Jack reacher is the name of the known character in the series of a fictional novel written by the grandmaster himself, jim grant. By sean tuohy stephen king has called jack reacher the coolest character and the public agrees. The film jack reacher was based on the novel one shot, which is the ninth books in the jack reacher series. Jack reacher has been the star of 16 further novels and a couple of short. This was a solid book that gave us good insight into the jack reacher in the military. 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. Lee child has been called a master of his craft by publications such as entertainment weekly. While the ending sort of fizzles out, the story is still great and lee child does a great job at making you picture everything. 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. We will send you one email a month notifying you of any hot new books announced or coming out, as well as any new additions to.
Lee child official lee child has put out a new jack reacher novel roughly every year since 1997, which means there are dozens of installments currently available. Each book in the series is a selfcontained story, and the plot of each book relies very little on. Jack reacher 16 by child, lee from amazons fiction books. The affair is the sixteenth book in the jack reacher series written by lee child but is a prequel set. The title of the novel is based around the motto that snipers have in the military, one shot, one kill. If you want to see the publication and chronological order of the jack reacher books, click here.
If youre new to the series and want to learn more about the protagonist before committing to such a long reading list, the author s website is a good place to start. For nearly 20 books, the former military cop turned drifter has woven himself into the american literary fabric. Hardboiled and witty, lee childs character is one of the funniest good guys to follow. It comes out on october 29th and we cant wait to read it. 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. See the full list of jack reacher books and let me know what your favourite jack reacher books were below in the comments. The 10 best jack reacher books, according to goodreads. We discover here just how bad reacher can be in this compelling story about. If you love fictional novels, these are 20 best lee child jack reacher books to read. With tom cruise playing jack reacher in the forthcoming movie, james. Jack reacher is a drifter and exmilitary policeman. Jack reacher is a fictional protagonist of a series of novels, novellas and short stories by. The book starts off in indiana, with a shooter taking aim into a crowded plaza, killing five people in what appears to be an indiscriminate attack. Im a big fan of david baldacci, and i absolutely love his amos decker.
Make me has all the elements of a typical jack reacher novel and then some. The reacher novels are written either in the firstperson or thirdperson. The enemy 2004 the enemy was the very first flashback novel that lee child wrote, going back to 1990 while reacher was still in the military. It has topped the national chart, knocking the crime authors 24th jack reacher title, blue moon, into third place. There is more action in this than some of the previous ones and the violence more extreme. The affair takes place back in 1997, in what is apparently reachers last mission before he leaves the military. The best jack reacher books combine tons of action with a solid mystery and a thrilling storyline.
This one visits the past, going back to 1990 and reachers days as a military cop. Tom cruise also brought the character to the big screen in the recent action film jack reacher. While many cite the killing floor as his best work and its definitely one of the better ones, its clear that lee child took some special care with man hunter jack reacher and his moral competence and ethical decisions in book 10 of the jack reacher series. Written by jenny brady on thursday, june 16th, 2011. Jack reacher books included in this wiki include the the affair, without fail, bad luck and trouble, one shot, the hard way, gone tomorrow, the enemy, worth dying for, 61 hours, and killing floor. Hardboiled and witty, lee childs character is one of the funniest good guys to follo. Jack reacher is the lead character and the protagonist in the series of books by british author jim grant who writes under the pseudonym of lee child. In the new jack reacher book, blue moon, reacher comes to the aid of an elderly couple. The 16th book in lee childs jack reacher series is now available for preorder. Lee child is the bestselling author of the jack reacher books, a series about jack reacher, a former major in the u. The books in the series follows reacher as he goes through a number of exploits in his world. The latest book in the chronicles of jack reacher is entitled the affair.
Looking for lee childs jack reacher books in order. It involves a general being murdered, and reacher being sent on the case. As he is one of my favourite book characters, i felt for a top list this week i should write my top 10 jack reacher novels. We recently conducted a poll among visitors and the memory man series was voted the 8th most.
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