Lee Child

Lee Child

This is a complete list of Lee Child books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series or category.

Recent/Upcoming Lee Child Books

October 24th, 2023: The Secret

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List of Jack Reacher Books in Publication Order

#Title Published Book Link
1
Killing Floor
1997
2
Die Trying
1998
3
Tripwire
1999
4
Running Blind / The Visitor
2000
5
Echo Burning
2001
6
Without Fail
2002
7
Persuader
2003
8
The Enemy
2004
9
One Shot
2005
10
The Hard Way
2006
11
Bad Luck and Trouble
2007
12
Nothing to Lose
2008
13
Gone Tomorrow
2009
14
61 Hours
2010
15
Worth Dying For
2010
16
The Affair
2011
17
A Wanted Man
2012
18
Never Go Back
2013
19
Personal
2014
20
Make Me
2015
21
Night School
2016
22
The Midnight Line
2017
23
Past Tense
2018
24
Blue Moon
2019
25
The Sentinel (With: Andrew Child)
2020
26
Better Off Dead (With: Andrew Child)
2021
27
No Plan B (With: Andrew Child)
2022
28
The Secret (With: Andrew Child)
2023

Chronological Order of Jack Reacher Books

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. The Affair would be the next book to read, as it covers the end of Reachers Military career, and leads into Killing Floor. The short stories have Second Son(Reacher is 13) and High Heat(Reacher is 16).After that, all books would go by the order that they were published. Persuader also had flashbacks to during Reacher’s military career.

List of Jack Reacher Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

#Title Published Book Link
1
Second Son
2011
2
Deep Down
2012
3
High Heat
2013
4
Not a Drill
2014
5
Good and Valuable Consideration: Jack Reacher vs. Nick Heller (With: Joseph Finder)
2014
6
Small Wars
2015
7
Too Much Time
2017
8
The Christmas Scorpion
2018
9
The Fourth Man
2019
10
Cleaning the Gold (With: Karin Slaughter)
2019

The Fourth Man is not available for purchase.

List of Jack Reacher Collections in Publication Order

List of Jack Reacher Miscellaneous Books in Publication Order

List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

List of Akashic Drug Chronicles Books in Publication Order

#Title Published Book Link
1
The Cocaine Chronicles (With: Laura Lippman, Ken Bruen, Jervey Tervalon, Bill Moody)
2005
2
The Marijuana Chronicles ( By: Jonathan Santlofer)
2013
3
The Nicotine Chronicles (With: Joyce Carol Oates, Hannah Tinti, Christopher Sorrentino, Cara Black, Lauren Sanders, Bernice L. McFadden, Jonathan Ames)
The Nicotine Chronicles (With: Joyce Carol Oates, Hannah Tinti, Christopher Sorrentino, Cara Black, Lauren Sanders, Bernice L. McFadden, Jonathan Ames)
2020
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List of Harold Middleton Books in Publication Order

List of Mysterious Profiles Books in Publication Order

#Title Published Book Link
1
Elvis Cole and Joe Pike (By: Robert Crais)
2022
2
Jack Taylor (By: Ken Bruen)
2022
3
Jack Reacher
2022
4
Charlie Parker (By: John Connolly)
2022
5
Hieronymus Bosch (By: Michael Connelly)
2022
6
Lincoln Rhyme (By: Jeffery Deaver)
2022
7
Alex Delaware (By: Jonathan Kellerman)
2022
8
Tess Monaghan (By: Laura Lippman)
2022
9
Charlie Resnick (By: John Harvey)
2022
10
Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus (By: Faye Kellerman)
2022
11
Inspector Morse (By: Colin Dexter)
2022
12
Dismas Hardy (By: John Lescroart)
2022
13
Bob Lee Swagger (By: Stephen Hunter)
2022
14
Aloysius X. L. Pendergast (By: Douglas Preston)
2022
15
Lou Boldt (By: Ridley Pearson)
2022
16
Spenser (By: Robert B. Parker)
2022
17
Charlotte and Thomas Pitt (By: Anne Perry)
2022
18
John Rebus (By: Ian Rankin)
2022
19
Mallory (By: Carol O'Connell)
2022
20
Jane Whitefield (By: Thomas Perry)
2022
21
Ian Rutledge: A Mysterious Profile ( By: Charles Todd)
2022
22
Amos Walker (By: Loren D. Estleman)
2022
23
Precious Ramotswe (By: Alexander McCall Smith)
2022
24
Maisie Dobbs (By: Jacqueline Winspear)
2022
25
The Lincoln Lawyer (By: Michael Connelly)
2022
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List of The MatchUp Collection Books in Publication Order

