman appears to be kidnapped and that the two men are the kidnappers. Reacher now finds himself tied to a volatile situation and it is up to him to try and defuse it.183 September 20133rdCulminating the story arc extending from 61 Hours, Reacher makes it to his destination in northeastern Virginia: the headquarters of his old unit, the 110th MP. On arriving though, Reacher finds out that the new commanding officer, Major Susan Turner, has been arrested.
Soon he too finds himself taken into custody, pending the trail of two crimes he allegedly committed while he was in the army. Reacher and Turner set out on a journey; Turner in hopes of clearing her name and Reacher to prove the charges fraudulent or if true then atone for them.This novel was adapted for the screen in 2016 as, with Tom Cruise reprising the title role.1928 August 20141stReacher is tasked with finding out the person responsible for taking a long distance shot at the, one of the suspects being a man Reacher tracked down once and put in jail sixteen years back for murder.208 September 20153rdReacher makes a stop in an town called Mother's Rest. There a woman, Michelle Chang, enlists his help to find a missing colleague.018 November 20163rdEarly 1996 finds Reacher, still in the army and fresh off a successful mission, placed into a top-secret multi-agency task force.
A CIA informant in a Jihadist sleeper cell in, Germany, has relayed the message 'The American wants a hundred million dollars'. With little else to go on, Reacher and his new associates are tasked with finding the buyer and the seller and determining what is being sold. Along with his longtime righthand-woman Sergeant Frances Neagley, Reacher heads to recently reunified Germany to get to the heart of the matter, and he quickly finds himself skirting elements as he pursues the Middle-Eastern terrorists and the American traitor.This is the second novel chronologically.227 November 20173rdThis story follows the novella 'Too Much Time' that is included in the collection of short stories in No Middle Name Released in May 2017. Jack Reacher sees a West Point Graduation ring in a pawn shop and buys it, determined to restore it to its original owner. He supposes the owner had some financial problems that caused the pawn sale, because nobody who earned it at West Point would willingly part with it unless they faced necessity.235 November 20183rdJack Reacher takes a detour to, to visit his father's hometown. During his visit he learns about his father's past and helps a couple who stumble into a motel that turns out to be dangerous.Short stories and novellas Reacher has also appeared in several short stories by Child. ',' ' and 'Not a Drill' were all released originally for the although 'Second Son' was later included in the American & Canadian paperback and Kindle editions of The Affair, and 'Deep Down' with the American & Canadian paperback and Kindle editions of A Wanted Man.
'High Heat' with the American paperback and Kindle editions of Never Go Back, 'Everyone Talks' with the UK edition of Never Go Back, and 'Not a Drill' with the American paperback of Personal.' Second Son' 'Second Son' is a snapshot of the life of Reacher and his family circa 1974, while they are stationed on a in. Upon arriving they immediately get into deep trouble that is compounded by some bad news.
The action is interspersed with contemplative moments, such as when 13-year-old Jack's grandfather, a prosthetic-limb maker and veteran in Paris, recounts that ' a great war leaves a country with three armies: an army of cripples, an army of mourners, and an army of thieves.' 'Deep Down' In 1986, summoned by to Washington, DC, Reacher is sent. The assignment that awaits him: the army is meeting with its paymasters for classified talks on a new, state-of-the-art sniper rifle for US forces. But vital details about the weapon are leaking from someone at the top of the federal government and probably into the hands of unidentified foreign. The prospect of any and every terrorist, mercenary, or dictator's militia getting their hands on the latest superior firepower is unthinkable. Reacher is tasked with infiltrating the top-secret proceedings and revealing the traitor.
He targets a quartet of high-powered Army political liaison officers—all of them fast-track women on their way to the top. According to his bosses, it's a zero-danger mission, but Reacher knows that things are rarely what they seem.' Guy Walks into a Bar' The story is set in the moments before the beginning of the novel Gone Tomorrow. Reacher, while at a music club, observes what he believes to be the beginning of a kidnapping as part of a dispute. This story was published in on 6 June 2009.' James Penney's New Identity' The story features Reacher, still in the Army as a captain, helping James Penney, a veteran who has recently been made redundant at work and had his car stolen. When Penney unknowingly becomes a fugitive (after he accidentally burns down two neighbours' houses in the course of deliberately burning down his own in an act of frustration after being fired), Reacher helps Penney obtain a new identity so he can start a new life.
The story has appeared in Fresh Blood 3 (1999), an anthology of mystery short stories edited by Mike Ripley and, and in Thriller (2006), a short story anthology of thrillers written by International Thrillers, Inc. Members and edited. 'High Heat' This novella, published in 2013, opens on 13 July 1977 with an almost seventeen year old Reacher stopping by in New York in the middle of a to visit his brother at West Point when he encounters a woman (Jill Hemingway) being assaulted by a man. He drives off the man after a small scuffle, only to learn that the man is Croselli, one of the mob bosses of New York City.
