The Recurring Cast
Jack Reacher book 3 · 1999

Tripwire

Jack Reacher book 3 by Lee Child

Action and adventure

Reacher is digging swimming pools in Key West when a private detective comes asking for him and turns up dead. Following the trail to New York, he meets Jodie Garber, the daughter of his old commanding officer, and a case reaching back to a soldier missing since Vietnam.

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Book facts

Author
Lee Child
Series
Jack Reacher, book 3 of 31
Published
1999
Setting
Set in New York
Story order
Book 7 by the story’s timeline
Characters charted
3
Chart confidence
Medium

In story order: after Die Trying and before Running Blind.

Who is in Tripwire

3 recurring or key characters from Lee Child’s chart. Introduces Leon Garber and Jodie Garber.

Lead 1

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

Major 1

  • Jodie GarberFirst appearanceLeon Garber’s daughterReacher and Jodie get together

Minor and cameo 1

  • Leon GarberFirst appearanceReacher’s former commanding officerHis death opens the book

Also featuring these characters

Other Lee Child books that share the most characters with Tripwire.