Lee Child Reading Order
14 series · 337 books · Born 1954
Lee Child is a bestselling author renowned for his gripping thrillers, particularly the popular Jack Reacher series. With a prolific output of 337 books across 14 series, including collections and novellas, he has captivated readers since 1997. His most celebrated work, featuring the iconic character Jack Reacher, has solidified his place in contemporary fiction, maintaining popularity well into 2026.
Akashic Drug Chronicles Series
Complete5 books (2005–2020)
Start with The Cocaine Chronicles, the first of 5 books in the Akashic Drug Chronicles series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 |  The Cocaine Chronicles 2005Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 | The Speed Chronicles(By: Megan Abbott,Scott Phillips,Sherman Alexie,James Franco,William T. Vollmann,Jess Walter,Beth Lisick,Tao Lin,JamesGreer,Jerry Stahl,Natalie Díaz,Joseph Mattson,Kenji Jasper,Rose Bunch) 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 |  The Heroin Chronicles(By: Jervey Tervalon,Lydia Lunch,Erin Moon,Nathan Larson,Antonia Crane,Jerry Stahl,Eric Bogosian,Ava Stander,John Albert,Michael Albo,Sophia Langdon,Tony O'Neill,L.Z. Hansen) 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 |  The Marijuana Chronicles(By: Jonathan Santlofer) 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  The Nicotine Chronicles 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
Akashic Noir Series
Ongoing121 books (2002–2025)
Start with San Francisco Noir, the first of 121 books in the Akashic Noir series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco Noir 2002Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 | Bronx Noir 2003Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 | Seattle Noir 2003Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 | Brooklyn Noir 2004Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  Hasidic Noir 2004Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  Brooklyn Noir 2 2005Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 | Chicago Noir 2005Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 |  Dublin Noir 2005Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 | Baltimore Noir 2006Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 | D.C. Noir 2006Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 | London Noir 2006Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 |  Manhattan Noir 2006Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 | Miami Noir 2006Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 |  Twin Cities Noir 2006Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 |  Detroit Noir 2007Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 16 | Havana Noir 2007Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 17 |  Los Angeles Noir 2007Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 18 |  New Orleans Noir 2007Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 19 | Wall Street Noir 2007Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 20 |  Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 21 | D.C. Noir 2 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 22 | Istanbul Noir 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 23 | Las Vegas Noir 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 24 | Manhattan Noir 2 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 25 | Paris Noir 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 26 | Queens Noir 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 27 | Toronto Noir 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 28 | Trinidad Noir 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 29 |  Boston Noir 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 30 | Delhi Noir 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 31 |  Phoenix Noir 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 32 | Portland Noir 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 33 | Rome Noir 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 34 | San Francisco Noir 2 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 35 | Copenhagen Noir 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 36 | Haiti Noir 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 37 | Indian Country Noir 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 38 |  Lone Star Noir 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 39 | Los Angeles Noir 2 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 40 | Mexico City Noir 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 41 | Moscow Noir 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 42 |  Orange County Noir 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 43 | Philadelphia Noir 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 44 | Richmond Noir 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 45 | Barcelona Noir 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 46 |  Cape Cod Noir 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 47 | New Jersey Noir 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 48 | Pittsburgh Noir 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 49 | San Diego Noir 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 50 |  Boston Noir 2 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 51 | Kansas City Noir 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 52 | Kingston Noir 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 53 | Long Island Noir 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 54 | Mumbai Noir 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 55 | St. Petersburg Noir 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 56 |  Staten Island Noir 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 57 |  Venice Noir 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 58 | Buffalo Noir 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 59 |  Dallas Noir 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 60 | Haiti Noir 2 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 61 | Manila Noir 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 62 |  USA Noir 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 63 | Belfast Noir 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 64 | Helsinki Noir 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 65 |  Prison Noir 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 66 | Rio Noir 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 67 | Singapore Noir 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 68 | Tehran Noir 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 69 | Tel Aviv Noir 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 70 | Beirut Noir 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 71 | Chicago Noir: The Classics 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 