Croselli had slapped Hemingway for wearing a wire tape, and from this he deduced that Hemingway was an FBI agent. Hemingway warns him to leave the city before midnight or else Croselli would have his men kill him. They then part ways.Reacher then meets a brunette, Chrissie at a coffee shop and they agree to go together using Chrissie's car. Inside the club they find Hemingway along with one of Croselli's henchmen, who promptly calls his boss on seeing Reacher. Meanwhile, Reacher gets to know that Jill Hemingway had been suspended from the FBI, pending review as part of the deal cut by Croselli with the FBI and that she was planning to bring him down. Reacher takes care of the henchman, just before a strikes, before making his escape with Chrissie.Chrissie and Reacher then make out in her car, when they encounter the, a serial killer who killed couples making out in cars. Son of Sam couldn't see Chrissie and leaves, but not before Reacher gets a good look at his posture and mannerisms.Reacher and Chrissie then meet Hemingway outside Croselli's hideout.
Hemingway informs Reacher that due to the outage, Croselli's men were out protecting various businesses that paid him money, from looters and plunderers, leaving Croselli alone in his warren. Chrissie and Reacher part ways and then Reacher breaks into the hideout to take care of Croselli but not before he gets him to profess his various crimes on tape.
Reacher leaves Croselli tied to a chair with the tape at his feet and Hemingway calls in the FBI.Hemingway also makes a call to the New York Police Department about the Son of Sam based on the description given to her by Reacher. They then go to a motel where Jill dies of a. Reacher leaves the motel after informing the police of her death.The story ends with the Son of Sam being apprehended 28 days after the outage, based on Reacher's description.This story was initially released exclusively in the eBook format.
'Everyone Talks' A short story published as part of the UK hardback edition of Never Go Back, the story is told from the perspective of a female detective investigating an alleged shooting. Reacher, while in the hospital, relates the events prior to the story beginning. This was also included in the June–July 2012 magazine.
This story was also included as a small book with the Blu-ray release of the movie, released February 2017 in the US. The book is 5.5x6.75 inches, 10 pages long, with a few illustrations, some color, some black and white.' Not a Drill' Hitchhiking in Maine near the Canada–US border, Reacher is picked up by a trio of Canadians who claim to be outdoor enthusiasts. At the end of the road trip, Reacher parts ways with his companions and finds himself near a hiking trail sealed off by the US Army under mysterious circumstances.
Reacher subsequently investigates the closure of the trail when one of the Canadians returns to seek his help.' Good and Valuable Consideration' This short story, co written by Lee Child and, opens with Jack Reacher encountering two men, Nick Heller, a private spy and Jerry DeLong, a.
Reacher and Heller soon find out that the chief enforcer for the in Boston, Alex Dushku (also known as 'Allie Boy'), will soon arrive to meet DeLong whom he is coercing into giving one of his enterprises a in a purported audit to be conducted by DeLong. Outside the bar, Reacher and Heller beat Dushku unconscious and steal his bribe money, which they then split between themselves before parting ways. DeLong, not having received the bribe money, is no longer under contractual obligation to carry out the subterfuge.' Small Wars' This story is set in 1989, when Jack Reacher is serving as an officer in the military police. A young lieutenant colonel in a stylish handmade uniform roars through the damp woods of Georgia in her new silver Porsche, until she meets a very tall soldier with a broken-down car.'
The Picture of the Lonely Diner' This story takes place in Manhattan's Flatiron District. Jack Reacher has an unusual encounter in a diner reminiscent of the painting '. It was part of the Mystery Writers' Guild anthology Manhattan Mayhem edited by Mary Higgins Clark.' No Middle Name' - The Complete Collected Short Stories This anthology includes a novella, 'Too Much Time', and the short stories'Deep Down', 'Everyone Talks', 'Guy Walks into a Bar', 'High Heat', 'James Penney’s New Identity' (the original version which is longer), 'Maybe They Have a Tradition', 'No Room at the Motel', 'Not a Drill', 'Second Son', 'Small Wars', and 'The Picture of the Lonely Diner'.' Faking a Murderer' Temperance Brennan is being investigated for the murder of a reporter.
A reporter who was re-opening an old suicide case that Reacher investigated. Included in MatchUp, a collection of co-authored short stories by male and female thriller authors (Lee Child and Kathy Reichs).“Too Much Time” Reacher visits a hollowed-out town in Maine, where he witnesses a random bag-snatching but sees much more than a simple crime.' The Christmas Scorpion' On Christmas Eve, Jack Reacher stumbles into a no-name bar in the California desert. The last thing he expects is a blizzard—or a visit from the world’s deadliest assassin.' The Fourth Man' Jack Reacher, ex-military drifter of no fixed abode, is stalked and tracked down by an FBI agent.
She tells him that in a house raid in Sydney, Australian law enforcement found a list. There were four people on it, including him.
The other three are dead. Hours later, Reacher is in the air, on his way to Sydney. What was the evil buried 25 years ago that has now resurfaced? Will Reacher be able to find the killers before they find him?Other authors' works. Reacher is mentioned several times in the Stephen King novel, where he is described by the character Colonel Cox as 'the toughest goddam Army cop that ever served, in my humble opinion.'
