It presents Reacher for the first time, as the tough ex-military cop of no fixed abode- a righter of wrongs, the perfect action hero. It’s not a problem, you can read them in any order you like. _ Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, Killing Floor is the first book in the internationally popular series. Like with Quarry, the Jack Reacher books are numerous and they are not published in a chronological order. They picked the wrong guy to take the fall. As nasty secrets leak out, and the body count mounts, one thing is for sure. Reacher is the only stranger in town on the day they have had their first homicide in thirty years.The cops arrest Reacher and the police chief turns eyewitness to place him at the scene. An arbitrary decision he's about to regret. The second is to follow the publication order. The first is the simple one, you take the books like you want. (Daily Express) Jack Reacher jumps off a bus and walks fourteen miles down a country road into Margrave, Georgia. Jack Reacher Books in order: There are three ways to read Jack Reacher’s series. This was the first Jack Reacher novel and with its lean, spare prose it has one of the most intriguing heroes of our times and displays a gift for explosive drama. In the meantime, for more from Ritchson and more about Reacher, pick up the new issue of Empire, on sale on Thursday December 23 or pre-order a. The very first book by number one bestseller Lee Child, which introduces his iconic hero Jack Reacher. Reacher premieres on Prime Video on February 4.