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
dawn storytelling invention
The thriller is not a recent invention. It probably goes back to the dawn of storytelling.
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.
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.
problem knows ifs
It's always sad if anybody you know has a personal problem.
falling-in-love cities america
I love visiting LA. It's an endlessly fascinating city, and is, of course, America's entertainment capital. Each time I go, I fall in love with it all over again. That said, it's not the sort of place I'd want to live.
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.
hands quality cliffs
The British regulatory system was revised, so that bigger profits were encouraged, which removed the option of big spending on programming. Quality just fell off a cliff, and all the old hands either left or were fired for being too expensive.
differences hobos vagrants
I'm not a vagrant. I'm a hobo. Big difference.
armadillos knows smarter
I know I'm smarter than an armadillo
dog men people
People, Reacher was certain about. Dogs were different. People had freedom of choice. If a man or a woman ran snarling toward him, they did so because they chose to. They were asking for whatever they got. His response was their problem. But dogs were different. No free will. Easily misled. It raised an ethical problem. Shooting a dog because it had been induced to do something unwise was not the sort of thing Reacher wanted to do.
not-afraid not-afraid-of-death afraid-of-death
I'm not afraid of death. Death's afraid of me.
hands said wrists
Reacher said, "So here's the thing Brett. Either you take your hand off my chest, or I'll take it off your wrist.
mistake work-out long
Evaluate. Long experience had taught me to evaluate and assess. When the unexpected gets dumped on you, don’t waste time. Don’t figure out how or why it happened. Don’t recriminate. Don’t figure out whose fault it is. Don’t work out how to avoid the same mistake next time. All of that you do later. If you survive.
middle-of-nowhere faces giants
Lone women shouldn't stop in the middle of nowhere for giant unkempt strangers with duct tape on their faces.