Lee Child (real name James Dover Grant) – British-American novelist of the 20th–21st centuries, best known for the Jack Reacher series (Killing Floor, One Shot). A former TV producer, he reinvented the lone wanderer archetype, creating a modern thriller icon. His books are famed for their terse prose, relentless pace, and uncompromising hero.
📖 Wrote his debut Killing Floor after being laid off from TV, immediately winning the Anthony Award. 🎬 Jack Reacher has been portrayed on screen by Tom Cruise and Alan Ritchson. 📚 His novels have been translated into 40+ languages, selling over 100 million copies. 💡 Describes Reacher as “a fantasy of absolute freedom and justice.” 🖋 Famous for his clipped, hard-hitting prose. 🎓 Studied law at the University of Sheffield but turned to writing. 🏆 In 2020, passed the series on to his brother Andrew Grant (Andrew Child). 🚬 Open about his reliance on coffee and cigarettes as writing fuel. 📺 Former Granada Television producer before turning to fiction. 😮 Says he never outlines – he discovers the story as he writes. 😄 Jokes that Jack Reacher is so independent “even I can’t control him.”