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26 November 2018

Podcast: Meet Lee Child

Podcast: Meet Lee Child

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This week Cheryl Akle is joined by international bestselling author Lee Child to discuss his latest Jack Reacher novel, Past Tense. Together they discuss how Lee came to be a writer and the astounding success of the Jack Reacher series, as well as the origins of Jack’s character.

Podcast guest: Lee Child

Lee Child is one of the world’s leading thriller writers. His novels consistently achieve the number one slot in hardback and paperback on bestsellers lists on both sides of the Atlantic, and are translated into over forty languages. All have been optioned for major motion pictures, the first of which, Jack Reacher, was based on the novel One Shot. He was awarded the Crime Writers Association Diamond Dagger in 2013. Born in Coventry, he now lives in America.

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                      Lee Child
                      About the author

                      Lee Child

                      Lee Child is one of the world’s leading thriller writers. He was born in Coventry, raised in Birmingham, and now lives in New York. It is said one of his novels featuring his hero Jack Reacher is sold somewhere in the world every nine seconds. His books consistently achieve the number-one slot on bestseller lists around the world and have sold over one hundred million copies. Lee is the recipient of many awards, most recently Author of the Year at the 2019 British Book Awards. He was appointed CBE in the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours.

                      Books by Lee Child

                      The Affair (Jack Reacher #16)
                      Lee Child

                      The Affair (Jack Reacher #16)

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                        A Wanted Man (Jack Reacher #17)
                        Lee Child

                        A Wanted Man (Jack Reacher #17)

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                          Never Go Back (Jack Reacher #18)
                          Lee Child

                          Never Go Back (Jack Reacher #18)

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                          Personal (Jack Reacher #19)
                          Lee Child

                          Personal (Jack Reacher #19)

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                          61 Hours (Jack Reacher #14)
                          Lee Child

                          61 Hours (Jack Reacher #14)

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                            Worth Dying For (Jack Reacher #15)
                            Lee Child

                            Worth Dying For (Jack Reacher #15)

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                              One Shot (Jack Reacher #9)
                              Lee Child

                              One Shot (Jack Reacher #9)

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                                Killing Floor (Jack Reacher #1)
                                Lee Child

                                Killing Floor (Jack Reacher #1)

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                                  Gone Tomorrow (Jack Reacher #13)
                                  Lee Child

                                  Gone Tomorrow (Jack Reacher #13)

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                                    Nothing to Lose (Jack Reacher #12)
                                    Lee Child

                                    Nothing to Lose (Jack Reacher #12)

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                                      1. Frances Errington says:
                                        2 December 2018 at 7:01 pm

                                        What a fantastic interview! Thanks so much!
                                        I’m hoping I receive the new book for Christmas!
                                        I’ve dropped enough hints!
                                        If I don’t I have a backup plan, buy it myself on Boxing Day!

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                                      2. Fleur Dougan says:
                                        5 December 2018 at 4:29 pm

                                        Not a good interview due only to the fact that the interviewer does not speak properly. Every third word is an “um”, much stuttering and difficult phrasing.
                                        Unfortunate, as we are all interested in hearing from Lee Child. Have already purchased and read the book.

                                        I could not last the distance with this woman.
                                        Um, um, um 😠😠

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