#Title Published Book Link
1
Honor & ... (By: C.J. Box, Sandra Brown)
2017
2
Deserves to Be Dead (By: John Sandford, Lisa Jackson)
2017
3 2017
4
Midnight Flame (By: Christopher Rice, Lara Adrian)
2018
5
Short Story (By: Karin Slaughter, Michael Koryta)
2019
6
Past Prologue (By: Diana Gabaldon, Steve Berry)
2019
7
Faking a Murderer (With: Kathy Reichs)
2019
8 2019
9
Taking the Veil (By: J.A. Jance, Eric Van Lustbader)
2019
10
Rambo on Their Minds (By: Gayle Lynds, David Morrell)
2019
11
Footloose (By: Val McDermid, Peter James)
2019
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List of Lee Child Anthologies in Publication Order

#Title Published Book Link
1
Like a Charm
2004
2
Greatest Hits
2005
3
The Cocaine Chronicles
2005
4
Death Do Us Part
2006
5
The Best British Mysteries IV
2007
6
Killer Year: Stories to Die For...
2008
7
Phoenix Noir
2009
8
First Thrills
2010
9
The Dark End of the Street
2010
10
The Best American Mystery Stories 2010
2010
11
The Rich and the Dead
2011
12
First Thrills: Volume 2
2011
13
First Thrills: Volume 3
2011
14
First Thrills: Volume 4
2011
15
A Study in Sherlock
2011
16
Vengeance
2012
17
Love is Murder
2012
18
The Interrogator and Other Criminally Good Fiction
2012
19
USA Noir
2013
20
Inherit the Dead
2013
21
Reader's Digest: Today's Best Fiction
2014
22
FaceOff
2014
23
Belfast Noir
2014
24
Manhattan Mayhem
2015
25
The Best American Mystery Stories 2015
2015
26
In Sunlight or In Shadow: Stories Inspired by the Paintings of Edward Hopper
2016
27
MatchUp
2017
28
The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories - Part VII
2017
29
Alive in Shape and Color
2017
30
Ten Year Stretch
2018
31
The Best American Mystery Stories 2018
2018
32
Exit Wounds
2019
33
Invisible Blood
2019
34
Dear NHS
2020
35
How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook from Mystery Writers of America
2021
36
The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year: 2021
2021
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Lee Child Biography

Lee Child (James Dover Grant) was born on October 29th, 1954 and is currently 68 years old. Lee Child was born in Coventry, England. Child attended University of Sheffield where he received a Bachelor of Laws and University of Sheffield where he received an Honorary Doctor of Letters.

Lee Child is the author of the Jack Reacher series which currently consists of 28 novels. The Jack Reacher series started in 1997 with the novel Killing Floor. The most recently released novel in the Jack Reacher series was No Plan B which was released in 2022. There is an upcoming novel for the Jack Reacher series entitled The Secret which is being released on October 24th, 2023.

Lee Child has a brother who is also an author, Andrew Grant. Lee Child has co-authored 4 novels with Andrew Child they are: The Sentinel, Better Off Dead, No Plan B and The Secret.

The name "Lee Child" was born out of a family gag about the mispronunciation when talking about the Renault Le Car. He pronounced it "Lee Car" and it was a running gag that stuck.

The name "Jack Reacher" was born when Lee was in a grocery store with his wife reaching for something on a high shelf as he is tall. His wife remarked to him that if writing doesn't pan out he could always get a job as a "reacher in a supermarket" and Jack Reacher was named.

