Ask anyone about the hottest series books around, and youll hear the name jack reacher. Jun 14, 2019 ask anyone about the hottest series books around, and youll hear the name jack reacher. Lastly david baldacci has some nice books but i find them to be not as good as lee child. See the complete jack reacher series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. All his novels have been optioned for major motion picturesincluding jack reacher based on one shot and jack reacher. Ive read all of the jack reacher books and love them. Not the know it all, invincible, just give me coffee jack of the past few books.
Online shopping from a great selection at books store. 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. In a similar vein to reacher the spider shepherd books by stephen leather not to be confused with his supernatural series. The bryan mills character, played by clive standen, is a 30something jack reacher. The affair would be the next book to read, as it covers the end of reachers military career, and leads into killing floor. The jack reacher series, book 7 see more like this. I am also partial to the harry bosch series by michael connelly, he is a detective and i love how hard and gritty he is like jack reacher. If you enjoy childs books, you may also like those listed below. Just joined this group after doing a web search titled books like jack reacher series, so i fully get the withdrawals mentioned by a few of you. Like most things reacher has known in life, this case is a complex battlefield. 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. Killing floor is the first book in the internationally popular jack reacher series.
If you have devoured the entire series and are searching for more books similar to jack reacher by lee child, then i have a thrilling selection for you. He makes it so fun as he changes his voice for different characters and that makes it easier to follow along. A nice first book in the jack reacher series by lee child. The body was found in a sleazy motel used by local hookers. I have gotten every jack reacher book on audio but the last one i tried so hard to get thru but i couldnt do it. Below is a list of books to read if you like the jack reacher series. Trying to rescue an agent whose time is running out, reacher enters a crime lords waterfront fortress. Nov 20, 2017 dick hill is jack reacher for audiobook fans. King and maxwell books by baldacci are pretty good. This is a list of all jack reacher books, and youll pick the best with.
The reacher stories are very good he is the hero all the way through. In the first thriller were introduced to jack reacher, a dangerous and unattainable lone ranger who used to be in the military. To date child has published over twenty jack reacher books in the series. He has no luggage, no vehicle to drive himself around it, and no cell phone. Great savings free delivery collection on many items.
They are a little bit alike in that, puller is army cid, a very big dude, and his name is eponymous with reacher. Reacher was getting a little overdone, it looks like he was taken back for redesign. Jack reacher is supposed to be a fit man in his mid30s but this guy sounds 75 years old his accents are good, but he over uses some accents like the word person he pronounces it like poyson. Sep 02, 2014 there arent many characters like jack reacher. You will probably like the john puller series by david baldacci, although it is only 4 books. Reacher tells the local cop to handle it, it sounds like the guy just had a heart attack. Aug 07, 2018 im quite a big fan of jack reacher and the action packed role he fulfillsi think lee child is a great author also. There are 24 books in lee childs highly successful jack reacher series, with another heading our way this autumn plus one short story collection. Find great deals on ebay for jack reacher audio books. There were however several critical flaws in the story line and plot, which made some of the plot twists unrealistic and very sketchy. Jack reacher by lee child, johnathan mcclain, et al. Jack reacher is the duty military police officer on a base in north carolina when he takes a call reporting a dead soldier. Andy mcnab is the author of the number one bestseller, bravo two zero.
Blue moon audiobook by lee child, read by scott brick. Tom wood signs a new deal with berkley publishing group, guaranteeing at least two more books in his victor the assassin series the real book spy says. Dont care about the reading order for jack reacher books. Mar 23, 2018 books like jack reacher shows up right away as a professional looking site.
Praise for persuadera pageturner lee childs tale drives hard and fast. The reacher novels are written either in the firstperson or thirdperson. Bestseller this month title az title za release date newest first highest rated book in series lowest to highest book in series highest to lowest. If youve managed to read all of the books in this series, you must be looking for another action packed, intelligent military thriller. Ive read all the series of reacher, mitch rapp vince flynn, and scot harvath brad thor, and continue to search for similar series. The hard way 10 by lee child 2011, mp3 cd, unabridged audio. The series was created by lee child with his debut novel the killing floor. He still owns nothing, replaces his dirty clothes with new ones, has a girl in the picture and a few references to past books.
