Lee Child
Lee Child
Jim Grant, better known by his pen name Lee Child, is a British thriller writer known for the Jack Reacher book series. This follows the adventures of a former American military policeman, Jack Reacher, who wanders the United States. His first novel, Killing Floor, won the Anthony Award for Best First Novel...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth29 October 1954
car house saving
Slippery slope. I carry a spare shirt, pretty soon I'm carrying spare pants. Then I'd need a suitcase. Next thing I know, I've got a house and a car and a savings plan and I'm filling out all kinds of forms.
college west west-point
I went to college. West Point is technically a college.
special mess investigators
You do not mess with the special investigators.
military two trying
I just felt from personal observation that there is nothing more dislocated or alienated than a lifelong military person trying to cope in civilian life. It's like two completely separate planets.
june missing sun
What do I miss about the UK? Sadly, almost nothing. Maybe the midnight sun, in June in the north. That's all.
made useful-things grew
I grew up in Birmingham, where they made useful things and made them well.
writing secret surprise
I don't know what the secret is when I am writing it - it really is a surprise to me.
book ends exciting
For me the end of a book is just as exciting as it is for a reader.
stories crime psychological
British crime stories tend to be very internal, psychological, claustrophobic, very limited in terms of geography.
calm environment
A calm environment is for after I finish work.
writing three email
I have three desks. One empty for paperwork, one for the internet and email, and one for the writing computer.
stay-strong employment felt
I felt alienated by the experience and decided to stay away from corporate employment.
guy other-guys i-can
I like food, like any other guy, but it is not the main thing in my life. I can do without it.
kind old-fashioned approach
I have a kind of old-fashioned, artisan approach.