Lee's website won the 2002 "Best Crime Fiction Website" award at the Gumshoe awards that year.

Lee Child was shortlisted for the 2016 Dead Reader Award in The Tess Gerritsen Award for Best Series category for the Jack Reacher series.

Lee won the 2018 Dead Reader Award in The Wringer Award for the Character Who’s Been Put Through It All category for his character Jack Reacher.

Lee Child is a member of The Nielsen Bestseller Award's 21st Century Platinum Hall of Fame.

No Plan B was ranked as one of the Best Thrillers of 2022 by The Real Book Spy website listing it among the top 15 Action, Political, Military, and Spy Thrillers.

Lee Child Awards & Accolades

Lee Child has won multiple awards including: The Theakston's Old Peculier, Outstanding Contribution to Crime Fiction, in 2017, , International Thriller Writers Award, Thrillermaster, in 2017, and the British Book Awards, Author of the Year, in 2019. Lee Child was also nominated for the Crime Thriller Awards, The Bestseller Dagger, in 2011.

Lee Child have won many awards including:

  • Killing Floor won the Barry Award, Best First Novel, in 1998 as well as the Anthony Award - Best First Mystery in 1998, Nielsen Awards - Platinum Bestseller in 2018.
  • The Enemy won the Nero Award, Best Mystery Novel, in 2005 as well as the BookBrowse Awards - Ruby Award in 2005 and the Barry Award - Best Novel in 2005.
  • 61 Hours won the Theakston's Old Peculier, Crime Novel of the Year, in 2011.
  • A Wanted Man won the British Book Awards, Crime and Thriller Book of the Year, in 2012.
  • Running Blind / The Visitor won the Nielsen Awards, Gold Bestseller, in 2017.
  • Never Go Back won the The Dead Good Reader Award, The Page to Screen Award for Best Adapted Book, in 2017.
  • Personal won the Nielsen Awards, Gold Bestseller, in 2017.
  • Make Me won the Nielsen Awards, Gold Bestseller, in 2017.
  • Night School won the Nielsen Awards, Silver Bestseller, in 2018.
  • How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook from Mystery Writers of America won the Agatha Award, Best Non-fiction, in 2021 as well as the Anthony Award - Best Non-Fiction Book in 2022.

The following novels by Lee Child were also nominated for these awards:

  • Killing Floor: Macavity Award, Best First Mystery (1998). Dilys Award, Best Mystery Novel (1998).
  • Running Blind / The Visitor: Barry Award, Best Novel (2000).
  • Without Fail: Barry Award, Best Novel (2002). Crime Writer's Association Award, Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award (2002). Dilys Award, Best Mystery Novel (2003).
  • Persuader: Crime Writer's Association Award, Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award (2003).
  • The Enemy: Dilys Award, Best Mystery Novel (2005). Audie Award, Best Male Narrator (2005).
  • One Shot: Audie Award, Best Male Narrator (2006). Macavity Award, Best Mystery Novel (2006).
  • Bad Luck and Trouble: Anthony Award, Best Mystery Novel (2008). British Book Awards, Crime and Thriller Book of the Year (2008). Crime Thriller Awards, Author of the Year (2008). Theakston's Old Peculier, Crime Novel of the Year (2009).
  • 61 Hours: Crime Writer's Association Award, Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award (2010).
  • Worth Dying For: British Book Awards, Fiction Book of the Year (2010).
  • The Affair: Goodreads Awards, Best Mystery and Thriller (2011).
  • The Itinerary: Anthony Award, Best Short Story (2012).
  • A Wanted Man: Goodreads Awards, Best Mystery and Thriller (2012).
  • Never Go Back: British Book Awards, Crime and Thriller Book of the Year (2013). Goodreads Awards, Best Mystery and Thriller (2013). International Thriller Writers Award, Best Hardcover Novel (2014).
  • Personal: Goodreads Awards, Best Mystery and Thriller (2014). British Book Awards, Crime and Thriller Book of the Year (2014). The Dead Good Reader Award, The Reichenbach Falls Award for Most Epic Ending (2015).
  • FaceOff: Anthony Award, Best Anthology / Collection (2015).
  • Make Me: Crime Writer's Association Award, Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award (2016).
  • Night School: British Book Awards, Crime and Thriller Book of the Year (2017).
  • In Sunlight or In Shadow: Stories Inspired by the Paintings of Edward Hopper: Anthony Award, Best Anthology / Collection (2017).
  • The Midnight Line: British Book Awards, Crime and Thriller Book of the Year (2018).
  • Second Son: Crime Writer's Association Award, Short Story Award (2018).
  • Too Much Time: International Thriller Writers Award, Best Short Story (2018).
  • Blue Moon: British Book Awards, Crime and Thriller Book of the Year (2020).
  • The Sentinel: British Book Awards, Crime and Thriller Book of the Year (2021).
  • Better Off Dead: The Dead Good Reader Award, The Race-Against-Time Award for Best Action Thriller (2022).