72 | Marseille Noir 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 73 | Memphis Noir 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 74 | Providence Noir 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 75 | Zagreb Noir 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 76 | Brussels Noir 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 77 |  Mississippi Noir 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 78 | New Orleans Noir: The Classics 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 79 | Prague Noir 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 80 | San Juan Noir 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 81 | St. Louis Noir 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 82 |  Stockholm Noir 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 83 |  Atlanta Noir 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 84 | Buenos Aires Noir 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 85 | Montana Noir 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 86 | Montreal Noir 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 87 | New Haven Noir 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 88 | Oakland Noir 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 89 | Trinidad Noir: The Classics 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 90 | Baghdad Noir 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 91 | Berlin Noir 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 92 | Hong Kong Noir 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 93 | Lagos Noir 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 94 | Marrakech Noir 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 95 | Santa Cruz Noir 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 96 | Sydney Noir 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 97 | São Paulo Noir 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 98 | Vancouver Noir 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 99 | Amsterdam Noir 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 100 | Houston Noir 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 101 | Milwaukee Noir 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 102 | Accra Noir 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 103 | Addis Ababa Noir 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 104 | Alabama Noir 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 105 | Belgrade Noir 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 106 | Berkeley Noir 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 107 | Columbus Noir 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 108 | Miami Noir: The Classics 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 109 | Nairobi Noir 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 110 | Santa Fe Noir 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 111 | Tampa Bay Noir 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 112 | Palm Springs Noir 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 113 | Denver Noir 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 114 | Paris Noir: The Suburbs 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 115 |  South Central Noir 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 116 | Cleveland Noir 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 117 | East Jerusalem Noir 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 118 | West Jerusalem Noir 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 119 | Honolulu Noir 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 120 |  Hamburg Noir 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 121 | Sacramento Noir 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
Anthologies Series
Ongoing34 books (2004–2025)
Start with Like a Charm, the first of 34 books in the Anthologies series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Like a Charm 2004Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 |  Greatest Hits 2005Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 | The Cocaine Chronicles 2005Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 |  Death Do Us Part 2006Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  The Best British Mysteries IV 2007Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  Killer Year: Stories to Die For... 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 | Watchlist 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 |  First Thrills 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 |  The Best American Mystery Stories 2010 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 |  The Dark End of the Street 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 |  A Study in Sherlock 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 | First Thrills: Volume 2 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 | First Thrills: Volume 3 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 | First Thrills: Volume 4 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 |  The Rich and the Dead 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 16 |  Love is Murder 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 17 | The Interrogator and Other Criminally Good Fiction 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 18 |  Vengeance 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 19 | Crimespree Magazine #52 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 20 |  Inherit the Dead 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 21 |  FaceOff 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 22 |  Reader's Digest: Today's Best Fiction 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 23 | Manhattan Mayhem 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 24 |  The Best American Mystery Stories 2015 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 25 |  In Sunlight or In Shadow 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 26 |  Alive in Shape and Color 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 27 | MatchUp 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 28 |  Ten Year Stretch 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 29 | Exit Wounds 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 30 |  Invisible Blood 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 31 |  How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook from Mystery Writers of America 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 32 |  An Unnecessary Assassin 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 33 |  Birds, Strangers and Psychos 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 34 | The Twisted Women's Book Club 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
Harold Middleton Series
Complete3 books (2007–2014)
Start with The Chopin Manuscript and read in order.
