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What it is about
- Jack Reacher
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Private investigators
- Murder
- Veterans
Where it happens
- Florida
- Key West
- Key West (Fla.)
- Wall Street (New York, N.Y.)
Ages
- Adult
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Why: Both are thriller books, set in Florida.
- Thriller
- Florida
What both books share
- thriller
Tripwire: "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "Thriller" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject)
Darkly Dreaming Dexter: "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre) - Florida
Tripwire: "Florida, fiction" (OL subject); "Florida" (OL place); "Florida" (WD narrative location)
Darkly Dreaming Dexter: "Florida" (OL place); "Florida" (WD narrative location)
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Why: Both are books about murder and private investigators.
What both books share
- murder
Tripwire: "Murder" (OL subject); "Murder -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
The Cuckoo's Calling: "murder" (OL subject); "Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction." (LoC 650) - private investigators
Tripwire: "Private investigators" (OL subject); "Private investigators, fiction" (OL subject); "Private investigators -- Florida -- Key West -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
The Cuckoo's Calling: "private investigators" (OL subject); "Private investigators, fiction" (OL subject); "Private investigators -- England -- London -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
- murder
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Why: Both are thriller books.
What both books share
- thriller
Tripwire: "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "Thriller" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (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
Tripwire next to each book above. A dot means both books' records carry that fact.
| Book | Thriller | Florida | Murder | Private investigators |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darkly Dreaming Dexter | shared | shared | not shared | not shared |
| The Cuckoo's Calling | not shared | not shared | shared | shared |
| The Silent Patient | shared | not shared | not shared | not shared |
| Dark Matter | shared | not shared | not shared | not shared |
| The Da Vinci Code | shared | not shared | not shared | not shared |
| Angels & Demons | shared | not shared | not shared | not shared |
| The Shadow of the Wind | shared | not shared | not shared | not shared |
| Jurassic Park | shared | not shared | not shared | not shared |
| The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | shared | not shared | not shared | not shared |
| Dolores Claiborne | shared | not shared | not shared | not shared |
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Tripwire: the facts, checked
Each line names the page it was checked on and the date.
- First published
- First published on April 15, 1999. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
- Series
- It is book 3 of the Jack Reacher series. Source: jackreacher.com, checked November 6, 2026.
Jack Reacher ... Die Trying ... Tripwire
- Next in the series
- Book 4 is Running Blind. Source: jackreacher.com, checked November 6, 2026.
Tripwire ... Running Blind
Where does Tripwire sit in its series? See the reading order.
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