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Lee Child

Jack Reacher is an interesting character. I give James Grant – yeah, Lee Child is a pen name – kudos for his character development. And for writing such a serioudly entertaining series of books.

This author deserves recognintion as a great storyteller. I always look forward to the next Jack Reacher novel. Too bad he is moving on to other ventures.

I am very hopeful that his collaborations with his brother Andrew will leave us with more great stories to read. I have the latest one, The Sentinel, in my To-Be-Read stack on the coffee table. Can’t wait.

Mr. Grant, You have done a fantastic job giving us a man’s man, and a soldier’s soldier. You have done us vets proud. Pretty darn realistic soldier’s attitude in Jack Reacher.

More about Lee Child
  • Genre: Thriller
  • Interesting Fact: If you’ve read my first novel, KILLING FLOOR, you might remember it’s written in first person. It isn’t until Chapter Two when someone asks my main character for his name. I had no idea. My wife enlisted me to help her with the shopping, and while I was at the store a nice little old lady asked if I would reach some cans placed on a high shelf. After she thanked me, my wife said if the writing didn’t work out, I could get a job as a “reacher” in a supermarket and I thought, "Good name!"

  • “I don’t want to put the world to rights… I just don’t like people who put the world to wrongs.”

    Quote by Lee Child
  • Author's website: https://www.jackreacher.com/us/
  • Author's biography: https://www.jackreacher.com/us/authors/
  • Author's Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Child
  • Movies

    Jack Reacher (2012), film directed and written by Christopher McQuarrie, based on novel One Shot. An American thriller film starring Tom Cruise. Grant made a cameo appearance as a police desk sergeant in the film.

    Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016), film directed by Edward Zwick, and written by Richard Wenk, Zwick, and Marshall Herskovitz, based on novel Never Go Back. With Tom Cruise reprising the role. In the film, the final scene is set in New Orleans, which was not a location in the book. The author approved this addition to help the New Orleans economy. In the film, Grant made a cameo appearance as a TSA agent.

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