Jack Reacher Series
OngoingChronological order differs31 books (1997–2026)
Start with Killing Floor. Publication and chronological order differ — publication order is recommended for first-time readers.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Killing Floor 1997Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 |  Die Trying 1998Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 |  Tripwire 1999Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 |  Running Blind / The Visitor 2000Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  Echo Burning 2001Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  Without Fail 2002Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 |  Persuader 2003Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 |  The Enemy 2004Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 |  One Shot 2005Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 |  The Hard Way 2006Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 |  Bad Luck and Trouble 2007Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 | Nothing to Lose 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 |  Gone Tomorrow 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 |  61 Hours 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 |  Worth Dying For 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 16 | The Affair 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 17 |  A Wanted Man 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 18 |  Never Go Back 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 19 |  Personal 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 20 |  Make Me 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 21 |  Night School 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 22 |  The Midnight Line 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 23 |  Past Tense 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 24 |  Blue Moon 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 25 |  The Sentinel(With: Andrew Child) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 26 |  Better Off Dead(With: Andrew Child) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 27 |  No Plan B(With: Andrew Child) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 28 | The Secret(With: Andrew Child) 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 29 | In Too Deep(With: Andrew Child) 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 30 | Exit Strategy(With: Andrew Child) 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 31 | Chain Reaction(With: Andrew Child) 2026Buy 🇺🇸 |
Jack Reacher Collections Series
CompleteChronological order differs1 book (2017–2017)
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 |  No Middle Name 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
Jack Reacher Miscellaneous Series
CompleteChronological order differs1 book (2012–2012)
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Jack Reacher's Rules 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
Jack Reacher Short Stories & Novellas Series
OngoingChronological order differs14 books (2009–2025)
Start with Guy Walks Into a Bar. Publication and chronological order differ — publication order is recommended for first-time readers.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Guy Walks Into a Bar 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 | Second Son 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 | Deep Down 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 | High Heat 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 | Good and Valuable Consideration: Jack Reacher vs. Nick Heller(With: Joseph Finder) 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 | Not a Drill 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 | Small Wars 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 | The Picture of the Lonely Diner 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 | Too Much Time 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 | The Christmas Scorpion 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 |  Cleaning the Gold(With: Karin Slaughter) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 | The Fourth Man 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 | New Kid in Town(By: Andrew Child) 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 | You Shook Me All Night Long(By: Andrew Child) 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
MX New Sherlock Holmes Stories Series
Ongoing52 books (2015–2025)
