Jack reacher is a drifter and exmilitary policeman. He went to law school in sheffield, england, and after parttime work in the theater he joined granada television in manchester for what turned out to be an eighteenyear career as a presentation director during british tvs golden age. Theres deadly trouble in the corn county of nebraska. Booktopia lee child books on the booktopia lee child author. British author lee child, whose real name is jim grant, is famous for the series of books featuring jack reacher. Jack reacher is one of the more consistent series out there. Former elite military police officer jack reacher has been hailed by stephen king as coolest continuing series character in contemporary fiction. The novel can be violent in parts but with reachers characterisation it also has an oldschool hollywood feel to it. In this actionpacked series, lee child unravels tightly wound plots that combine crime, suspense, and current events. A tour bus crashes in a savage snowstorm and lands jack reacher in the middle of a deadly confrontation. Lee child started writing in 1997, and all his solo novels to date have featured jack reacher. Lee child on craig ferguson craig ferguson interviews lee child on the late late show 60506.
A complete list of jack reacher books in order penlighten. Jack reacher is the quintessential loner hero cocky, savvy, and irresistible. Theres a small town 20 miles away, where a vulnerable witness is guarded around the clock. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read worth dying for. What grabbed me from the getgo is childs finely polished dialogue that propels the story forward. Child manages to get an amazing amount of suspense into the novel. 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. I read worth dying for before 61 hours and never grasped the magnitude of the explosion reacher was recovering from. This one makes new rules by marooning him in south dakota after a tour bus carrying 20 elderly tourists and one. A bus skids and crashes and is stranded in a gathering storm. He lives off the grid but trouble always seems to find him. Below you will find the jack reacher books in order of publication with synopsis inside each book link and with the chronology listed in brackets next to each novel. Not only in terms of quality, but in frequency of publication.
Lee child by coincidence he won a scholarship to the same high school that jrr tolkien had attended. In 2007, silva was honored with the barry award for his work, the messenger, which was published in 2006. It is written in the third person, and first published on 18 march 2010. The leading digital library for kids offering unlimited access to 40,000 of the best childrens books of all time. It was published on 18 march 2010 both in the united kingdom and in the usa. For businessexclusive pricing, quantity discounts and downloadable vat. It sort of picks up where 61 hours leaves off as far as jack reacher, but there isnt much continuity between the two books unless you count reacher trying to get to virginia. Theres a small town 20 miles away, where a vulnerable witness is guarded around the. The first was one shot, the basis for the movie jack reacher.
Numberone new york times bestselling author lee child s latest thriller is a ticking time bomb of suspense. It is the sixth book in the authors gabriel allon series, which started off in 2000 with a book titled, the kill artist. Below is a list of the jack reacher novels in order of when they were first released. Greetings lili saint germain, i currently finished reading one of your greatest books, seven sons diana. I read 61 hours and worth dying for backtoback because i thought that worth dying for was the sequel to 61 hours because at the end of 61 hours, it said to be continued. If you have been wanting to read about the famous jack reacher, then this penlighten article will give you a complete list of jack reacher books in the order they should be read. Each book in the series is a selfcontained story, and the plot of each book relies very little on the prior books in the series. This is book number 15 in the jack reacher series, and while the books can be read in any order, worth dying for continues from the end of 61 hours. Although i enjoyed the last book, i was glad to find this one puts reacher firmly back into his regular asskicking, badguy thumping ways.
Lee child made his debut as a published author in 1997 with the novel killing floor, which began his jack reacher series. We have a bibliography of his written material so you can check off what youve read see books or. Lee child author of 61 hours lee child joins megan banks on the good living show to discuss the release of his new book 61 hours. I would have to rank this as one of my favourite lee child books, even if i thoughs the start was dubious. As with all the reacher novels, they can be read out of order so no worries if. In fact, lee child has written 17 jack reacher books. Plotting again very competent, but the process after 14 books has become. How following an old man off a bus could lead to such an interesting story unraveling. In this fantastic spy novel, a man named ari shamron is reinstated to the position of director by the prime minister.
The first book in lee childs series, killing floor, is so good it seems a shame not to. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Join today and choose your first book from our library of over 150,000 premium titles plus your choice of 2 books from our vip selection, all completely free as part of your free trial. 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. There are four books that form a subseries starting off with 61 hours then continuing in worth dying for, a wanted man and finally never go back.
