🎯 Where Should I Start?
ⓘ About Andrew Child
However this is not Andrew Childs first foray into writing. He has written numerous novels prior to this and even wrote his own character and book seried modeled after Jack Reacher. Andrew Child is the pen name of author Andrew Grant. He is the brother of Jim Grant, who of course uses the pseudonym of Lee Child. Andrew would write two more books in the series before retiring the character. Cooper Devereaux is a detective in Alabama and in the first novel, he has to investigate the disappearance of a young boy who is seven years old. He’s just been removed from being suspended so he can investigate that and team up with a new person on the force, Jam Loflin. As he investigates he realizes there is a lot more to it than just a missing child.
All Book Series by Andrew Child
Killing Floor
Series opener · book 1 of 31 · published 1997 Anthology · Lee Child
Chain Reaction
Latest in the series · book 31 of 31 · published 2026 Co-authored · Lee Child
Guy Walks Into a Bar
Series opener · book 1 of 14 · published 2009 Anthology · Lee Child
Good and Valuable Consideration: Jack Reacher vs. Nick Heller
Book 6 of 14 · published 2014 Anthology · Lee Child,Joseph Finder
The Picture of the Lonely Diner
Book 7 of 14 · published 2015 Anthology · Lee Child
Cleaning the Gold
Book 12 of 14 · published 2019 Anthology · Karin Slaughter,Lee Child
You Shook Me All Night Long
Latest in the series · book 14 of 14 · published 2025
Hotel California
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2022 Co-authored · Heather Graham,John Gilstrap,Reed Farrel Coleman,Amanda Flower,Don Bruns,Rick Bleiweiss,Jennifer Dornbush
Thriller
Book 2 of 4 · published 2023 Anthology · Heather Graham,Jeffery Deaver,William Kent Krueger,Don Bruns,Dahlia Rose,David R. Slayton
Back in Black
Book 3 of 4 · published 2024 Co-authored · Heather Graham,Reed Farrel Coleman,Ward Larsen,Tori Eldridge,Don Bruns
Bat Out of Hell
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2025 Co-authored · Charles Todd,Heather Graham,John Gilstrap,Don Bruns,Rick Bleiweiss,Dave Bruns,C.J. Kudlacz
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Andrew Child?
However this is not Andrew Childs first foray into writing. He has written numerous novels prior to this and even wrote his own character and book seried modeled after Jack Reacher. Andrew Child is the pen name of author Andrew Grant.
Which Andrew Child series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Jack Reacher series, the earliest of Andrew Child's multi-book series: it opens with Killing Floor (1997) and runs to 31 books across 1997–2026, ending with Chain Reaction (2026). Andrew Child's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Andrew Child written?
Andrew Child has 50 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1997 and 2026. 49 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Jack Reacher series with 31 books — and 1 is a standalone title, collection or anthology.
In what order should Andrew Child's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Andrew Child's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Jack Reacher (1997–2026, 31 books) and Jack Reacher Short Stories & Novellas (2009–2025, 14 books).
How are Andrew Child's books organised into series?
This guide splits Andrew Child's 50 books into 3 named series and 1 title that stands alone or appear only in collections: Jack Reacher (31 books, 1997–2026); Jack Reacher Short Stories & Novellas (14 books, 2009–2025); Music and Murder Mystery (4 books, 2022–2025).
How are Andrew Child's books organised into series?
This guide splits Andrew Child's 50 books into 3 named series and 1 title that stands alone or appear only in collections: Jack Reacher (31 books, 1997–2026); Jack Reacher Short Stories & Novellas (14 books, 2009–2025); Music and Murder Mystery (4 books, 2022–2025).