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Lee Child

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

gender
male

website

twitter username
LeeChildReacher

genre
Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers

influences
Alistair MacLean and John D. Mac Donald


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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Books by Lee Child

Average rating: 4.01 · 157,274 ratings · 12,293 reviews · 70 distinct works
Killing Floor (Jack Reacher...
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 20,827 ratings — published 1997 — 47 editions
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One Shot (Jack Reacher, #9)
4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 11,212 ratings — published 2005 — 40 editions
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Die Trying (Jack Reacher, #2)
3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 10,697 ratings — published 1998 — 43 editions
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Without Fail (Jack Reacher,...
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4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 10,354 ratings — published 2002 — 36 editions
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Tripwire (Jack Reacher, #3)
4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 9,995 ratings — published 1999 — 40 editions
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Bad Luck And Trouble (Jack ...
4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 9,159 ratings — published 2007 — 32 editions
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61 Hours (Jack Reacher, #14)
3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 9,062 ratings — published 2010 — 29 editions
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Gone Tomorrow (Jack Reacher...
4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 8,867 ratings — published 2009 — 33 editions
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The Hard Way (Jack Reacher,...
4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 8,475 ratings — published 2006 — 37 editions
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Persuader (Jack Reacher, #7)
4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 8,231 ratings — published 2003 — 41 editions
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Series by Lee Child

Killing Floor Die Trying Tripwire Running Blind Echo Burning Without Fail Persuader
Jack Reacher (17 books)
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4.026333105312877 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 153,495 ratings
First Thrills
First Thrills (1 book)
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3.515463917525773 of 5 stars 3.52 avg rating — 291 ratings

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Quotes by Lee Child

“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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