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british 29 october 1954 1985 -- present leechildsignature.png crime fiction , mystery , thriller recorded '' bookclub '' december 2013 from the bbc radio 4 programme lee child 's voice lee child , bouchercon 2010.jpg lee child novelist , writer , author lee child at bouchercon xli , 2010 coventry , england , uk yes speech module = -lcb- -lcb- listen '' jack reacher '' series of novels lee child bbc radio4 bookclub 1 dec 2013 b03jyp1h.flac lee child
 jim grant
lee child

jim grant -lrb- born 29 october 1954 -rrb- , better known by his pen name lee child , is a british thriller writer .
his first novel , `` killing floor '' , won the anthony award for best first novel .
each of child 's novels follows the adventures of a former american military policeman , jack reacher , who wanders the united states .