Lee Child's endorsement of Under the Dome appears on the cover of at least one edition of the book. Reacher is referred to in the series of novels and short stories by, but is never explicitly seen. Capri has said in an interview that the series was inspired by her wondering 'What's Reacher doing between books?' . In the introduction to the short story 'Good and Valuable Consideration,' it is mentioned that while creating his 'Nick Heller' series character, borrowed many cues from the Jack Reacher series.
The story is anthologized in the collection FaceOff, which pairs signature protagonists from two authors in co-written stories.In-story chronology. 'Second Son' (short story, 2011).
'High Heat' (novella, 2013). 'Deep Down' (short story, 2012). 'Small Wars' (short story, 2015). The Enemy (2004). 'James Penney's New Identity' (1999 edited 2006). Night School (2016). The Affair (2011).
Killing Floor (1997). Die Trying (1998). Tripwire (1999). The Visitor - aka Running Blind (2000). Echo Burning (2001). Without Fail (2002).
Persuader (2003). One Shot (2005). The Hard Way (2006). Bad Luck and Trouble (2007).
Jack Reacher Books In Order Written
Nothing to Lose (2008). 'Guy Walks into a Bar.' (2009). Gone Tomorrow (2009). 61 Hours (2010). Worth Dying For (2010). 'Knowing you're Alive' (with Dr.
Morgan Snow) (2011). A Wanted Man (2012). 'Everyone Talks' (2013). Never Go Back (2013). 'Not a Drill' (2014).
Personal (2014). 'Good and Valuable Consideration' (with ) (2014). 'No Room at the Motel' (2014).
'The Picture of the Lonely Diner' (2015). Make Me (2015). 'Maybe they Have a Tradition' (2016). 'Faking a Murderer' (with ) (2017).
'Too Much Time' (2017). The Midnight Line (2017). 'The Christmas Scorpion' (2017). Past Tense (2018).
'The Fourth Man' (March 2019). Blue Moon (October 2019)Reception The series has sold over 60 million copies. In other media All of the Jack Reacher novels have been released in audio version in MP3 format.
The most consistent narrator for these is Dick Hill. hired Academy Award nominated screenwriter to adapt One Shot, under the title., Oscar-winning screenwriter for was then brought in to re-write Olson's draft. It was announced in July 2011 that - a 5'7' (1,70 m) tall actor - would play Reacher, who is 6'5' (1,96 m) tall in the books.
Was quoted as saying, 'Reacher's size in the books is a metaphor for an unstoppable force, which Cruise portrays in his own way.' It was announced in September 2014 that Tom Cruise would reprise the role in the sequel, which would adapt the 18th novel Never Go Back. Did not direct, due to other commitments with another Cruise film, and was replaced with. The film was released 21 October 2016.On 14 November 2018, Child announced that he made a deal with and to produce a Jack Reacher series based on Child's novels, during which feature films would no longer be produced. He also stated that would not be returning to the role, and that another actor would be cast in the role, which he hoped would more properly represent the character than seen so far in the films.
And are said to be produce the potential series. Child said of the recasting: Child commented:'I really enjoyed working with Cruise.
He's a really, really nice guy. We had a lot of fun.
But ultimately the readers are right. The size of Reacher is really, really important and it's a big component of who he is.So what I've decided to do is – there won't be any more movies with Tom Cruise. Instead we're going to take it to Netflix or something like that. Long-form streaming television, with a completely new actor.
We're rebooting and starting over and we're going to try and find the perfect guy. References. Curtis, Bryan (2012).
(20 December). Retrieved 5 September 2015. ^. Book Series in Order. Retrieved 3 January 2017. Archived from on 18 November 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
Jack Reacher Books In Order Of Events
CS1 maint: Archived copy as title. 28 September 2013 at the. Child, Lee (1999). 'James Penney's New Identity,' In, 163, (M. Ripley &, Eds.), London, GBR: Do-Not Press,. Accessed 5 September 2015. ^. Skyrim staff on back.
Retrieved 3 October 2015. Child, Lee (2013). Delacorte Press. P. 1. Child, Lee (2013).
Delacorte Press. P. 125. King, Stephen (2009). New York, New York: Pocket Books. Retrieved 31 December 2016. Was given a citation for helping to break up an illegal drug ring operating out of the Sixty-seventh Combat Support Hospital in, and was personally recommended by a man named Jack Reacher, the toughest goddam that ever served, in my humble opinion.
Sharonkowensimplycreating.wordpress.com. Finder, Joseph; Child, Lee (September 2014). Good And Valuable Consideration.
New York, New York: Simon and Schuster. When Joseph Finder decided to try a series character, he took many cues from Lee Child’s Jack Reacher. Baldacci, David, ed. New York, New York: Simon and Schuster. Retrieved 31 December 2016. This work is a crossover between the Jack Reacher and Nick Heller series, the latter with. This work is a crossover between the Jack Reacher and Temperance Brennan series, the latter with.
on the Jack Reacher books: '2012 marks a landmark year for Lee Child, whose Jack Reacher thrillers have now sold in excess of 60 million copies worldwide.' (7 September 2012). McWeeny, Drew (20 October 2010). Retrieved 31 January 2011. Fleming, Mike (15 July 2011). Retrieved 17 July 2011. Schaefer, Sandy (September 2014).
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