Lee Child

Lee Child

Lee Child has written at least 96 books. Their most popular book is Killing Floor with 613 saves with an average rating of 3.73⭐. Their next book, Exit Strategy, is scheduled for release on .

Author Bio

Lee Child was born in 1954 in Coventry, England, but spent his formative years in the nearby city of Birmingham. He went to law school in Sheffield, England, and after part-time work in the theater he joined Granada Television in Manchester for what turned out to be an eighteen-year career as a presentation director during British TV's "golden age." During his tenure his company made Brideshead Revisited, The Jewel in the Crown, Prime Suspect, and Cracker. He was fired in 1995 at the age of 40 as a result of corporate restructuring. Always a voracious reader, he decided to see an opportunity where others might have seen a crisis and bought six dollars' worth of paper and pencils and sat down to write a book, Killing Floor, the first in the (now 15 book) Jack Reacher series.

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Killing Floor

#1 of 33 in Jack Reacher

Killing Floor
ByLee Child

1997 • 613 Readers • 528 pages 3.7

Killing Floor

#1 of 33 in Jack Reacher

Killing Floor
ByLee Child

1997 • 613 Readers • 528 pages 3.7

Die Trying

#2 of 33 in Jack Reacher

Die Trying
ByLee Child

1998 • 335 Readers • 422 pages 3.7

Tripwire

#3 of 33 in Jack Reacher

Tripwire
ByLee Child

1999 • 276 Readers • 401 pages 3.7

Running Blind

#4 of 33 in Jack Reacher

Running Blind
ByLee Child

2000 • 230 Readers • 516 pages 3.7

Echo Burning

#5 of 33 in Jack Reacher

Echo Burning
ByLee Child

2001 • 224 Readers • 436 pages 3.7

Without Fail

#6 of 33 in Jack Reacher

Without Fail
ByLee Child

1998 • 202 Readers • 610 pages 3.8

One Shot

#9 of 33 in Jack Reacher

One Shot
ByLee Child

2005 • 201 Readers • 498 pages 4

Persuader

#7 of 33 in Jack Reacher

Persuader
ByLee Child

2003 • 197 Readers • 395 pages 3.8

Bad Luck and Trouble

#11 of 33 in Jack Reacher

2007 • 195 Readers • 477 pages 3.9

The Enemy

#8 of 33 in Jack Reacher

The Enemy
ByLee Child

2004 • 190 Readers • 560 pages 3.8

61 Hours

#14 of 33 in Jack Reacher

61 Hours
ByLee Child

2010 • 184 Readers • 400 pages 3.9

The Hard Way

#10 of 33 in Jack Reacher

The Hard Way
ByLee Child

1999 • 179 Readers • 575 pages 4

The Affair

#16 of 33 in Jack Reacher

The Affair
ByLee Child

2011 • 175 Readers • 578 pages 4

Gone Tomorrow

#13 of 33 in Jack Reacher

Gone Tomorrow
ByLee Child

2009 • 173 Readers • 564 pages 4

Nothing to Lose

#12 of 33 in Jack Reacher

Nothing to Lose
ByLee Child

2008 • 166 Readers • 561 pages 3.6

Never Go Back

#18 of 33 in Jack Reacher

Never Go Back
ByLee Child

2013 • 164 Readers • 546 pages 3.8

Worth Dying For

#15 of 33 in Jack Reacher

Worth Dying For
ByLee Child

2010 • 164 Readers • 544 pages 4

The Midnight Line

#22 of 33 in Jack Reacher

2017 • 153 Readers • 400 pages 3.8

Make Me

#20 of 33 in Jack Reacher

Make Me
ByLee Child

2015 • 152 Readers • 417 pages 3.8

A Wanted Man

#17 of 33 in Jack Reacher

A Wanted Man
ByLee Child

2012 • 150 Readers • 432 pages 3.8

Personal

#19 of 33 in Jack Reacher

Personal
ByLee Child

2014 • 149 Readers • 353 pages 3.9

Blue Moon

#24 of 33 in Jack Reacher

Blue Moon
ByLee Child

2019 • 148 Readers • 356 pages 3.6

Past Tense

#23 of 33 in Jack Reacher

Past Tense
ByLee Child

2018 • 145 Readers • 496 pages 4

Night School

#21 of 33 in Jack Reacher

Night School
ByLee Child,Jan Pott(Translator)

