The reacher novels are written either in the firstperson or thirdperson. 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. Thee are many ways to enjoy a good book and the action of reacher allows you to do so. A wanted man is the seventeenth book in the jack reacher series written by lee child. Dont pick up this jack reacher novel if you dont have some time on your hands, because worth dying. I would not have read except that i received it as gift. The series was created by lee child with his debut novel the killing floor. It was published on 30 september 2010 in the united kingdom. Read worth dying for jack reacher 15 by lee child available from rakuten kobo. Worth dying for is the fifteenth book in the jack reacher series of thrillers written by lee child.
While passing through an isolated nebraska town, the exmilitary cop persuades the alcoholic local doctor to treat eleanor duncan, whos. It was published on 30 september 2010 in the united kingdom and was published on 19 october 2010 in th. See the complete jack reacher series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Worth dying for is the kind of explosive thriller only lee child could write and only jack reacher could survivea heartracing pageturner no. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that. 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. Though your idea is intriguing but in the next book worth dying for, jack nearly tells the doctor about his adventure in south dakota and he is shown as an injured man so for reacher. The jack reacher books are well written, gripping, and allow individuals to identify with the title character. To date child has published over twenty jack reacher books in the series. Worth dying for is by no means a sequel to 61 hours. I really like how many mistakes he made before coming to the correct answer.
Former elite military police officer jack reacher has been hailed by stephen king as coolest continuing series character in contemporary fiction. What, in this fearful county, would be worth dying for. This was all about a guy who kicks butt and solves mysteries. This is book number 15 in the jack reacher series, and while the books can be read in any order, worth dying for continues from the end of 61 hours. Lee childs 15th jack reacher book is a milestone of sorts. Worth dying for ebook by lee child 97814070831 rakuten kobo.
Welcome to the website of lee child, the creator of jack reacher. I should maybe have started with the first book but after seeing there were something like 20 odd books i wanted to get a later one so that the style of story telling. The very next book released in the same year 2010 worth dying for does make a reference to the ending of 61 hours which does answer a few questions, but i understand what you mean. Read a sample click to the right or left of the sample to turn the page. Following the events of 61 hours, jack reacher is on his way to virginia to meet maj. I handed it off to the husband to read since it is more his style. All in all, worth dying for was a silly story, however well told. Here youll find information on the reacher novels and short stories, nonreacher short stories, two international movies. Worth dying for book cover authorlee child countryunited kingdom languageenglish seriesjack reacher genrethriller novel publisherbantam press, delacorte press publication date 2010 media typeprint, audio, ebook pages440 isbn9780593065662 oclc505417122 preceded by61 hours followed bythe affair worth dying for is the fifteenth book in the jack reacher series of thrillers written by lee child. Lee child has had his readers biting their fingernails even more insistently than usual since his last novel. Viagra cialis levitra online sin receta 102050100 mg.
The lead up to reacher finding out what was in the barn was intense for me when i first read it. Although i enjoyed the last book, i was glad to find this one puts reacher firmly back into his regular asskicking, badguy thumping ways. Feb 28, 20 like all jack reacher novels, i recommend it to older readers because some younger readers might find it to a bit too complex. There are four books that form a subseries starting off with 61 hours then continuing in worth dying for, a wanted man and finally never go back. But its the unsolved case of a missing eightyearold girl that reacher cant. If anyone can put down worth dying for after the first few pages, then they shouldnt really be reading thrillers at all independenttheres trouble in the deadly wilds of nebraska. I have just gotten into the jack reacher books because my husband was reading them with another female so i needed to check the content out very entertaining saw the movie last night and although tom cruise is a wonderful actor he is not jack very disappointed in the portrayal lee child would make a great reacher himself.
Personal, the 19th reacher novel, is the best of the six ive read. Below is a list of the jack reacher novels in order of when they were first released. But in worth dying for, did reacher morph into dexter. Worth dying for is the kind of explosive thriller only lee child could write, and only jack reacher could survive. Hes on his way to virginia and only intends to stop for a night, when he is drawn into what initially looks like a. Reacher gets caught up in a hunt for a murderer and the protection of a key witness. Worth dying for by lee child penguin books australia. Nov 08, 2017 a gentler jack reacher emerges in lee childs latest novel. Worth dying for by lee child, a jack reacher novel. After that, all books would go by the order that they were published.
Yes i thought that also, but i was trying to put the logic together after reading about the. The affair is the sixteenth book in the jack reacher series written by lee child but is a prequel set chronologically before most of them. The good thing about lee childs jack reacher novels is that they can be read in any order. Not only in terms of quality, but in frequency of publication. The first book in lee childs series, killing floor, is so good it seems a shame not to. Lee child provides enough background in each book to bring the reader. Lee child has also been the recipient of several awards including the anthony and the barry awards for best first mystery for his first jack reacher. Jack reacher is the coolest continuing series character now on offer. Choose a retail partner below to buy this title for yourself. September 2010 3rd reacher arrives late one night in a rural nebraska town. On lee childs website they just come right out and tell you that he survived, so it must not be a secret, you cant have a reacher novel without jack reacher.