Lee Child: TV/Movies Based on Books

Child has multiple books that have been adapted for the screen: In February 2022, the Jack Reacher TV series was released on Amazon Prime. It starred Alan Ritchson as Jack Reacher. The first season of the show was based on the novel Killing Floor, which is the first book in the Jack Reacher series. It had 8 episodes.

The novel One Shot was made into a movie starring Tom Cruise, and co-starring Rosamund pike and Robert Duvall. This was directed by Christopher McQuarrie and was released in 2012. In 2016, a sequel was released entitled Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, and was loosely based on the novel Never Go Back. It co-starred Cobie Smulders.

Lee Child F.A.Q

When was Lee Child Born? How old is Lee Child?

Lee Child was born on October 29th, 1954. Lee Child is currently 68 years old.

Where was Lee Child Born?

Lee Child was born in Coventry, England and is English.

What awards has Lee Child won?

Lee Child has won the following awards: Outstanding Contribution to Crime Fiction at the Theakston's Old Peculier (2017), Thrillermaster at the International Thriller Writers Award (2017) and the Author of the Year at the British Book Awards (2019).

What book awards has Lee Child won?

Killing Floor: Barry Award Best First Novel (1998), Anthony Award Best First Mystery (1998), Nielsen Awards Platinum Bestseller (2018).
The Enemy: Nero Award Best Mystery Novel (2005), BookBrowse Awards Ruby Award (2005), Barry Award Best Novel (2005).
61 Hours: Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (2011).
A Wanted Man: British Book Awards Crime and Thriller Book of the Year (2012).
Running Blind / The Visitor: Nielsen Awards Gold Bestseller (2017).
Never Go Back: The Dead Good Reader Award The Page to Screen Award for Best Adapted Book (2017).
Personal: Nielsen Awards Gold Bestseller (2017).
Make Me: Nielsen Awards Gold Bestseller (2017).
Night School: Nielsen Awards Silver Bestseller (2018).
How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook from Mystery Writers of America: Agatha Award Best Non-fiction (2021), Anthony Award Best Non-Fiction Book (2022).

What was the first book Lee Child wrote?

The first novel written by Lee Child was Killing Floor, published in 1997.

What was the most recent book Lee Child wrote?

His most recently released work was No Plan B on October 25th, 2022.

Will there be any more books by Lee Child?

Lee Child has a new book coming out on October 24th, 2023 called The Secret.

How many books has Lee Child written?

Lee Child has written 48 books across 12 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 28 books in the Jack Reacher Series
  • 10 Jack Reacher Short Stories/Novellas
  • 1 Jack Reacher Collections
  • 1 book in the Jack Reacher Miscellaneous Series
  • 2 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 2 Non-Fiction Books
  • 1 book in the Akashic Drug Chronicles Series
  • 2 books in the Harold Middleton Series
  • 1 book in the Mysterious Profiles Series
  • 1 book in the The MatchUp Collection Series
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Dave W.
Dave W.
1 year ago

Absolutely my favorite series of all time. I like a book where you know the good guy is going to prevail and so on and you can put full trust in him.

I think Persuader is probably the best book although they are all very good.

