Figuring out the best order to read the Jack Reacher books can be tough. There are 48 stories featuring Reacher, counting novels, novellas, and short stories, and their release order differs from their chronological order. Either has its merits, and you can find a list of both below.
What order should I read the Jack Reacher books in?
There are a ton of Jack Reacher novels and short stories, and you can read them either in order of publication or chronological order. Neither is really superior to the other and once you get past the prequels, the order is the same anyway. You can find both listed below:
Jack Reacher Books Release Order:
Killing Floor (1997)
Die Trying (1998)
Tripwire (1999)
James Penney’s New Identity (Short Story) (1999)
Running Blind (US)/The Visitor (UK) (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)
Guy Walks into a Bar… (Short Story) (2009)
61 Hours (2010)
Worth Dying For (2010)
The Affair (2011)
Knowing You’re Alive (with Dr. Morgan Snow) (2011)
Second Son (Short Story) (2011)
A Wanted Man (2012)
Deep Down (Short Story) (2012)
Everyone Talks (Short Story) (2012)
Never Go Back (2013)
High Heat (Novella) (2013)
Personal (2014)
Not a Drill (Short Story) (2014)
Good and Valuable Consideration: Jack Reacher vs. Nick Heller (Short Story) (2014)
No Room at the Motel (Short Story) (2014)
Make Me (2015)
Small Wars (Short Story) (2015)
The Picture of the Lonely Diner (Short Story) (2015)
Night School (2016)
Maybe They Have a Tradition (Short Story) (2016)
The Midnight Line (2017)
Faking a Murderer (with Temperance Brennan) (2017)
Too Much Time (Short Story) (2017)
Past Tense (2018)
The Christmas Scorpion (Short Story) (2018)
Blue Moon (2019)
The Fourth Man (Short Story) (2019)
Cleaning the Gold (Short Story) (2019)
Smile (Short Story) (2019)
The Sentinel (2020)
Better off Dead (2021)
No Plan B (2022)
The Secret (2023)
In Too Deep (2024) (Upcoming)
Jack Reacher Books Chronological Order
Second Son (Short Story)
High Heat (Novella)
Deep Down (Short Story)
Small Wars (Short Story)
The Enemy
James Penney’s New Identity
The Secret
Night School
The Affair
Killing Floor
Die Trying
Tripwire
Running Blind (US)/The Visitor (UK)
Echo Burning
Without Fail
Persuader
One Shot
The Hard Way
Bad Luck and Trouble
Nothing to Lose
Guy Walks into a Bar… (Short Story)
Gone Tomorrow
61 Hours
Worth Dying For
Knowing You’re Alive (with Dr. Morgan Snow)
A Wanted Man
Everyone Talks (Short Story)
Never Go Back
Not a Drill (Short Story)
Personal
Good and Valuable Consideration (with Nick Heller)
No Room at the Motel (Short Story)
The Picture of the Lonely Diner (Short Story)
Make Me
The Midnight Line
Maybe they Have a Tradition (Short Story)
Faking a Murderer (with Temperance Brennan)
Too Much Time (Short Story)
The Christmas Scorpion (Short Story)
Past Tense
The Fourth Man (Short Story)
Cleaning the Gold (with Will Trent)
Smile (Short Story)
Blue Moon
The Sentinel
Better Off Dead
No Plan B
In Too Deep (Upcoming)
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