The Recurring Cast
Jack Reacher book 5 · 2001

Echo Burning

Hitchhiking across Texas in a heatwave, Reacher is picked up by Carmen Greer, who tells him her husband is about to get out of prison and will hurt her again. She wants Reacher to kill him, and he is not sure what to believe.

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Book facts

Author
Lee Child
Series
Jack Reacher, book 5 of 31
Published
2001
Setting
Set in Texas
Story order
Book 9 by the story’s timeline
Characters charted
1
Chart confidence
Medium

In story order: after Running Blind and before Without Fail.

Who is in Echo Burning

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

Lead 1

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