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Lee Child

Author profile


born
in Coventry, England, The United Kingdom
January 01, 1954

gender
male

website

twitter username
LeeChildReacher

genre
Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers, Gay And Lesbian

influences
Stephen King, John D. MacDonald, Alistair MacLean


About this author

Lee Child was born in 1954 in Coventry, England, but spent his formative years in the nearby city of Birmingham. By coincidence he won a scholarship to the same high school that JRR Tolkien had attended. He went to law school in Sheffield, England, and after part-time work in the theater he joined Granada Television in Manchester for what turned out to be an eighteen-year career as a presentation director during British TV's "golden age." During his tenure his company made Brideshead Revisited, The Jewel in the Crown, Prime Suspect, and Cracker. But he was fired in 1995 at the age of 40 as a result of corporate restructuring. Always a voracious reader, he decided to see an opportunity where others might have seen a crisis and bought six dol...more


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Lee Child's Books

Average rating: 4.05 · 353,601 ratings · 22,527 reviews · 93 distinct works · Similar authors
Killing Floor (Jack Reacher...
4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 55,142 ratings — published 1997 — 77 editions
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One Shot (Jack Reacher, #9)
4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 25,570 ratings — published 2005 — 70 editions
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Without Fail (Jack Reacher,...
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4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 23,127 ratings — published 2002 — 53 editions
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Die Trying (Jack Reacher, #2)
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 23,029 ratings — published 1998 — 65 editions
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Tripwire (Jack Reacher, #3)
4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 21,542 ratings — published 1999 — 58 editions
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Worth Dying For (Jack Reach...
4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 18,564 ratings — published 2010 — 34 editions
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Bad Luck and Trouble (Jack ...
4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 17,926 ratings — published 2007 — 6 editions
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Gone Tomorrow (Jack Reacher...
4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 18,402 ratings — published 2009 — 50 editions
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61 Hours (Jack Reacher, #14)
4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 18,128 ratings — published 2010 — 39 editions
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Running Blind (Jack Reacher...
4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 18,681 ratings — published 2000 — 54 editions
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Jack Reacher (18 books)
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First Thrills (1 book)
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“Don't get it right - get it WRITTEN!”
― Lee Child
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“Reacher said, "So here's the thing Brett. Either you take your hand off my chest, or I'll take it off your wrist.”
― Lee Child, Worth Dying For
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“Never forgive, never forget. Do it once and do it right. You reap what you sow. Plans go to hell as soon as the first shot is fired. Protect and serve. Never off duty.”
― Lee Child, 61 Hours
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