2014 • 143 Readers • 385 pages 3.9

The Sentinel

#25 of 33 in Jack Reacher

The Sentinel
ByLee Child,Andrew Child

2020 • 124 Readers • 466 pages 3.8

Better Off Dead

#26 of 33 in Jack Reacher

Better Off Dead
ByAndrew Child,Lee Child

2021 • 113 Readers • 327 pages 3.6

No Plan B

#27 of 33 in Jack Reacher

No Plan B
ByLee Child

2022 • 105 Readers • 369 pages 3.7

The Secret

#28 of 33 in Jack Reacher

The Secret
ByLee Child

2023 • 100 Readers • 26 pages 3.7

Second Son

#15.5 of 33 in Jack Reacher

Second Son
ByLee Child

2011 • 86 Readers • 59 pages 3.9

Deep Down

#16.5 of 33 in Jack Reacher

Deep Down
ByLee Child

2012 • 78 Readers • 70 pages 3.6

High Heat

#17.5 of 33 in Jack Reacher

High Heat
ByLee Child

2013 • 77 Readers • 73 pages 3.6

No Middle Name: The Complete Collected Jack Reacher Short Stories

33 Jack Reacher

2017 • 74 Readers • 433 pages 3.7

The Mermaids Singing

#1 in Tony Hill and Carol Jordan,

The Mermaids Singing
ByVal McDermid

1995 • 73 Readers • 464 pages 3.9

Small Wars

#19.5 of 33 in Jack Reacher

Small Wars
ByLee Child

2015 • 68 Readers • 44 pages 3.7

Not a Drill

#18.5 of 33 in Jack Reacher

Not a Drill
ByLee Child

2014 • 66 Readers • 39 pages 3.6

Cleaning the Gold

#23.6 of 33 in Jack Reacher

Cleaning the Gold
ByKarin Slaughter,Lee Child

2019 • 63 Readers • 128 pages 3.6

In Too Deep

#29 of 33 in Jack Reacher

In Too Deep
ByLee Child,Andrew Child

2024 • 51 Readers • 352 pages 3.8

The Christmas Scorpion

#22.5 of 33 in Jack Reacher

2018 • 47 Readers • 48 pages 3.4

The Fourth Man

#23.5 of 33 in Jack Reacher

The Fourth Man
ByLee Child

2019 • 41 Readers • 24 pages 3.5

James Penney's New Identity / Guy Walks Into a Bar

#12.5 of 33 in Jack Reacher

2011 • 39 Readers 3.4

Too Much Time

#22.3 of 33 in Jack Reacher

Too Much Time
ByLee Child

2018 • 26 Readers • 44 pages 3.3

Jack Reacher's Rules

33 Jack Reacher

Jack Reacher's Rules
ByLee Child(Introduction),Val Hudson(Compiler)

2002 • 24 Readers • 162 pages 3.1

How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook from Mystery Writers of America

2021 • 23 Readers • 335 pages 3.8

Eleven Numbers

Eleven Numbers
ByLee Child

2025 • 18 Readers • 50 pages 3.6

Good and Valuable Consideration: Jack Reacher vs. Nick Heller

#2.6 of 4 in Nick Heller

2014 • 18 Readers • 18 pages 3

MatchUp

#7.5 of 8 in Alvarez & Pescoli

MatchUp
ByLee Child,Charlaine Harris,+20 more

2017 • 18 Readers • 464 pages 4.2

Faking a Murderer

#18.5 of 22 in Temperance Brennan

Faking a Murderer
ByKathy Reichs,Lee Child

2017 • 15 Readers • 46 pages 3

The Hero

The Hero
ByLee Child

2019 • 12 Readers • 64 pages 3.2

Safe Enough: And Other Stories

2024 • 12 Readers • 336 pages

First Thrills: High-Octane Stories from the Hottest Thriller Authors

#1 of 3 in First Thrills

2010 • 11 Readers • 367 pages 3.8

Echo Burning

#5 of 33 in Jack Reacher

Echo Burning
ByLee Child

3 • 10 Readers • 397 pages 3

The Chopin Manuscript

#1 of 3 in Harold Middleton

The Chopin Manuscript
ByJeffery Deaver,David Hewson,+13 more

2007 • 8 Readers 3.3

In Sunlight or In Shadow: Stories Inspired by the Paintings of Edward Hopper

2016 • 8 Readers • 288 pages

Exit Strategy

Planned book #30 of 46 in Jack Reacher

Exit Strategy
ByLee Child,Andrew Child

Available November 4, 2025 • 6 Readers

James Penney's New Identity

1999 • 6 Readers • 25 pages 1.5

Mystery Writers of America Presents Vengeance

Mystery Writers of America Presents Vengeance
ByOrest Stelmach,Anne Swardson,+5 more

2012 • 6 Readers • 387 pages 3.5

Reacher's Rules: Life Lessons From Jack Reacher

33 Jack Reacher

2012 • 4 Readers • 162 pages 3

The Storytellers: Straight Talk from the World's Most Acclaimed Suspense & Thriller Authors

