The Recurring Cast
Jack Reacher book 26 · 2021

Better Off Dead

Near the Mexican border in Arizona, Reacher stops at a crashed jeep and meets Michaela Fenton, an army veteran searching for her twin brother. Her search leads to a town run by one powerful man, and to something hidden beneath it.

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Book facts

Author
Lee Child
Series
Jack Reacher, book 26 of 31
Published
2021
Setting
Set in Arizona
Story order
Book 27 by the story’s timeline
Characters charted
1
Chart confidence
Low

In story order: after The Sentinel and before No Plan B.

Who is in Better Off Dead

1 recurring or key character from Lee Child’s chart.

Lead 1

  • Jack ReacherFormer US Army military police major who drifts across America