Start with Part I: 1881 to 1889(By: Craig Janacek,Denis O. Smith,David Marcum,Daniel McGachey,Derrick Belanger,Martin Rosenstock,Will Thomas,John Hall,Mark Mower,Daniel D. Victor,Hugh Ashton,Jayantika Ganguly,Shane Simmons,Adrian Middleton,John Heywood,Deanna Baran,Amy Thomas,Stephen Wade), the first of 52 books in the MX New Sherlock Holmes Stories series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Part I: 1881 to 1889(By: Craig Janacek,Denis O. Smith,David Marcum,Daniel McGachey,Derrick Belanger,Martin Rosenstock,Will Thomas,John Hall,Mark Mower,Daniel D. Victor,Hugh Ashton,Jayantika Ganguly,Shane Simmons,Adrian Middleton,John Heywood,Deanna Baran,Amy Thomas,Stephen Wade) 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 |  Part II: 1890 to 1895(By: Bill Crider,Lyndsay Faye,Christopher Redmond,Bert Coules,J.R. Campbell,William Patrick Maynard,Sam Wiebe,Marcia Wilson,David Marcum,Matthew Booth,Jack Grochot,Ann Margaret Lewis,Mike Hogan,Jeremy Branton Holstein,Dick Gillman,Mike Hogan) 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 |  Part III: 1896 to 1929(By: Lyn McConchie,James Lovegrove,Matthew J. Elliott,Bob Byrne,Stuart Douglas,David Marcum,Larry Millett,Paul D. Gilbert,Geri Schear,Mark Alberstat,Tim Symonds) 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 |  Part IV: 2016 Annual(By: David Stuart Davies,Nicholas Utechin,Andy Lane,Richard Doyle,J.R. Campbell,Craig Janacek,Roger Johnson,Bob Byrne,Denis O. Smith,Marcia Wilson,David Marcum,Daniel McGachey,Derrick Belanger,Matthew Booth,Bonnie MacBird,Mark Mower,Daniel D. Victor,Hugh Ashton,Jayantika Ganguly,Steve Emecz,Deanna Baran,Arthur Hall,Vincent W. Wright,Jeremy Holstein,Andrea Mantin Levy,Steven Rothman,Melissa Farnham) 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 | Part V(By: James Lovegrove,Nicholas Utechin,Jan Edwards,Matthew J. Elliott,Bert Coules,William Patrick Maynard,Bob Byrne,Denis O. Smith,Marcia Wilson,David Marcum,Derrick Belanger,Narrelle M. Harris,Mike Chinn,John Hall,Paul D. Gilbert,Mark Mower,Jan Edwards,Hugh Ashton,N. John Hall,Julie McKuras,Tracy J. Revels,Roger Riccard,Amy Thomas,Julie McKuras,Arthur Hall) 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  Part VI(By: David Timson,Nicholas Utechin,Carla Coupe,Jan Edwards,Craig Janacek,Roger Johnson,Bob Byrne,Marcia Wilson,David Marcum,Derrick Belanger,Mark Mower,Thomas A. Turley,Robert Perret,Jan Edwards,Daniel D. Victor,Hugh Ashton,Geri Schear,Shane Simmons,Julie McKuras,Keith Hann,Steve Emecz,Steve Emecz,Thomas A. Turley,Roger Riccard,Deanna Baran,Thomas A. Turley,Julie McKuras,Tim Symonds,Arthur Hall) 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 |  Part VII 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 |  Part VIII: Eliminate The Impossible: 1892-1905(By: Will Murray,William Meikle,Craig Janacek,Marcia Wilson,David Marcum,Daniel McGachey,Michael Mallory,Derrick Belanger,Aaron Smith,Paul D. Gilbert,Robert Perret,Jeremy Branton Holstein,Roger Riccard,Tim Symonds,Arthur Hall) 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 | Part IX: 2018 Annual(By: Leslie Charteris,Marcia Wilson,David Marcum,Denis Green,Mark Mower,James Moffett,Geri Schear,Shane Simmons,Robert Stapleton,Roger Riccard,Deanna Baran,Kevin Thornton) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 |  Part X: 2018 Annual(By: Will Murray,Kelvin Jones,David Marcum,Martin Rosenstock,Greg Hatcher,Robert Perret,Daniel D. Victor,Hugh Ashton,Jayantika Ganguly,Peter Coe Verbica,Mike Hogan,Dick Gillman,Tim Symonds,Arthur Hall) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 |  Part XI: Some Untold Cases(By: Craig Stephen Copland,Will Murray,Leslie Charteris,Stephen Herczeg,Richard Dean Starr,David Marcum,Denis Green,Robert Perret,Hugh Ashton,Jayantika Ganguly,Kevin P. Thornton,Roger Riccard,Deanna Baran,Mike Hogan) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 |  Part XII: Some Untold Cases(By: Craig Janacek,John Linwood Grant,David Marcum,Derrick Belanger,Nik Morton,Paul D. Gilbert,Mark Mower,Daniel D. Victor,Robert Stapleton,Mike Hogan,Jane Rubino,Arthur Hall) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 |  Part XIII: 2019 Annual 1881-1890(By: Roger Johnson,Mark Wardecker,David Marcum,Derrick Belanger,Will Thomas,Mark Mower,Hugh Ashton,Shane Simmons,Tim Gambrell,Steve Emecz,Paul Hiscock,Andrew Bryant,Arthur Hall,Brenda Seabrook,Robert Stapleton,S.F. Bennett,Edwin A. Enstrom,M.J.H. Simmonds,Tracy Revels,Sean M. Wright,Marino C. Álvarez,Kevin P. Thornton,Stephen Seitz,Jim French,David Friend,Peter Coe Verbica,Jacquelynn