Jack Reacher audiobooks in order
A drifter ex-military-policeman with no luggage and no fixed address. Lee Child's brother Andrew now co-writes the series.
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Which order should you listen in?
Almost every book is standalone, so publication order is a preference rather than a requirement — the early ones are widely held to be the strongest, and Killing Floor is still the right starting point. Note the UK/US title split on book four. The Sentinel onward are co-written with Andrew Child; the next, Chain Reaction, is due in October 2026.
On screen: Films and TV series, From 2012. Every series here that has been adapted for the screen →
Jack Reacher in publication order
- 1
Killing Floor (1997)Read by Jeff Harding · 16h 21m unabridged - 2
Die Trying (1998)Read by Jeff Harding · 15h 55m unabridged - 3
Tripwire (1999)Read by Jeff Harding · 15h 46m unabridged - 4
The Visitor (US: Running Blind) (2000)Read by Jeff Harding · 14h 17m unabridged - 5
Echo Burning (2001)Read by Jeff Harding · 13h 58m unabridged - 6
Without Fail (2002)Read by Jeff Harding · 14h unabridged - 7
Persuader (2003)Read by Jeff Harding · 14h 16m unabridged - 8
The Enemy (2004)Read by Jeff Harding · 14h 21m unabridged - 9
One Shot (2005)Read by Jeff Harding · 12h 51m unabridged - 10
The Hard Way (2006)Read by Jeff Harding · 11h 50m unabridged - 11
Bad Luck and Trouble (2007)Read by Jeff Harding · 12h 40m unabridged - 12
Nothing to Lose (2008)Read by Jeff Harding · 13h 26m unabridged - 13
Gone Tomorrow (2009)Read by Jeff Harding · 13h 16m unabridged - 14
61 Hours (2010)Read by Jeff Harding · 12h 19m unabridged - 15
Worth Dying For (2010)Read by Jeff Harding · 13h 1m unabridged - 16
The Affair (2011)Read by Jeff Harding · 12h 17m unabridged - 17
A Wanted Man (2012)Read by Jeff Harding · 11h 47m unabridged - 18
Never Go Back (2013)Read by Jeff Harding · 11h 45m unabridged - 19
Personal (2014)Read by Jeff Harding · 11h 9m unabridged - 20
Make Me (2015)Read by Jeff Harding · 11h 42m unabridged - 21
Night School (2016)Read by Jeff Harding · 11h 12m unabridged - 22
The Midnight Line (2017)Read by Jeff Harding · 11h 17m unabridged - 23
Past Tense (2018)Read by Jeff Harding · 12h 28m unabridged - 24
Blue Moon (2019)Read by Jeff Harding · 11h 13m unabridged - 25
The Sentinel (2020)Read by Jeff Harding · 10h 20m unabridged - 26
Better Off Dead (2021)Read by Jeff Harding · 9h 3m unabridged - 27
No Plan B (2022)Read by Jeff Harding · 10h 52m unabridged - 28
The Secret (2023)Read by Jeff Harding · 8h 18m unabridged - 29
In Too Deep (2024)Read by Jeff Harding · 8h 57m unabridged - 30
Exit Strategy (2025)Read by Jeff Harding · 9h 19m unabridged