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CHILD, LEE, born 1954

Lee Child

British thriller writer.

Books: 36
Editions tracked: 59
First editions: 35
Nationality: United Kingdom

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Earliest first editionKilling FloorBantam Books, 1997 Most editions tracked61 hours2 editions

First published by

Bantam Books 22
Transworld Publishers 8
Forge 1
Jove 1
Mira 1
Mulholland Books, Little, Brown and Company 1

Series

Jack Reacher

In order

First editions, year by year

1997Killing FloorBantam Books
1998Die TryingBantam Books
1999TripwireBantam Books
2000The Visitor (A Jack Reacher Novel)Transworld Publishers
2001Echo BurningBantam Books
2002Without Fail -1st UK Edition/1st ImpressionBantam Books
2003PersuaderBantam Books
2004The EnemyTransworld Publishers
2005One ShotBantam Books
2006The Hard WayBantam Books
2007Bad Luck and TroubleBantam Books
2008Killer YearMira
2009Gone TomorrowTransworld Publishers
201061 hoursBantam Books
2010Worth Dying ForBantam Books
2010First ThrillsForge
2011The AffairBantam Books
2012A Wanted ManBantam Books
2012Jack Reacher's RulesBantam Books
2012Jack ReacherJove
2012Mystery Writers of America Presents VengeanceMulholland Books, Little, Brown and Company
2013Never Go BackBantam Books
2013Inherit the DeadSimon & Schuster
2014PersonalTransworld Publishers
2015Make MeBantam Books
2016Night SchoolBantam Books
2017The Midnight LineBantam Books
2017No Middle NameBantam Books
2018Past TenseBantam Books
2019Blue MoonBantam Books
2020The SentinelBantam Books
2021Better Off DeadTransworld Publishers
2022No Plan BTransworld Publishers
2023The SecretTransworld Publishers
2024In Too DeepTransworld Publishers

Books and editions

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Killing Floor

Lee Child · first published 1997

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Die Trying

Lee Child · first published 1998

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Nothing to Lose

Lee Child · first published 1998

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Tripwire

Lee Child · first published 1999

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The Visitor

Lee Child · first published 2000

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Echo Burning

Lee Child · first published 2001

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Without Fail

Lee Child · first published 2002

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Persuader

Lee Child · first published 2003

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The Enemy

Lee Child · first published 2004

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One Shot

Lee Child · first published 2005

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The Hard Way

Lee Child · first published 2006

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Bad Luck and Trouble

Lee Child · first published 2007

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Killer Year

Lee Child · first published 2008

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Gone Tomorrow

Lee Child · first published 2009

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61 hours

Lee Child · first published 2010

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First Thrills

Lee Child · first published 2010

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Windsor/Paragon2011 Other Not yet valued Log in to want this

Worth Dying For

Lee Child · first published 2010

1st Bantam Books2010 Other · Jack Reacher 15 Not yet valued Log in to want this
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The Affair

Lee Child · first published 2011

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A Wanted Man

Lee Child · first published 2012

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Jack Reacher

Lee Child · first published 2012

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When was Lee Child born?

Lee Child was born in 1954.

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We track 36 books by Lee Child across 59 editions, 35 of them first editions.

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