The craftiest and most highly evolved of lee childs electrifying jack reacher books the truth about reacher gets better and better. The series was created by lee child with his debut novel the killing floor. Lee childs jack reacher series is so famous that in 2012, hollywood made a movie based on the book, one shot. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Here are the lee child jack reacher books in order. In our literature and fiction category you will find classic novels, timeless love stories, literary history and criticism, essays and short stories, mysteries, poetry, drama and more from some of the most celebrated authors of our time.
The short stories have second sonreacher is and high heatreacher is. The new york times child is a superb craftsman of suspense, juggling several plots and keeping his herrings wellrouged. Numberone new york times bestselling author lee childs latest thriller is a ticking time bomb of suspense. 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. Jack reacher, exmilitary policeman relaxed in women are being murdered nationwide by a killer. When you shop literature and fiction books with you spend less and read more. Sign up for a free 30 day trial to instantly access highquality online books for kids, ebooks, audio books, quizzes, videos, and more. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading 61 hours jack reacher, book 14. Get ready for the most exciting 61 hours of your life. 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. Booktopia lee child books on the booktopia lee child. Aug 04, 2011 this is book number 15 in the jack reacher series, and while the books can be read in any order, worth dying for continues from the end of 61 hours. Jack reacher is back in a brand new whiteknuckle read from lee child, creator of todays james bond, a thriller hero we cant get enough of ken follett.
With almost 25 books out so far, for anyone new to the series, there is one heck of a ride in the months to come. This is a fantastic book another taut, tense, and extremely wellwritten thriller in the series about the former military cop who travels the united states and finds himself helping those who. They follow reacher as hes trying to get to virginia to return to his old base and a womans voice. Jack reacher 14 by lee child from amazons fiction books store. Jennifer is joined by the man behind the enigmatic jack reacher lee child, author of ice station and the five greatest warriors matthew reilly, author of. The reacher novels are written either in the firstperson or. Welcome to the website of lee child, the creator of jack reacher. Then, of course, we got a little farther into the boo. Turner asked that the character named after his wife have a romantic entanglement with. These are best described as thrillers and in 2012, tom cruise starred as the main character in a movie titled, simply, reacher. Here youll find information on the reacher novels and short stories, nonreacher short stories, two international movies. Lee child has had his readers biting their fingernails even more insistently than usual since his last novel. 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. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction.
Set in the town of bolton, south dakota, reacher begins his latest adventure on a wrecked senior citizen tour bus after a nearmiss with another motorist leaves the bus spinning on the icy road. I have just gotten into the jack reacher books because my husband was reading them with another female so i needed to check the content out very entertaining saw the movie last night and although tom cruise is a wonderful actor he is not jack very disappointed in the portrayal lee child would make a great reacher himself. Did i miss an explanation of how he survived the jet fuel explosion. For the first chapter or two, i worried this might even be a reacher novel of a standard to rival the disaster that was nothing to lose. To date child has published over twenty jack reacher books in the series.
The affair would be the next book to read, as it covers the end of reachers military career, and leads into killing floor. They give out all kinds of telltale signs, mostly because theyre nervous. Jack reacher 14 by child, lee from amazons fiction books store. Below is a list of lee childs books in order of when they were originally published.
At the start of bestseller childs solid 12th jack reacher novel after bad luck and trouble, the exmilitary. Best of all, this is a rare series book that reads like a standalone. By coincidence he won a scholarship to the same high school that jrr tolkien had attend. Sep 30, 2010 dont pick up this jack reacher novel if you dont have some time on your hands, because worth dying for is difficult to put down. Lee child has been publishing a new addition to the jack reacher series annually ever since the series started with killing floor in 1997. The latest reacher novel, for fans and new readers alike. He went to law school in sheffield, england, and after parttime work in the theatre he joined granada television in manchester for what turned out to be an eighteenyear career as a presentation director during british tvs golden age. Foreign rights in the reacher series have sold in almost a hundred territories. Lee child started to write this series back in 1997 with his debut novel killing floor, the first book in the jack reacher series, at least in publication order. Lee child was born in 1954 in coventry, england, but spent his formative years in the nearby city of birmingham. Lee child, jack reacher novels fiction books gumtree.