Morris,Melissa Grigsby) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 |  Part XIV: 2019 Annual(By: Stephen Herczeg,Marcia Wilson,David Marcum,Matthew Booth,I.A. Watson,Geri Schear,Jayantika Ganguly,Anna Elliott,Charles Veley,Liz Hedgecock,Harry DeMaio,Tracy J. Revels,Roger Riccard,Thomas A. Burns, Jr.,Arthur Hall,Edwin A. Enstrom) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 |  Part XV: 2019 Annual(By: Will Murray,Leslie Charteris,Kelvin Jones,David Marcum,Jack Grochot,Denis Green,Mark Mower,Robert Perret,Robert Stapleton,Peter Coe Verbica,Mike Hogan,Tracy J. Revels,Roger Riccard,Dick Gillman,Tim Symonds,Arthur Hall,Robert Stapleton,Peter Coe Verbica) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 16 |  Part XVI: Whatever Remains . . . Must Be the Truth(By: Josh Pachter,Victoria Watson,David Marcum,Kevin Jones,Mark Mower,Jayantika Ganguly,Shane Simmons,Tim Gambrell,Elizabeth Sophia Watson,Brenda Seabrooke,Andrew Bryant,Kevin Thornton,Arthur Hall,Tracy Revels,David Friend) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 17 |  Part XVII: Whatever Remains . . . Must Be the Truth(By: Will Murray,David Marcum,Michael Mallory,Anna Elliott,Charles Veley,Jane Rubino,Chris Chan,Arthur Hall) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 18 |  Part XVIII: Whatever Remains . . . Must Be the Truth 1899-1925(By: Matthew J. Elliott,Craig Janacek,Gareth Tilley,Kelvin I. Jones,Roger Johnson,David Marcum,Roger Silverwood,Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,Christopher James,Steve Emecz,Harry DeMaio,Matthew White,Paul Hiscock,Arthur Hall,S.F. Bennett,Thomas A. Burns Jr.,Roger Stapleton,Tom Turley,Tracey J. Revels,Nick Cardillo) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 19 |  Part XIX: 2020 Annual(By: Craig Stephen Copland,Will Murray,David Marcum,James Moffett,Tim Gambrell,Matthew White,Robert Stapleton,Peter Coe Verbica,Ian Ableson,Kevin P. Thornton,Roger Riccard,Ian Ableson,Matthew White,Thomas A. Turley,Brenda Seabrooke,Dick Gillman,Andrew Bryant,Chris Chan,Arthur Hall,Robert Stapleton,Sean M. Wright,David Friend,Peter Coe Verbica,Nick Cardillo) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 20 |  Part XX: 2020 Annual(By: Will Murray,Matthew J. Elliott,Steven Philip Jones,David Marcum,I.A. Watson,Mark Mower,Robert Perret,Anna Elliott,Charles Veley,Sonia Fetherston,Harry DeMaio,Harry DeMaio,Deanna Baran,Susan Knight,Kevin Thornton,Arthur Hall,Tracy Revels,Thomas A. Burns Jr.) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 21 |  Part XXI: 2020 Annual(By: John Lawrence,Leslie Charteris,Bob Byrne,David Marcum,Stephen Mason Merrill,Michael Mallory,Derrick Belanger,Denis Green,Mark Mower,Hugh Ashton,Geri Schear,Jayantika Ganguly,John Lawrence Toole,Peter Coe Verbica,Dick Gillman,Paula Hammond,Jane Rubino,Arthur Hall,Peter Coe Verbica) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 22 |  Part XXIII: 1888-1894(By: Dacre Stoker,Will Murray,Matthew J. Elliott,Craig Janacek,Steven Philip Jones,Leverett Butts,Marcia Wilson,David Marcum,Mike Chinn,I.A. Watson,Paul D. Gilbert,Hugh Ashton,Shane Simmons,Tim Gambrell,Paul Hiscock,Margaret Walsh,Tracy J. Revels,Barry Clay,Margaret Walsh,Jane Rubino,Arthur Hall) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 23 |  Part XXIV: 1895-1903(By: Craig Stephen Copland,John Lawrence,John Linwood Grant,Stephen Herczeg,Marcia Wilson,David Marcum,John Davis,Jayantika Ganguly,Kevin P. Thornton,Susan Knight,Harry DeMaio,Tracy J. Revels,Harry DeMaio,Brenda Seabrooke,Dick Gillman,Paula Hammond,Arthur Hall,Kevin P. Thornton,Thomas A. Burns Jr.) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 24 |  Some More Untold Cases Part XXII: 1877-1887(By: Leslie Charteris,Denis O. Smith,David Marcum,Stephen Mason Merrill,Derrick Belanger,Denis Green,Richard Paolinelli,Mark Mower,Geri Schear,Liese Sherwood-Fabre,Ian Ableson,Kevin P. Thornton,Susan Knight,Tracy J. Revels,Roger Riccard,Chris Chan,Tim Symonds,Robert Stapleton,S.F. Bennett,Kevin P. Thornton) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 25 |  Part XXIX: More Christmas Adventures 1889-1896(By: Craig Stephen Copland,Gordon Linzner,Roger Johnson,Marcia Wilson,David Marcum,Derrick Belanger,I.A. Watson,Frank Schildiner,Paul D. Gilbert,Tracy J. Revels,Steve Emecz,Ian Ableson,Wayne Anderson,Barry Clay,Harry DeMaio,Matthew White,Margaret Walsh,Dan Rowley,Arthur Hall) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 26 |  Part XXV: 2021 Annual 1881-1888(By: Peter Lovesey,Matthew J. Elliott,Craig Janacek,Roger Johnson,Denis