Order of Lee Child Books

British author Lee Child, whose real name is Jim Grant, is famous for the series of books featuring Jack Reacher. Lee Child started writing in 1997, and all his solo novels to date have featured Jack Reacher. Lee has however, contributed to numerous short story collections which are also listed here.

Lee Child made his debut as a published author in 1997 with the novel Killing Floor, which began his Jack Reacher series. Below is a list of Lee Child’s books in order of when they were originally published:

Publication Order of Jack Reacher Books

Killing Floor	(1997)
Die Trying	(1998)
Tripwire	(1999)
Running Blind / The Visitor	(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)
61 Hours	(2010)
Worth Dying For	(2010)
The Affair	(2011)
A Wanted Man	(2012)
Never Go Back	(2013)
Personal	(2014)
Make Me	(2015)
Night School	(2016)
The Midnight Line	(2017)
Past Tense	(2018)
Blue Moon	(2019)
The Sentinel	(2020)

Publication Order of Jack Reacher Short Stories

Second Son	(2011)
Deep Down	(2012)
High Heat	(2013)
Not a Drill	(2014)
Small Wars	(2015)
The Christmas Scorpion	(2018)

Publication Order of Jack Reacher Collections

No Middle Name

(2017)

Publication Order of Harold Middleton Books

The Chopin Manuscript	(2007)
The Copper Bracelet	(2010)

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Inherit the Dead

(2013)

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

Like A Charm	(2005)
Greatest Hits: Hitmen, Hired Guns and Private Eyes	(2006)
Thriller Stories To Keep You Up All Night	(2007)
The Best British Mysteries IV	(2007)
The Dark End of the Street	(2010)
The Cocaine Chronicles	(2011)

Publication Order of Anthologies

Killer Year: A Criminal Anthology	(2008)
The Best American Mystery Stories 2010	(2010)
First Thrills	(2011)
Vengeance	(2012)
MatchUp	(2017)

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Jack Reacher's Rules	(2012)
The Hero	(2019)

Note: Running Blind had a different title in the UK, going by the name The Visitor. The Harold Middleton series is a collaborative series that includes contributions from many different authors.

If You Like Lee Child Books, You’ll Love…

• Andy McNab: Particularly, the Nick Stone series of books.
• Vince Flynn: Vince Flynn has a series of books featuring the character Mitch Rapp. While they often feature a fair amount of politics, Rapp is an ass-kicking machine just like Reacher, and the type of hero character you want to put your faith in!
• Michael Connelly

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