2020 • 4 Readers 4

Killer Year: A Criminal Anthology

Killer Year: A Criminal Anthology
ByLee Child,M.J. Rose,+26 more

2008 • 4 Readers

A Study in Sherlock

6 Stories Inspired by the Holmes Canon

A Study in Sherlock
ByGayle Lynds,John Sheldon,+16 more

2011 • 3 Readers • 388 pages 3

The Nicotine Chronicles

2020 • 3 Readers • 288 pages 2

A Deadly Shade of Gold

#5 of 13 in Travis McGee

A Deadly Shade of Gold
ByJohn D. MacDonald

1965 • 3 Readers • 418 pages 3

Kova mutta reilu : kootut kertomukset

33 Jack Reacher

Kova mutta reilu : kootut kertomukset
ByLee Child,Marja Mutru(Translator)

2017 • 3 Readers • 392 pages

The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2021

The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2021
ByLee Child(Editor, Introduction),Otto Penzler(Editor)

2021 • 3 Readers 3.5

Cover 5

2018 • 2 Readers 2.5

Exit Wounds: Nineteen Tales of Mystery from the Modern Masters of Crime

2019 • 2 Readers 4

Cover 1

The Playboy Interview: Men of Letters
ByPlayboy,Lee Child,+2 more

2012 • 1 Reader

Cover 3

#9 of 33 in Jack Reacher

Lee Child One Shot
ByLee Child(Contributor)

2005 • 1 Reader

Best Crime Stories of the Year: 2021

Best Crime Stories of the Year: 2021
ByLee Child(editor),Otto Penzler(Editor)

2021 • 1 Reader • 463 pages

The Best American Mystery Stories 2010

2010 • 1 Reader • 402 pages

Killer Year: Stories to Die For

2008 • 1 Reader • 308 pages

First Thrills: Volume 2: Short Stories

#2 of 3 in First Thrills

First Thrills: Volume 2: Short Stories
ByHeather Graham,Wendy Corsi Staub,+4 more

2011 • 1 Reader • 67 pages

First Thrills: Volume 3: Short Stories

#3 of 3 in First Thrills

First Thrills: Volume 3: Short Stories
ByKarin Slaughter,Rebecca Cantrell,+2 more

2011 • 1 Reader • 72 pages

Cover 4

#21 of 13 in Travis McGee

The Lonely Silver Rain
ByJohn D. MacDonald

1984 • 1 Reader

Thrillers: 100 Must-Reads

Thrillers: 100 Must-Reads
ByHank Wagner,David Hewson,+84 more

2010 • 1 Reader • 404 pages 1

Książki wybrane: Jutro możesz zniknąć / Lekcje włoskiego / Piramida/ Martwa natura

2010 • 1 Reader • 544 pages 3

Reader's Digest: Seleções de livros

Reader's Digest: Seleções de livros
ByReader's Digest Association,Anne Tyler,+7 more

2000 • 1 Reader • 576 pages

Cover 6

#2 of 33 in Jack Reacher

1998 • 1 Reader

Cover 7

#19 of 33 in Jack Reacher

2014 • 1 Reader

Cover 0

Noche caliente: Edición Latinoamérica
ByLee Child,Aldo Giacometti(Translator)

1 Reader

Match Up

#13.5 of 20 in Roy Grace

Match Up
ByLee Child,Diana Gabaldon,+20 more

2017 • 1 Reader • 527 pages 4

An Unnecessary Assassin

An Unnecessary Assassin
ByVarious,Ann Cleeves,+7 more

2023 • 1 Reader

Vendetta a freddo

#11 of 33 in Jack Reacher

Vendetta a freddo
ByLee Child,Adria Tissoni(Translator)

2007 • 1 Reader • 331 pages

The Best Little Book Club in Town

The Best Little Book Club in Town
ByMeera Syal(Introduction),Elizabeth Buchan(Contributor)

2011 • 1 Reader • 313 pages

Personal ; You knew me when ; The monogram murders ; Star gazing

2015 • 1 Reader • 574 pages

Cover 8

#7 of 33 in Jack Reacher

2003 • 1 Reader

Una ragione per morire

#15 of 33 in Jack Reacher

Una ragione per morire
ByLee Child,Adria Tissoni(Translator)

2010 • 1 Reader • 333 pages 5

Cover 8

#12 of 33 in Jack Reacher

Niente da perdere
ByLee Child,Adria Tissoni(Translator)

2008 • 1 Reader 4

Cover 2

#8 of 33 in Jack Reacher

2004 • 1 Reader

Cover 4

#10 of 33 in Jack Reacher

2006 • 1 Reader

Cover 5

#17.5 of 33 in Jack Reacher

2013 • 1 Reader

After Midnight: Tales from the Graveyard Shift

After Midnight: Tales from the Graveyard Shift
ByWriters' Police Academy,Phoef Sutton,+10 more

2019 • 392 pages

Cover 0

Underground
ByLee Child

The Essential Jack Reacher 12-Book Bundle

2014 • 4,339 pages