The Reacher Guy: The Authorised Biography of Lee Child

Heather Martin

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Biography: general, Biography: arts & entertainment, Biography: literary

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The definitive authorised biography of Lee Child

'A biography as gripping as one of Lee Child's own bestsellers' Ian Rankin
'Very enjoyable' The Times
'Vivid and entertaining' Telegraph

Lee Child is the enigmatic powerhouse behind the phenomenally successful Jack Reacher novels. With devoted fans across the globe, and over a hundred million copies of his books sold in more than forty languages, he is that rarity, a writer who is both critically acclaimed and adored by readers. And yet curiously little has been written about the man himself.

The Reacher Guy shows us for the first time the young man behind the invention of Jack Reacher. Through parallels drawn between Child and his literary creation, it tells the story of how a lost and lonely boy from Birmingham with a ferocious appetite for reading grew up to become a high-flying TV executive, before coming full circle and establishing himself as an internationally bestselling author.

Heather Martin explores Child's lifelong fascination with America - and shows how the Reacher novels fed and fuelled this obsession. Drawing on exclusive correspondence and conversations with Child over a number of years, she forensically pieces together his life, from Northern Ireland and County Durham to New York and Hollywood. This is the definitive account of the man behind one of the most iconic series of our times.

Praise for The Reacher Guy: The Authorised Biography of Lee Child

Superbly crafted biography. - Sydney Morning Herald
This very enjoyable biography makes a fine capstone to the [Lee Child] series. - The Times
Here is a biography as gripping as one of Lee Child's own bestsellers. Heather Martin digs deep to uncover nugget after nugget. Trust me, this is gold.