#23 in Thriller
One Shot
- 436
- Pages
- about 8 h
- Reading time
- Film 2012
- On screen
- NYT bestseller · 0 weeks on the list
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Our view
“One Shot” is Jack Reacher at full strength: a fast, tightly plotted thriller in which every small detail ends up mattering. It combines the two things the series does, patient investigation and outright danger, and is sometimes recommended as a place to start, although it is the ninth volume. Readers who tire of a hero who is always right may find Reacher’s self-assurance wearing.
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About the book
One Shot is the ninth book in the Jack Reacher series written by Lee Child. The book title is based on "One shot, one kill," the military sniper's creed. This book is written in the third person.
Reading order · Jack Reacher
Full order & progress →- Killing FloorStart here
7.67.6 / 10 - Die Trying
7.57.5 / 10 - Tripwire
7.57.5 / 10 - Running Blind
7.67.6 / 10 - Echo Burning
7.67.6 / 10 - Without Fail
7.77.7 / 10 - Persuader
7.77.7 / 10 - The Enemy
7.87.8 / 10 - One ShotThis book
8.08.0 / 10 - The Hard Way
7.87.8 / 10 - Bad Luck and Trouble
7.97.9 / 10 - Nothing to Lose
7.57.5 / 10 - Gone Tomorrow
7.97.9 / 10 - 61 Hours
7.87.8 / 10 - Worth Dying For
7.97.9 / 10 - The Affair
7.97.9 / 10 - A Wanted Man
7.77.7 / 10 - Never Go Back
7.77.7 / 10 - Personal
7.77.7 / 10 - Make Me
7.77.7 / 10 - Night School
7.77.7 / 10 - The Midnight Line
7.77.7 / 10 - Past Tense
7.87.8 / 10 - Blue Moon
7.67.6 / 10 - The Sentinel
7.67.6 / 10 - Better off Dead
7.37.3 / 10 - No Plan B
7.67.6 / 10 - The Secret
7.67.6 / 10 - In Too Deep
7.57.5 / 10
On screen
This book has been adapted for the screen once.
- FilmJack ReacherIMDb
Adaptation data: Wikidata · On screen →
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.2 across 322 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 69% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Thriller average of 7.6. That is how 8.0 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.7 | 19 | 6% |
| Google Books | 9.0 | 6 | 2% |
| Hardcover | 8.2 | 297 | 92% |
Frequently asked
How long is One Shot?
It has 436 pages — longer than 51% of the ranked books in Thriller.
In this book
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