There are only a handful of references to previous stories and some books have no references at all. Just plug in new data into the formula and you have another good jack reacher novel. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. It presents reacher for the first time, as the tough exmilitary cop of no fixed abode. I like the jack reacher character and the book in general but the narrator has a very annoying voice. I have heard of tom woods books but am yet to read one, having read this article though, i really like the sound of the kill for me book and seems like there are some similarities between victor and jack. There are no books that are directly similar, because lee child is the top thriller writer currently writing, with a unique style and approach to story. Chronological order of jack reacher books in chronological order, the enemy would be the first book to read, as it takes place while reacher is still in the military followed by night school. Personally id recommend reading all the joseph finder novels they are some of the best standalone novels of all time. Dec 03, 2019 in speaking about the jack reacher series on audio books, it is important to mention the reader, or in this case the performer who is the voice of jack reacher, dick hill he has read all of the books to me and kept me constantly immersed in the storyline and action. What might give fans of the series pause is picking just one favorite after all, there are 21 books to date.
The plus one is a new series from up and coming author nick petrie about his character peter ash. Hill narrated the last 18 of the 22 books in this lee child series. Lee childs books starring jack reacher is one of the bestselling book series out there. While there are only three books so far, even lee child has said lots of characters get compared to my own jack reacher, but peter ash is the real deal. One of my other big favorites is david baldacci, and although im not a big fan of many of his other characters john puller, camel club etc because he really does churn them out, i cannot recommend enough the amos decker series. It makes it a bit tricky for keeping track of which jack reacher books youve read, but lee child wrote them in such a way that each stories exists on its own. I love dick hill as jack reacher he is such a great reader. Jack reacher is a former major in the united states army military police corps, turned mysterious drifter. How child does this and still manages to keep you on the edge is.
The book was entertaining and jack s character is easy to like and connect with. Moving in the shadows, picking his spots, reacher gets closer and closer to the unseen enemy who is pulling the strings. In lee childs latest thriller, personal, reacher is tasked by the state department and the cia for a highpriority missions. Lee childs jack reacher series the books, the show, and more. Sep 14, 2015 on tour for his latest jack reacher novel, make me, author lee child sat down at the sanders theater in cambridge, ma with writer stephen kinga huge fan of the series, now 20 long.
I enjoyed going through the book discovery process with you. If reacher fans want to get a taste of what reacher used to be like, turn on the tv series taken. Most crimefighters are cops, or secret agents, who dedicate their lives to finding and extinguishing evil but weve put together a list of similar books starring heroes with similarities to childs iconic action here. Remote control is the first in the nick stone series by this author. Who else would you recommend to people who like the vince flynn and mitch rapp books. Like the medieval knight errant or the western hero, childs hero jack reacher rides into town, bringing justice, accompanied by the requisite violent gunplay, before he leaves without a trace. Many individuals may be familiar with the tom cruise one shot movie featuring the character of jack reacher. Buy lee child cd audio books and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay.
Reacher, a former major in the us army, drifts across the united states to investigate crimes and battle in dangerous situations. Books to read if you like the jack reacher series, thrilling and action packed stories that are sure to catch your attention. If youve managed to read all of the books in this series. This book is like all of childs books a continuation of the character, jack reacher as a person who gets involved with everyone he meets and ends up solving whatever injustice comes their way. While there have been many writers who have tried the invincible loner hero thing, after you. Find the most popular the jack reacher novels audiobooks available for instant download to your mobile phone, tablet, laptop or desktop at. Child has written a whopping 20 books in the jack reacher universe and multiple short stories as well. Random house presents the audiobook edition of killing floor by lee child, read by jeff harding. Although he missed books two through four, he spoke at the genesis with the first. Youve heard the phrase printing money and thats pretty much what lee child does when he writes a new jack reacher book to add to our order of jack. Former elite military police officer jack reacher has been hailed by stephen king as coolest continuing series character in contemporary fiction. Mar 15, 2020 if you have devoured the entire series and are searching for more books similar to jack reacher by lee child, then i have a thrilling selection for you. Only two books to his name at his time hes a private investigator who can take anyone down much like rapp.
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