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
italian term sicilian
I love Italian food but that's too generic a term for what's available now: you have to narrow it down to Tuscan, Sicilian, and so on.
dawn storytelling invention
The thriller is not a recent invention. It probably goes back to the dawn of storytelling.
keys pleasure vicarious
The key to thrillers is vicarious pleasure.
mother wife call-me
My mother still calls me Jim and that is about it. Everyone else calls me Lee. My wife calls me whatever.
guy looks gourmet
I'm not really into gourmet food; I'm the kind of guy who just stops by a place that looks good rather than heading for the restaurant of the moment.
thrillers reader
I'd been a thriller reader all my life.
cousin drama decision
I was in television drama, which is a first cousin to the movies, and I trust myself to make the right decisions.
jobs simple television
I was fired from my television job, simple as that. Well, downsized, really, a classic 1990s situation.
book thinking obvious
I think my books come out very visual, which is an obvious consequence.
facts stories surprise
I have the 'thing' worked out - the trick or the surprise or the pivotal fact. Then I just start somewhere and let the story work itself out.
running men average
Anecdotally his fitness reports rated him well above average in the classroom, excellent in the field, fluently bilingual in English and French, passable in Spanish, outstanding on all man-portable weaponry, and beyond outstanding at hand-to-hand combat. Susan knew what that last rating meant. Like having a running chainsaw thrown at you
night odds giving
It gives me some kind of chance to survive the night." "How are those better odds? If you come back with me, you're guaranteed to survive the night." "No," Reacher said. "If I come back with you, I'm guaranteed to die of shame.
book validation world
I don't need validation, recognition or praise. What I need are facts and the facts are that one of my books gets sold, somewhere in the world, every second.
commitment responsibility thinking
For men, as they get bogged down with responsibilities, commitments, bureaucracy, it is a fantasy just to think of shedding everything literally, walking away with nothing at all, and just hitting the road.