Second Son (short story)

Second Son
Kindle cover
AuthorLee Child
LanguageEnglish
SeriesJack Reacher
GenreThriller, young adult fiction
PublisherDelacorte Press (US)
Publication date
15 August 2011
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (Paperback), eBook
Pages40 (later published together with The Affair)
ISBN978-0-345-52972-5
Preceded bynone 
Followed byDeep Down 

"Second Son" is a 2011 short story by British author Jim Grant (who writes under the pen name of Lee Child). The story, which features Jack Reacher, is a prequel to the novel series and gives a glimpse of the teen-age Reacher. "Second Son" was released originally for the Kindle and, in 2017, was included in No Middle Name, a collection of Jack Reacher short stories. "Second Son" was bundled with the movie Jack Reacher as a Target Exclusive, when the movie was released on Blu-ray on 7 May 2013.