O. Smith,Marcia Wilson,David Marcum,Hugh Ashton,Kevin McCann,Steve Emecz,Matthew White,Martin Daley,Paul Hiscock,Jane Rubino,Chris Chan,Robert Stapleton,M.J.H. Simmonds,Brenda Seagrove,Keith Hann,Hal Glatzer,Stephen Gaspar) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 27 | Part XXVI(By: Marcia Wilson,David Marcum,I.A. Watson,Frank Schildiner,Mark Mower,James Moffett,Geri Schear,Naching T. Kassa,Adrian Middleton,Peter Coe Verbica,Margaret Walsh,James Gelter,Ian Ableson,Kevin P. Thornton,Harry DeMaio,Anthony Gurney,Ian Ableson,Harry DeMaio,Dick Gillman,Mike Hogan,Susan Knight,Arthur Hall,Kevin P. Thornton,Peter Coe Verbica) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 28 |  Part XXVII: 2021 Annual 1898-1928(By: Craig Stephen Copland,Peter Lovesey,Will Murray,John Lawrence,Leslie Charteris,Stephen Herczeg,Roger Johnson,Marcia Wilson,David Marcum,John Davis,Denis Green,Tim Gambrell,Tracy J. Revels,Jeremy Branton Holstein,Thomas A. Turley,S.C. Toft,Roger Riccard,Steve Emecz,Arthur Hall) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 29 | Part XXVIII: More Christmas Adventures 1869-1888(By: Nancy Holder,David Marcum) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 30 | Part XXVIII: More Christmas Adventures 1869-1888(By: Nancy Holder,Will Murray,John Lawrence,Stephen Herczeg,Roger Johnson,David Marcum,Mark Mower,Liz Hedgecock,Tim Gambrell,Roger Riccard,Steve Emecz,Deanna Baran,Thomas A. Turley,Brenda Seabrooke,Thomas A. Burns, Jr.,Amy Thomas,Jeffrey A. Lockwood,Martin Daley,Dick Gillman,Paul Hiscock,Mike Hogan) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 31 |  Part XXX: More Christmas Adventures 1897-1928(By: Nancy Holder,Roger Johnson,D.J. Tyrer,David Marcum,Michael Mallory,Geri Schear,Jayantika Ganguly,Shane Simmons,Naching T. Kassa,Tim Gambrell,Steve Emecz,Paul Hiscock,Andrew Bryant,Paula Hammond,Susan Knight,Kevin Thornton,J.S. Rowlinson,Julie McKuras,J. Lawrence Matthews,Jane Rubino,Chris Chan,Arthur Hall) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 32 |  Part XIII: 2022 Annual(By: David Marcum) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 33 |  Part XXXI: 2022 Annual(By: David Marcum) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 34 |  Part XXXII: 2022 Annual 1888-1895(By: Will Murray,Craig Janacek,David Marcum,Mike Chinn,Paul Hiscock,Hal Glatzer,James Gelter,Ian Ableson,Mike Hogan,Tracy J. Revels,Roger Riccard,Wayne Anderson,Tim Symonds,Arthur Hall,Hal Glatzer,Terry Golledge,Kevin Patrick McCann,Alan Dimes) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 35 | Part XXXIII: 2022 Annual 1896-1919(By: Craig Stephen Copland,Roger Johnson,Mark Wardecker,Marcia Wilson,David Marcum,Hugh Ashton,Naching T. Kassa,Tracy J. Revels,Steve Emecz,Dan Rowley,Jeffrey A. Lockwood,Martin Daley,Andrew Bryant,Susan Knight,Tim Symonds,Kevin P. Thornton,Tom Turley,Jeffrey Hatcher,Terry Golledge,Josh Cerefice,David MacGregor,Alisha Shea,Emma West) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 36 |  Part XXXIV: However Improbable(By: Will Murray,Leslie Charteris,Stephen Herczeg,Gordon Linzner,Marcia Wilson,David Marcum,Denis Green,Paul Hiscock,James Gelter,Tracy J. Revels,Roger Riccard,Dan Rowley,Thomas A. Burns, Jr.,Chris Chan,Arthur Hall,Tim Newton Anderson,DJ Tyrer,John McNabb,Joseph W. Svec III) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 37 |  Part XXXV: However Improbable(By: David Marcum) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 38 |  Part XXXVI: However Improbable(By: David Marcum) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 39 | XXXI: 2022 Annual 1875-1887(By: John Lawrence,Gordon Linzner,Kelvin I. Jones,Roger Johnson,D.J. Tyrer,David Marcum,I.A. Watson,Geri Schear,Tracy J. Revels,Steve Emecz,Dan Rowley,Susan Knight,Tim Symonds,Arthur Hall,Robert Stapleton,Hal Glatzer,Sean Wright,Jeffrey Hatcher,Terry Golledge,David MacGregor,Emma West,Kevin Patrick McCann,Thomas Burns,Steven Herczeg) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 40 |  Part XLI: Further Untold Cases - 1887-1892(By: David Marcum) 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 41 |  Part XLII: Further Untold Cases 1894-1922(By: David Marcum) 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 42 | Part XXXIX(By: David Marcum) 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 43 |  Part XXXIX: 2023 Annual(By: John Lawrence,Leslie Charteris,Michael Sims,Kelvin I. Jones,Roger Johnson,David Marcum,Denis Green,Shane Simmons,Naching T. Kassa,Tracy J. Revels,Roger Riccard,Steve Emecz,Dan Rowley,Paula