I had been coming to America very frequently for many, many years, so I had plenty of exposure - and maybe the best kind of exposure, because I think first impressions are very important. Maybe I notice stuff that is just subliminal to people who live here all the time.

Grant has said that he chose the name Reacher for the central character in his novels because he is himself tall and in a supermarket (Asda in Kendal Cumbria when he was living in Kirkby Lonsdale) his wife Jane told him: "Hey if this writing thing doesn't pan out you could always be a reacher in a supermarket. Novels and awards


Other awards
2005 The Bob Kellogg Good Citizen Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Internet Writing Community
2013 Cartier Diamond Dagger lifetime achievement by the Crime Writers' Association


Short stories
"James Penney's New Identity" from Fresh Blood 3 (edited by Mike Ripley and Maxim Jakubowski) and from Thriller (US)
"The Snake Eater by the Numbers" from Like a Charm (edited by Karin Slaughter)
"Ten Keys" from The Cocaine Chronicles (edited by Jervey Tervalon and Gary Phillips)
"The Greatest Trick of All" from Greatest Hits (edited by Robert J Randisi)
"Guy Walks Into a Bar. R.

Jim Grant (born 29 October 1954) better known by his pen name Lee Child is a British thriller writer. Each of Child's novels follows the adventures of a former American military policeman Jack Reacher who wanders the United States.