Jack Reacher book 11 · 2007
Bad Luck and Trouble
Reacher finds a coded payment in his bank account from Frances Neagley, the signal that his old army investigations unit needs him. Someone is killing its members, and the survivors regroup in Los Angeles to find out who.
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Book facts
- Author
- Lee Child
- Series
- Jack Reacher, book 11 of 31
- Published
- 2007
- Setting
- Set in Los Angeles
- Story order
- Book 14 by the story’s timeline
- Characters charted
- 4
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Bad Luck and Trouble on screen
- Reacher, season 2 (2023, series, Prime Video). When members of his old military police unit start turning up dead, Reacher reunites the survivors to find out why. Watch with Prime
In story order: after The Hard Way and before Nothing to Lose.
Who is in Bad Luck and Trouble
4 recurring or key characters from Lee Child’s chart. Introduces Karla Dixon and David O’Donnell.
Lead 1
- Jack ReacherFormer US Army military police major who drifts across America
Major 3
- Frances NeagleyFormer sergeant in Reacher’s military police unitCalls the old unit back together
- Karla DixonFirst appearanceFormer member of Reacher’s unit
- David O’DonnellFirst appearanceFormer member of Reacher’s unit
Also featuring these characters
Other Lee Child books that share the most characters with Bad Luck and Trouble.
- Without Fail2002 · Jack Reacher · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Night School2016 · Jack Reacher · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon