The best Jack Reacher books
Since Lee Child published the novel Killing Floor in 2006, the gruff anti-hero Jack Reacher has been a beloved literary character, and now he’s an iconic TV action star too.
With the third season of the Reacher TV series upon us, there's no better time to get into the best books in Lee Child's long-running action-packed series.

Persuader
Persuader is the book that Reacher's 3rd season is based on, so if you want to watch spoiler-free then don't start reading this until after the credits roll on the final episode.
After a DEA agent who's infiltrated the headquarters of a criminal organization finds herself trapped and in need of rescue, Reacher sets out to save her before the clock runs out.
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One Shot
Five people killed by six highly-precise shots mean there’s a trained sniper out there taking lives. Reacher teams up with a defense lawyer to pick apart the mystery and find the shooter before he strikes again.
This was the basis of the (underrated in our opinion!) 2012 movie Jack Reacher, where Tom Cruise portrayed a less physically-intimidating but no less formidable Reacher.
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Killing Floor
Passing through Margrave, Georgia, Reacher is picked up for murder almost as soon as he sets foot in town. He definitely didn’t do it—but how will he clear his name? It’s instantly clear why this character was such a hit as soon as readers met him in this first book of the series. So it's no wonder that this is where the TV series Reacher started.
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Never Go Back
This is one of the more puzzling Reacher tales, where our hero has to face down a threat while solving a tangled and disturbing mystery that taxes his extraordinary brain at least as much as his incredible biceps.
It’s also the basis for the second (and alas, final) Reacher film starring Tom Cruise.
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Worth Dying For
Reacher could have carried on after landing on the bad side of the Duncans, Nebraska's most formidable corn country clan. But Reacher just can’t walk away—not after he gets wind of a missing child cold case that he might be able to solve. The Duncans are a loathsome lot, and Reacher deals a rain of satisfying blows on them in his trademark thoughtful slow-mo style over the course of this twisting tale.
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Bad Luck and Trouble
The Reacher we know is a loner, but there was a time he was part of a tight-knit team built on trust in the most dangerous situations. When Reacher’s old friends start turning up dead, he smells a conspiracy—and he won't give up until whoever’s behind it is stopped dead in their tracks.
This was the basis of the 2nd season of the Reacher TV series.
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