Lee Child

Jim Grant (born 29 October 1954), 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.

Early life

Jim Grant was born in Coventry, England. His father was a civil servant and his younger brother, Andrew Grant, is also a thriller novelist. Grant's parents moved him and his three brothers to Handsworth Wood in Birmingham when he was four years old, so that the boys could get a better education. Grant attended Cherry Orchard Primary School in Handsworth Wood until the age of 11. He attended King Edward's School, Birmingham.

In 1974, at age 20, Grant studied law at University of Sheffield, though he had no intention of entering the legal profession and, during his student days, worked backstage in a theatre. After graduating, he worked in commercial television.

Career

Lee Child (rugby league)

Lee Child (born 28 September 1974) is a professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s, playing at representative level for Ireland, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity, Featherstone Rovers, and Ovenden ARLFC, as a wing.

International honours

Lee Child won 3 caps (plus 1 as substitute) for Ireland in 1995–1998 while at Wakefield Trinity, and Featherstone Rovers.

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