Jack Reacher book 1 · 1997
Killing Floor
Jack Reacher gets off a bus in Margrave, Georgia, on a whim and is arrested for murder within the hour. He has an alibi, but the small town has secrets, and the case turns out to be far more personal than he expects. The first Reacher novel.
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Book facts
- Author
- Lee Child
- Series
- Jack Reacher, book 1 of 31
- Published
- 1997
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Margrave, Georgia
- Story order
- Book 5 by the story’s timeline
- Characters charted
- 4
- Chart confidence
- High
Killing Floor on screen
- Reacher, season 1 (2022, series, Prime Video). Alan Ritchson plays Reacher, arrested in the small Georgia town of Margrave for a murder he did not commit. Watch with Prime
In story order: after The Affair and before Die Trying.
Who is in Killing Floor
4 recurring or key characters from Lee Child’s chart. Introduces Jack Reacher, Joe Reacher, Paul Finlay and Roscoe.
Lead 1
- Jack ReacherFirst appearanceFormer US Army military police major who drifts across AmericaArrives in Margrave, Georgia
Major 3
- Joe ReacherFirst appearanceJack’s older brother, a Treasury investigatorHis murder brings Jack into the case
- Paul FinlayFirst appearanceChief of detectives in Margrave
- RoscoeFirst appearanceMargrave police officer
Also featuring these characters
Other Lee Child books that share the most characters with Killing Floor.
- The Enemy2004 · Jack Reacher · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon