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Lee Child

Lee Child was a British writer, novelist, screenwriter, actor and television producer (born 1954). He was born at Coventry.

Also recorded as James D. "Jim" Grant.

Lee Child in brief

Born
1954
Known for
writer, novelist, screenwriter, actor and television producer
Place of birth
Coventry
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Formation and teaching

Lee Child studied at University of Sheffield, King Edward's School and King Edward's School, Birmingham. His recorded influences include Michael Connelly, Robert B. Parker, John D. MacDonald and Stephen King.

Career and activity

Lee Child worked in literary activity and television production.

Recorded position is Booker Prize judge. He worked at Birmingham.

Work and production

Works recorded as notable number 8: Killing Floor, Die Trying, Tripwire, Echo Burning, The Enemy, One Shot, The Hard Way and Bad Luck and Trouble. His recorded genre is thriller.

Recognition and collections

Lee Child received Nero Award, Cartier Diamond Dagger, Anthony Award for Best First Novel, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Barry Award for Best Novel and Gumshoe Awards.

Catalogued works

60 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Open Library. The first 12 are listed here.

Jack Reacher. The Midnight Line. 61 Hours. Running Blind. Killing Floor. Without Fail. Persuader. Echo Burning. One Shot. Bad Luck and Trouble. Die Trying. Gone Tomorrow.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 132681 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

EXIT STRATEGY leer epub Lee Child, ANDREW CHILD, 2026. Recurrent Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy in a Korean Child, Journal of Child Neurology, 2012. Risk factors for paternal physical child abuse, Child Abuse & Neglect, 2008. The child and his development., 1958. Child Maltreatment During COVID-19: Triangulating Data Across Reporting Sources, Child Maltreatment, 2025.

In detail

Lee Child studied at University of Sheffield, King Edward's School and King Edward's School, Birmingham. the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is literary activity and television production. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are thriller. Michael Connelly, Robert B. Parker and John D. MacDonald are recorded as an influence.

Residence is recorded at Birmingham. Positions recorded include Booker Prize judge.

Works named in the authority record are Killing Floor, Die Trying, Tripwire, Echo Burning, The Enemy and One Shot.

Distinctions recorded are Nero Award, Cartier Diamond Dagger, Anthony Award for Best First Novel and Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

Chronology

  1. 1954Lee Child born at Coventry.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    “Lee Child”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q333719: Lee Child

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