Hammond,Kevin Thornton,Jane Rubino,Chris Chan,Arthur Hall,Peter Coe Verbica,Tom Turley,Emma West,William Todd,Ember Pepper,Don Baxter,Alan Dimes) 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 44 |  Part XXXVII: 2023 Annual(By: David Marcum) 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 45 | Part XXXVIII(By: David Marcum) 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 46 |  Part XXXVIII: 2023 Annual(By: David Marcum) 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 47 |  Part XLIII: 2024 Annual 1874-1888(By: David Marcum) 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 48 | Part XLIV: 2024 Annual 1889-1897(By: David Marcum) 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 49 | Part XLV: 2024 Annual 1898-1917(By: David Marcum) 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 50 |  Part XLVI: Occupants of the Canonical Realm 1861-1889(By: David Marcum) 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 51 | Part XLVII: Occupants of the Canonical Realm 1890-1898(By: David Marcum,Chris Chan) 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 52 | The Hidden Enquiries of Sherlock Holmes(By: Arthur Hall) 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
Mysterious Profiles Series
Ongoing33 books (2022–2025)
Start with Alex Delaware(By: Jonathan Kellerman), the first of 33 books in the Mysterious Profiles series.
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| 1 | Alex Delaware(By: Jonathan Kellerman) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 | Aloysius X. L. Pendergast(By: Douglas Preston) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 | Amos Walker(By: Loren D. Estleman) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 | Bob Lee Swagger(By: Stephen Hunter) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 | Charlie Parker(By: John Connolly) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 | Charlie Resnick(By: John Harvey) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 | Charlotte and Thomas Pitt(By: Anne Perry) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 | Dismas Hardy(By: John Lescroart) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 | Elvis Cole and Joe Pike(By: Robert Crais) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 | Hieronymus Bosch(By: Michael Connelly) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 | Ian Rutledge(By: Charles Todd) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 | Inspector Morse(By: Colin Dexter) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 | Jack Reacher 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 | Jack Taylor(By: Ken Bruen) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 | Jane Whitefield(By: Thomas Perry) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 16 | John Rebus(By: Ian Rankin) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 17 | Lincoln Rhyme(By: Jeffery Deaver) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 18 | Lou Boldt(By: Ridley Pearson) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 19 | Maisie Dobbs(By: Jacqueline Winspear) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 20 | Mallory(By: Carol O'Connell) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 21 | Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus(By: Faye Kellerman) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 22 | Precious Ramotswe(By: Alexander McCall Smith) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 23 | Rambo(By: David Morrell) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 24 | Spenser(By: Robert B. Parker) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 25 | Tess Monaghan(By: Laura Lippman) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 26 | The Lincoln Lawyer(By: Michael Connelly) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 27 | Ben Kincaid(By: William Bernhardt) 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 28 | Condor(By: James Grady) 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 29 | Repairman Jack(By: F. Paul Wilson) 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 30 | Joe Pickett(By: C.J. Box) 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 31 | Nathan Heller(By: Max Allan Collins) 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 32 | Peter Diamond(By: Peter Lovesey) 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 33 | Orphan X(By: Gregg Hurwitz) 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
Non-Fiction Series
Ongoing3 books (2012–2025)
Start with Jack Reacher's Rules and read in order.
