What is the best Jack Reacher novel?

From gritty small-town mysteries to globe-trotting modern thrillers, this lineup spans nearly three decades of one drifter's relentless brand of justice. Which book comes out on top?

1. 1
   Killing Floor

   The 1997 debut novel that introduces Reacher, framed for murder in a small Georgia town.
   1000pts
2. 2
   One Shot

   The 2005 novel in which Reacher probes a sniper shooting, later adapted into the first Jack Reacher film.
   902pts
3. 3
   The Hard Way

   The 2006 novel in which Reacher investigates a wealthy man's kidnapped wife and daughter in New York.
   595pts
4. 4
   Personal

   The 2014 novel in which Reacher is recruited to stop a sniper who once shot at the French president.
   595pts
5. 5
   61 Hours

   The 2010 novel in which Reacher is stranded in a South Dakota town facing a blizzard and a drug conspiracy.
   534pts
6. 6
   Persuader

   The 2003 novel in which Reacher goes undercover to infiltrate a drug-smuggling operation.
   463pts
7. 7
   Die Trying

   The 1998 second novel in which Reacher is kidnapped alongside an FBI agent by a militia group.
   463pts
8. 8
   Never Go Back

   The 2013 novel in which Reacher returns to his old Army unit and faces false accusations.
   463pts
9. 9
   Running Blind

   The 2000 novel in which Reacher is suspected in a string of murders of former servicewomen.
   463pts
10. 10
    Bad Luck and Trouble

    The 2007 novel reuniting Reacher with his old Army special investigations unit to solve a colleague's murder.
    379pts
11. 11
    Without Fail

    The 2002 novel in which Reacher is hired to test the Secret Service's protection of the Vice President.
    379pts
12. 12
    The Affair

    The 2011 prequel set in 1997 Mississippi, revealing the case that led Reacher to leave the Army.
    379pts
13. 13
    The Midnight Line

    The 2017 novel in which Reacher traces the owner of a pawned West Point class ring into the opioid crisis.
    379pts
14. 14
    Blue Moon

    The 2019 novel in which Reacher intervenes as two immigrant gangs battle for control of a Midwestern city.
    379pts
15. 15
    Tripwire

    The 1999 third novel in which Reacher investigates a private detective's murder tied to his own past.
    278pts
16. 16
    Past Tense

    The 2018 novel in which Reacher explores his father's hometown while a separate thriller plot unfolds nearby.
    278pts
17. 17
    Gone Tomorrow

    The 2009 novel in which Reacher investigates an apparent suicide on a New York City subway.
    278pts
18. 18
    Make Me

    The 2015 novel in which Reacher uncovers a dark conspiracy in a mysteriously named farm town.
    278pts
19. 19
    Echo Burning

    The 2001 novel in which Reacher helps a Texas ranch wife accused of plotting her husband's murder.
    0pts
20. 20
    The Enemy

    The 2004 prequel set in 1990, following Reacher as a young Army investigator amid the fall of the Berlin Wall.
    0pts
21. 21
    Worth Dying For

    The 2010 novel in which Reacher confronts a family that terrorizes a rural Nebraska community.
    0pts
22. 22
    Night School

    The 2016 prequel set in 1996, following Reacher on a covert assignment investigating a terror threat in Germany.
    0pts

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