Lee Child
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Lee Child (born 1954) is a British thriller writer currently living in New York City. His first novel, Killing Floor, won the Anthony Award for Best First Novel, while his second book, Die Trying, won the W H Smith Thumping Good Read Award. Subsequent books have been nominated for a variety of accolades and awards.
Each of Child's novels follows the adventures of an American former Military Policeman named Jack Reacher who is wandering the United States.
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[edit] Biographical Timeline
- 1954 - Born in Coventry, England
- 1974 - Attended law school in Sheffield, England
- 1976 - Worked part-time in theatre
- 1977 - Joined Granada Television as presentation director
- 1995 - Fired by Granada Television due to "corporate restructuring"; Began writing
- 1997 - Published first book
- 1998 - Moved to USA
[edit] Novels
- Killing Floor (1997)
- Die Trying (1998)
- Tripwire (1999)
- Running Blind (known as The Visitor in the UK) (2000)
- Echo Burning (2001)
- Without Fail (2002)
- Persuader (2003)
- The Enemy (2004)
- One Shot (2005)
- The Hard Way (2006)
- Bad Luck and Trouble (2007, ISBN 0-385-34055-9)
[edit] Short stories
- "James Penney's New Identity" from Fresh Blood 3 (edited by Mike Ripley and Maxim Jakubowski)
- "The Snake Eater by the Numbers" from Like a Charm (edited by Karin Slaughter)
- "Ten Keys" from The Cocaine Chronicles (edited by Jervey Tervalon and Gary Phillips)
- "The Greatest Trick of All" from Greatest Hits (edited by Robert Randisi)
[edit] Interesting facts
- A film based on Child's novel Killing Floor is currently in development. Casting of the Jack Reacher character is currently unknown, causing much speculation.
- Child frequently visits the message board located on his website, where he will often make posts of his own and answer questions from fans.
