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| Born | James D. Grant 29 October 1954 Coventry, England, United Kingdom |
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| Occupation | Novelist, writer, author | ||
| Nationality | British | ||
| Period | 1985–present | ||
| Genre | Crime fiction, mystery, thriller | ||
| Notable works | Jack Reacher series of novels | ||
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Jim Grant (born 29 October 1954), better known by his pen name Lee Child, is a British thriller writer known for the Jack Reacher novel series. The books follow the adventures of a former American military policeman, Jack Reacher, who wanders the United States. His first novel, Killing Floor, won the Anthony Award for Best First Novel.
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.
Grant joined Granada Television, part of the UK's ITV Network, in Manchester as a presentation director. There he was involved with shows including Brideshead Revisited, The Jewel in the Crown, Prime Suspect, and Cracker. Grant was involved in the transmission of more than 40,000 hours of programming for Granada, writing thousands of commercials and news stories. He worked at Granada from 1977 to 1995 and ended his career there with two years as a trade union shop steward.
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