Reacher

The Stories Behind the Stories

De: Lee Child

Narrado por: Lee Child, Jeff Harding

After making his debut in The Killing Floor, Jack Reacher has quickly become one of the most popular―and most enduring―fictional heroes to emerge in the past half century. Now, his creator tells the stories behind the stories.

These are the origin tales of all of the Reacher novels written solely by Lee Child, chock full of colorful anecdotes and intriguing inspirations. One by one, they expand upon each novel and place it in the context not only of the author's life, but of the world outside the books. And taken together, they chart the rise of an action icon, from 1997's The Killing Floor to 2019's Blue Moon. An afterword by crime fiction expert and bookseller Otto Penzler considers the importance of the character and novels in the canon of contemporary crime fiction.

In addition to the essays, this collection also includes an original Reacher short story―the first new Reacher appearance entirely written by Lee Child since 2019. Entertaining and enlightening, Reacher: The Stories Behind the Stories is a must-listen for fans of the Jack Reacher series and a capstone to any collection of this excellent author.

©2025 Lee Child (P)2025 Penguin Audio

Lee is the best

I loved hearing Lee explain how he got his start and how he comes up with ideas for each book. I was introduced to the Reacher series a few years back and I’m about to start book 18. A great series that I really can’t put down when I’m engrossed in a book.

Awesome

Love it. Love the short story at the end too. Wish Lee would have talked about books past 2019 and getting Andrew involved.

The backstory behind Reacher

Great backstory on the Reacher series. I appreciated hearing this read by the author. He has a delightful dry sense of humor.

Interesting Audiobook Worth the Listen

Loved hearing the backstories to all of the books. Lee Child is an interesting guy.

I realized that Lee child is a real person

When it first started, I thought I was gonna be disappointed, realizing it was Lee child talking then as it progressed I became fascinated and enjoyed the process

The Oaks

wonderful to hear the origin stories and how Lees lifes experiences found themselves in the books

This is NOT a Reacher Book

It’s OK to listen to a bit about Lee Child’s life and history. I was disappointed that he did not delve at all into the Reacher character and how he evolved. Each book was mentioned in a passing, timeline fashion with no dive into the story.

It helped me go to sleep and that’s actually not a bad thing.