Short Stories/Novellas Series
Ongoing27 books (2004–2025)
Start with The Snake-eater by the Numbers, the first of 27 books in the Short Stories/Novellas series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | The Snake-eater by the Numbers 2004Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 | Ten Keys 2005Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 | The Greatest Trick of All 2005Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 | The .50 Solution 2006Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 | Public Transportation 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 | Me and Mr. Rafferty 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 | Section 7 (a) (Operational) 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 | The Bodyguard 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 | Addicted to Sweetness 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 | The Bone-Headed League 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 | Everyone Talks 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 | I Heard a Romantic Story 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 | The Hollywood I Remembered 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 | My First Drug Trial 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 | No Room at the Motel 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 16 | Wet with Rain 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 17 | Maybe They Have a Tradition 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 18 | The Truth About What Happened 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 19 | Pierre, Lucien, & Me 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 20 | The Fortune Cookie 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 21 | New Blank Document 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 22 | Shorty and the Briefcase 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 23 | James Penney's New Identity 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 24 | Smile 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 25 | Dying for a Cigarette 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 26 | Normal in Every Way 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 27 | Eleven Numbers 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
Short Story Collections Series
Complete1 book (2024–2024)
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Safe Enough: And Other Stories 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
The MatchUp Collection Series
Complete11 books (2017–2019)
Start with Deserves to Be Dead(By: John Sandford,Lisa Jackson), the first of 11 books in the The MatchUp Collection series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Deserves to Be Dead(By: John Sandford,Lisa Jackson) 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 | Getaway(By: Lisa Scottoline,Nelson DeMille) 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 | Honor & ...(By: C.J. Box,Sandra Brown) 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 | Midnight Flame(By: Christopher Rice,Lara Adrian) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 | Dig Here(By: Charlaine Harris,Andrew Gross) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 | Faking a Murderer(With: Kathy Reichs) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 | Footloose(By: Val McDermid,Peter James) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 | Past Prologue(By: Diana Gabaldon,Steve Berry) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 | Rambo on Their Minds(By: Gayle Lynds,David Morrell) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 | Short Story(By: Karin Slaughter,Michael Koryta) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 | Taking the Veil(By: J.A. Jance,Eric Van Lustbader) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many books has Lee Child written?
- Lee Child has written 337 books across 14 series. Their published works span from 1997 to 2026.
- What is the first book in each Lee Child series?
- Here are the first books in Lee Child's series: Akashic Drug Chronicles: The Cocaine Chronicles; Akashic Noir: San Francisco Noir; Anthologies: Like a Charm; Harold Middleton: The Chopin Manuscript; Jack Reacher: Killing Floor.
- What order should I read Lee Child's books?
- We recommend reading Lee Child's series in publication order. Note that some series have a different chronological order — see the series details above for guidance. Each series can be read independently.
- Is Lee Child still writing new books?
- Yes, Lee Child has 8 ongoing series: Akashic Noir, Anthologies, Jack Reacher, Jack Reacher Short Stories & Novellas, MX New Sherlock Holmes Stories and 3 more.
- Should I read Lee Child's books in chronological or publication order?
- For first-time readers, we recommend publication order. Some of Lee Child's series have a different chronological order, but the stories were written to be enjoyed in the order they were published.