Authorship history
Who writes Jack Reacher?
The Jack Reacher series was created by Lee Child, who wrote 30 of its 30 novels (1997–2023). Since In Too Deep (2024), the series has been continued by Andrew Child.
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The full authorship picture
- CreatorLee Child30 novels
- Continuation authorAndrew Child2 books — from In Too Deep (2024) to Exit Strategy (2025)
Every book, with its credited writer
Publication order. Every credit below is the byline recorded for that specific book — this is the checkable source for the summary above.
Killing Floor (1997)novel
by Lee Child
Die Trying (1998)novel
by Lee Child
Tripwire (1999)novel
by Lee Child
Running Blind (2000)novel
by Lee Child
Echo Burning (2001)novel
by Lee Child
Without Fail (2002)novel
by Lee Child
Persuader (2003)novel
by Lee Child
The Enemy (2004)novel
by Lee Child
One Shot (2005)novel
by Lee Child
The Hard Way (2006)novel
by Lee Child
Bad Luck and Trouble (2007)novel
by Lee Child
Nothing to Lose (2008)novel
by Lee Child
Gone Tomorrow (2009)novel
by Lee Child
61 Hours (2010)novel
by Lee Child
Worth Dying For (2010)novel
by Lee Child
The Affair (2011)novel
by Lee Child
A Wanted Man (2012)novel
by Lee Child
Never Go Back (2013)novel
by Lee Child
Personal (2014)novel
by Lee Child
Make Me (2015)novel
by Lee Child
Night School (2016)novel
by Lee Child
No Middle Name (2017)novel
by Lee Child
The Midnight Line (2017)novel
by Lee Child
The Christmas Scorpion (2018)short
by Lee Child
Cleaning the Gold (2019)short
· Co-author: Karin Slaughter · Co-author: Lee Child
Past Tense (2018)novel
by Lee Child
Blue Moon (2019)novel
by Lee Child
The Sentinel (2020)novel
by Lee Child · Co-author: Andrew Child
Better Off Dead (2021)novel
by Lee Child · Co-author: Andrew Child
No Plan B (2022)novel
by Lee Child · Co-author: Andrew Child
The Secret (2023)novel
by Lee Child · Co-author: Andrew Child
In Too Deep (2024)novel
· Continuation author: Andrew Child
Exit Strategy (2025)novel
· Continuation author: Andrew Child
Frequently asked questions
Who writes the Jack Reacher series now?
The Jack Reacher series was created by Lee Child, who wrote 30 of its 30 novels (1997–2023). Since In Too Deep (2024), the series has been continued by Andrew Child.
Who created the Jack Reacher series?
The Jack Reacher series was created by Lee Child, who wrote 30 of its 30 novels (1997–2023).