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Lee Child

Lee Child — 29 titles in the rankings, first published between 1997 and 2024. They average 7.7, below the 7.8 the whole catalogue averages. One series has a reading order worth keeping to.

Editor’s note Each Jack Reacher novel stands alone, so any book works as a start. The early ones — Killing Floor onward — are the most-read; the best-rated sit mid-series: One Shot (the basis for the 2012 film), The Affair (a prequel to book one) and Worth Dying For. Since 2020 he co-writes them with his brother Andrew Child.

Ranked titles
29 books
Average score
7.7
Total ratings
8K
First published
1997–2024
Highest ratedOne Shot8.0 Buy the book Listen to the audiobook

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Series by Lee Child

Jack Reacher
7.77.7 / 10
Jack ReacherLee Child8K ratings

Reading order of Lee Child's series

1 series with a set order — each one opens on the volume to read first.

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Books by Lee Child

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Book score28 books on a timeline, 1997–2024 · Highest rated: One Shot
  1. One Shot
    One ShotLee Child · 2005Filmed 2012 Thriller322 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  2. The Affair
    The AffairLee Child · 2011 Crime & mystery244 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  3. Worth Dying For
    Worth Dying ForLee Child · 2010 Thriller244 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  4. Bad Luck and Trouble
    Bad Luck and TroubleLee Child · 2007 Crime & mystery291 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  5. Gone Tomorrow
    Gone TomorrowLee Child · 2009 Thriller254 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  6. Past Tense
    Past TenseLee Child · 2018 Crime & mystery195 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  7. The Hard Way
    The Hard WayLee Child · 2006 Thriller289 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  8. 61 Hours
    61 HoursLee Child · 2010 Thriller283 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  9. The Enemy
    The EnemyLee Child · 2004 Thriller303 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  10. Without Fail
    Without FailLee Child · 2002 Thriller313 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  11. Night School
    Night SchoolLee Child · 2016 Thriller223 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  12. The Midnight Line
    The Midnight LineLee Child · 2017 Crime & mystery207 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  13. Personal
    PersonalLee Child · 2014 Thriller238 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  14. Never Go Back
    Never Go BackLee Child · 2013 Thriller241 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  15. Make Me
    Make MeLee Child · 2015 Thriller226 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  16. A Wanted Man
    A Wanted ManLee Child · 2012 Crime & mystery237 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  17. Persuader
    PersuaderLee Child · 2003 Thriller305 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  18. The Sentinel
    The SentinelLee Child · 2020 Crime & mystery167 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  19. Echo Burning
    Echo BurningLee Child · 2001 Thriller338 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  20. Blue Moon
    Blue MoonLee Child · 2019 Crime & mystery195 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  21. Killing Floor
    Killing FloorLee Child · 1997 Thriller859 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  22. Running Blind
    Running BlindLee Child · 2000 Crime & mystery360 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  23. The Secret
    The SecretLee Child · 2023 Crime & mystery110 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  24. No Plan B
    No Plan BLee Child Crime & mystery125 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  25. Tripwire
    TripwireLee Child · 1999 Thriller431 ratings
    7.57.5 / 10
  26. Die Trying
    Die TryingLee Child · 1998 Thriller526 ratings
    7.57.5 / 10
  27. In Too Deep
    In Too DeepLee Child · 2024 Crime & mystery80 ratings
    7.57.5 / 10
  28. Nothing to Lose
    Nothing to LoseLee Child · 2008 Thriller240 ratings
    7.57.5 / 10
  29. Better off Dead
    Better off DeadLee Child · 2021 Crime & mystery138 ratings
    7.37.3 / 10

Other books by Lee Child

Titles we know of but do not rank — they have not gathered enough reader ratings, or our sources do not agree on where they belong.

  • 2011Second Son
  • 2017Noche caliente (dos historias de Jack Reacher)
  • 2017No Middle Name
  • 2025Exit Strategy
  • Not a Drill: A Jack Reacher Short Story
  • No Middle Name: The Complete Collected Jack Reacher Short Stories
  • The Christmas Scorpion
  • A Wanted Man: Jack Reacher 17
  • Serial Thrillers 2012 - 12 Spine-Tingling Tasters
  • The Fourth Man
  • Second Son: A Jack Reacher Story
  • James Penney's New Identity/Guy Walks Into a Bar: Two Jack Reacher short stories

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