If anyone can put down worth dying for after the first few pages, then they shouldnt really be. It was published on 29 september 2011 in the united kingdom and was published on 27 september 2011 in the usa. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read worth dying for. I have been hooked on the jack reacher series since i saw the first movie and read the first action packed novel. Worth dying for is the fifteenth instalment of lee childs series about tough guy, drifter, jack reacher, a former military cop, with a habit of wandering into other peoples problems. The affair would be the next book to read, as it covers the end of reachers military career, and leads into killing floor. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. I loved him because he was noble and inside good inspite of his violent nature. In south dakota, a tourist bus crashes during a savage snow storm with jack reacher in it. See the complete jack reacher series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion. The affair navy general library program downloadable. I also liked the fact that he wasnt as effective due to injuries from 61 hours. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Amazon kindle, paperback jack reacher arrives in nebraska, having survived the events of 61 hours, when he runs afoul of a local family with a stranglehold over the county and skeletons in their closet.
Worth dying for is the kind of explosive thriller only lee child could write and only jack reacher could survive a heartracing pageturner no suspense fan will want to. When face with danger, he reacts immediately with crushing blows to disable his opponent. Guess i should read a few more of the books before getting so. This having been said, if you are after an undemanding, entertaining and exciting read to a particular formula, this is definitely a book for you. Lee child has been publishing a new addition to the jack reacher series annually ever since the series started with killing floor in 1997. Jack reacher is a fictional protagonist of a series of novels, novellas and short stories by.
Here youll find information on the reacher novels and short stories, non reacher short stories, two international movies. These are best described as thrillers and in 2012, tom cruise starred as the main character in a movie titled, simply, reacher. We have a bibliography of his written material so you can check off what youve read see books or. Lee child wespennest worth dying for krimisthriller. Although the jack reacher novels can be read in any order, worth dying for follows on directly from the end of 61 hours. If anyone can put down worth dying for after the first few pages, then they shouldnt really be reading thrillers at al. Worth dying for is the kind of explosive thriller only lee child could write and only jack reacher could survivea heartracing pageturner no suspense fan will want to miss. For reacher, it would have made much more sense to keep on going, to put some distance between himself and the hardcore trouble thats bearing down on him.
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. The complete series list for a jack reacher novel lee child. Worth dying for was the 15th book in the jack reacher series and that was one of the highest regarded. Jack reacher is a fictional protagonist of a series of novels, novellas and short stories by british author jim grant under the pen name lee child. A nominal sequel to 61 hours, which was published in may, it picks up shortly after the earlier novel. In fact, lee child has written 17 jack reacher books. He falls foul of the duncans, a local clan that has terrified an entire country into submission. But the midnight line is the rare book in which reacher mostly doesnt have to act that way. A gentler jack reacher emerges in lee childs latest novel.
The short stories have second sonreacher is and high heatreacher is 16. September 6, 2010 in childs exciting 15th thriller featuring oneman army jack reacher after 61 hours, reacher happens into a situation tailormade for his blend of morality and againsttheodds heroics. Its still an extremely good book which was very hard to put down. Wespennest worth dying for ein jack reacher roman lee child. Aug 04, 2011 this is book number 15 in the jack reacher series, and while the books can be read in any order, worth dying for continues from the end of 61 hours. Worth dying for navy general library program downloadable. It was an engaging story but i doubt i will read more in the series.
Reacher bruised and battered should have just kept going. The jack reacher series in order lee child fictiondb. I only discovered his jack reacher books recently and i am now addicted. August 15, 2011 childs compelling 16th thriller featuring incorruptible vigilante jack reacher after worth dying for rewinds the clock to 1997 when reacher was still a military cop and working on the case that led to his eventual break with the army. Did anyone pick up any clues in the ending of 61 hours that might tell us if jack survived. Reacher must figure out whether the shocking murder of 27yearold janice may chapman in. Aug 31, 2014 all in all, worth dying for was a silly story, however well told.
It was published on 30 september 2010 in the united kingdom and was published on 19 october 2010 in the usa. Worth dying for is the kind of explosive thriller only lee child could write and only jack reacher could survive a heartracing pageturner no suspense fan will want to miss. Many individuals may be familiar with the tom cruise one shot movie featuring the character of jack reacher. Lee child tried something new there by essentially making a two parter and this was the follow up to the novel 61 hours. They follow reacher as hes trying to get to virginia to return to his old base and a womans voice. In typical reacher style he manages to find trouble in the sleepiest of places this time nebraska in a town ruled by fear of the duncan family.
A portion of this purchase goes to support your library. Reacher is a bit banged up as the result of his escape from what seemed to be a certain demise at the conclusion of 61 hours in worth dying for, he explains how he managed to remain intact, but his residual stiffness and. The book returns to the present timeline, continuing where worth dying for left off. Jack does show a number of redeeming characteristics however, and is a reminder not to judge a book by its cover.
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