I tried the audiobooks for the later ones but it was weird. The narrator just didn’t sound like Reacher in my head so I went back to physical reading.

Dave W.
Dave W.
Reply to  Dave W.
1 year ago

Meant to say – watched the movies and also hated Tom Cruise lol.

Graeme
Graeme
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Reply to  Dave W.
22 days ago

Have you watched the TV show on Prime? Probably enjoying that a lot more 🙂

Kyler F
Kyler F
1 year ago

Like a lot of people, I was introduced to Jack Reacher through the Tom Cruise movies, so I picked up a couple of the books to try them out. Imagine my surprise when I got to the description of Reacher; quite the difference from the actor who portrayed him I’d say. Despite that I was made a quick fan of the series, and have read several of them by this point. Reacher’s stolid demeanor and quick thinking make for an interesting combo, and helps keep him alive in some thrilling and dangerous encounters. The books shifting from 1st to 3rd person perspective keeps the series installments different enough from each other so that you’re sure to remember each one.

Austin D.
Austin D.
1 year ago

I’ve read most of the “Jack Reacher” books at least twice and some even more than that. I always look forward to the new book coming out because that means Reacher’s going on a new adventure for me to enjoy.

It’s great seeing this character be such a tough and imposing figure in one instance, and such a brilliant detective the next, and, in the end, putting the clues together.

Another great aspect is Reacher’s dry sense of humor, and his ability to deliver excellent comebacks.

It’s hard to pick a favorite, but “Persuader”, “The Hard Way”, and “One Shot”, “Tripwire” would have to be up near the top.

Edgar A.
Edgar A.
1 year ago

Lee Child and his Jack Reacher series of novels have been some of my favorite thriller and mystery works that I have read and reread multiple times over the years.
It was this series that also got me interested in movie and TV adaptations of popular books. Tom Cruise really is the best at being Jack Reacher and I am certain he got a ton of people interested in the series.
Unlike most detectives Reacher starts out as a drifter and becomes one of the most brilliant and memorable detectives ever written.
Its not easy to pick my favorite of the Jack Reacher series since they are all so good. But if I absolutely had to choose it would probably be One Shot, probably because I love the movie too much.

Andrew M.
Andrew M.
1 year ago

I like a scenario where the bad guys get what they deserve and the Lee Child does just that.
He’s among the world’s best thriller writers I know.
Jack Reacher is a compelling and page turning mystery series.
Lee’s books are utterly addictive and you can’t stop reading them once you start.
As a lover of action and suspense stories, I like how the author creates smart, confident and fascinating characters.
The books work out my mind trying to figure out what Reacher is thinking and doing and the reason behind it.
Thanks for this list of books by Lee Child; I’ll be able to read the entire Jack Reacher series in order.
I’m looking forward to completing the series in two months –time.

Teddy B.
Teddy B.
1 year ago

Lee Child’s series Jack Reacher series is often found in the list of favorites of readers across the world. This series as well as its film adaptations featuring Tom Cruise in the lead role are incredibly popular.

This series has helped Lee Child win prestigious literary awards and accolades.

My favorite Jack Reacher book is the 18th installment called Never Go Back because the movie based on this book features two of my most favorite actors, Cobie Smulders and Tom Cruise.

Another reason for liking this book is that it shows Jack Reacher’s modest and humane nature as well as his soft-heartedness and not just his tough outer personality as an ex-military officer.

Michael K.
Michael K.
1 year ago

Lee Child came very close to giving me a heart attack when he gave that Guardian interview in which he admitted that he spent several years thinking about all the ways he could kill Reacher off.

That cannot happen. Seriously, I wouldn’t take it well. Admittedly, I wasn’t a fan of Child’s decision to pass the series on to his brother. I opposed the idea more vehemently back when I thought that Andrew Grant was just some random author Child had groomed to replace him.

Knowing that Child and Grant are brothers puts me at ease. Nonetheless, if I had my way, Child would write these novels forever, or at least until I died. But if he’s tired of writing this series, Grant is as good a replacement as any.

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