Jack Reacher
The Drifter Who Finds Trouble
Jack Reacher is a former major in the United States Army Military Police Corps who now roams the United States taking odd jobs and investigating suspicious and frequently dangerous situations. The franchise, created by Lee Child, spans over two dozen novels, two feature films starring Tom Cruise, and a hit television series on Prime Video starring Alan Ritchson. Reacher is known for his immense size (in the books and TV series), his sharp investigative mind, and his unwavering sense of justice.
Chronological Timeline
Reacher is still in the MP, stationed in Germany/France, dealing with the fall of the Berlin Wall and a soldier's death.
Reacher goes back to school, but it's a cover for a secret mission involving a terrorist cell in Hamburg.
Reacher's final case in the Army. A murder in a Mississippi town near a base leads to his resignation.
Reacher arrives in Margrave, Georgia, and is immediately arrested for murder. His first civilian adventure.
Reacher is kidnapped alongside an FBI agent in Chicago and taken to a militia compound.
Reacher is digging pools in Key West when a PI comes looking for him, leading to a confrontation with a scarred villain.
Women are dying in bathtubs with no sign of struggle. Reacher is forced by the FBI to help catch the killer.
Hitching a ride in Texas, Reacher gets involved in a domestic dispute that turns into a conspiracy.
Reacher is hired to test the security of the Vice President of the United States.
Reacher spots a man he thought he killed years ago and goes undercover to finish the job.
A sniper kills five people. The accused man asks for Reacher. Reacher comes to bury him, but finds a conspiracy.
Reacher is hired by a mercenary in New York to find his kidnapped wife and daughter.
Members of Reacher's old unit are being murdered. He reunites with the survivors to get revenge.
Reacher crosses two towns in Colorado named Hope and Despair, uncovering a military secret.
On a New York subway, Reacher spots a suicide bomber. But things are not what they seem.
Stranded in a snowbound South Dakota town, Reacher protects a witness against a drug lord.
Reacher runs into the Duncans in Nebraska and uncovers a child trafficking ring.
Hitching a ride to Virginia, Reacher gets caught up in a conspiracy involving the FBI and terrorists.
Reacher finally reaches the 110th HQ in Virginia, only to find the new CO arrested and himself accused of a crime.
A sniper takes a shot at the French President. The CIA and State Department call Reacher to hunt the shooter.
Reacher gets off a train at a remote town called Mother's Rest and finds a nightmare hidden in the deep web.
Reacher finds a West Point class ring in a pawn shop and tracks its owner across the Midwest.
Reacher visits his father's hometown and uncovers a dark secret involving a remote motel.
Reacher intervenes to help an elderly couple and ends up in a war between Albanian and Ukrainian gangs.
Reacher ends up in a town near a massive IT hub and gets involved in a cyber-attack plot.
Reacher heads to the border to help an ex-army woman find her missing brother.
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