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What it is about
- Terrorism
- Jack Reacher
- Private investigators
- Kidnapping
- Hostages
- Revenge
Where it happens
- Chicago
- Chicago (Ill.)
- Montana
Ages
- Adult
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Why: Both are thriller books about kidnapping.
What both books share
- thriller
Die Trying: "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "Thriller" (OL subject); "Thrillers (Fiction)" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject)
Step on a Crack: "Thriller" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject); "Thrillers" (OL subject) - kidnapping
Die Trying: "Kidnapping" (OL subject); "Kidnapping -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
Step on a Crack: "Kidnapping in fiction" (OL subject); "Kidnapping" (OL subject); "Kidnapping -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
- thriller
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Why: Both are thriller books about revenge.
What both books share
- thriller
Die Trying: "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "Thriller" (OL subject); "Thrillers (Fiction)" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject)
The Terminal List: "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre) - revenge
Die Trying: "Revenge" (OL subject); "Revenge -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
The Terminal List: "revenge" (WD main subject)
- thriller
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Why: Both are thriller books.
What both books share
- thriller
Die Trying: "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "Thriller" (OL subject); "Thrillers (Fiction)" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject)
The Silent Patient: "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "FICTION / Thrillers / Psychological" (OL subject); "FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense" (OL subject)
- thriller
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What they share, at a glance
Die Trying next to each book above. A dot means both books' records carry that fact.
| Book | Thriller | Kidnapping | Revenge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Step on a Crack | shared | shared | not shared |
| The Terminal List | shared | not shared | shared |
| The Silent Patient | shared | not shared | not shared |
| Dark Matter | shared | not shared | not shared |
| The Da Vinci Code | shared | not shared | not shared |
| Angels & Demons | shared | not shared | not shared |
| The Shadow of the Wind | shared | not shared | not shared |
| Jurassic Park | shared | not shared | not shared |
| The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | shared | not shared | not shared |
| Dolores Claiborne | shared | not shared | not shared |
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Die Trying: the facts, checked
Each line names the page it was checked on and the date.
- First published
- First published in July 1998. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
- Series
- It is book 2 of the Jack Reacher series. Source: jackreacher.com, checked November 6, 2026.
Jack Reacher ... Killing Floor ... Die Trying
- Next in the series
- Book 3 is Tripwire. Source: jackreacher.com, checked November 6, 2026.
Die Trying ... Tripwire
Where does Die Trying sit in its series? See the reading order.
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