Lee Child

Lee Child

Lee Child's most popular book is Killing Floor with 776 saves and an average rating of 3.75.
Their next book, Exit Strategy, is scheduled for release on .

Author Bio

Lee Child was born in 1954 in Coventry, England, but spent his formative years in the nearby city of Birmingham. He went to law school in Sheffield, England, and after part-time work in the theater he joined Granada Television in Manchester for what turned out to be an eighteen-year career as a presentation director during British TV's "golden age." During his tenure his company made Brideshead Revisited, The Jewel in the Crown, Prime Suspect, and Cracker. He was fired in 1995 at the age of 40 as a result of corporate restructuring. Always a voracious reader, he decided to see an opportunity where others might have seen a crisis and bought six dollars' worth of paper and pencils and sat down to write a book, Killing Floor, the first in the (now 15 book) Jack Reacher series.

-- from leechild.com

Authorship percentage indicates primary author status - excluding introductions, forewards and other contributions.

Series

30 primary books45 released books

Authored 96% of series

Jack Reacher

Jack Reacher is a 45-book series with 33 released primary works first released in 1997 with contributions by Lee Child, Joseph Finder, and Kathy Reichs. 1 book is still to be released. The next book is scheduled for release on .

#1
Killing Floor
#2
Die Trying
#3
Tripwire
#4
The Visitor
#5
Echo Burning

Series

22 primary books34 released books

Authored 100% of series

Jack Reacher Chronological Order

Jack Reacher Chronological Order is a 34-book series with 22 released primary works first released in 1997 with contributions by Lee Child, Joseph Finder, and Kathy Reichs.

#15.5
Second Son
#17.5
High Heat
#16.5
Deep Down
#19.5
Small Wars
#8
The Enemy

Series

12 primary books15 released books

Authored 7% of series

Will Trent

Will Trent is a 15-book series with 12 released primary works first released in 2006 with contributions by Karin Slaughter and Lee Child.

#1
Triptych
#2
Fractured
#3
Undone
#4
Broken
#5
Fallen

Series

24 primary books28 released books

Authored 3% of series

Temperance Brennan

Temperance Brennan is a 28-book series with 23 released primary works first released in 1997 with contributions by Kathy Reichs and Lee Child. 1 book is still to be released. The next book is scheduled for release on .

#0.5
First Bones
#1
Déjà Dead
#2
Death Du Jour
#3
Deadly Decisions
#4
Fatal Voyage

Series

20 primary books24 released books

Authored 4% of series

Roy Grace

Roy Grace is a 24-book series with 20 released primary works first released in 2005 with contributions by Peter James, Ian Rankin, and Lee Child.

#1
Dead Simple
#2
Looking Good Dead
#3
Not Dead Enough
#4
Dead Man's Footsteps
#5
Dead Tomorrow

Series

4 primary books6 released books

Authored 17% of series

Nick Heller

Nick Heller is a 6-book series with 4 released primary works first released in 2009 with contributions by Joseph Finder and Lee Child.

#1
Vanished
#2
Buried Secrets
#2.5
Cover 1

Plan B

#19.1
Good and Valuable Consideration: Jack Reacher vs. Nick Heller
#3
Guilty Minds

Series

3 primary books

Authored 33% of series

Harold Middleton

Harold Middleton is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 2007 with contributions by Jeffery Deaver, Lee Child, and Lisa Scottoline.

Series

2 primary books5 released books

Authored 20% of series

Stories Inspired by the Holmes Canon

Stories Inspired by the Holmes Canon is a 5-book series with 5 released primary works first released in 2011 with contributions by Gayle Lynds, John Sheldon, and Jerry Margolin.

#3
Echoes of Sherlock Holmes
#4
For the Sake of the Game
A Study in Sherlock
In the Company of Sherlock Holmes: Stories Inspired by the Holmes Canon
In League with Sherlock Holmes

Series

18 primary books20 released books

Authored 5% of series

Ali Reynolds

Ali Reynolds is a 20-book series with 18 released primary works first released in 1963 with contributions by J. A. Jance, Lee Child, and Charlaine Harris.

Series

8 primary books9 released books

Authored 11% of series

Alvarez & Pescoli

Alvarez & Pescoli is a 9-book series with 8 released primary works first released in 2008 with contributions by Lisa Jackson, Lee Child, and Charlaine Harris.

#1
Left to Die
#2
Chosen To Die
#3
Born To Die
#4
Afraid To Die
#5
Ready to Die

Series

13 primary books

Authored 0% of series

Travis McGee

Travis McGee is a 13-book series with 13 released primary works first released in 1964 with contributions by John D. MacDonald.

#1
The Deep Blue Good-By
#2
Nightmare in Pink
#5
A Deadly Shade of Gold
#8
One Fearful Yellow Eye
#9
Pale Gray for Guilt

Series

2 primary books0 released books

Authored 0% of series

Tony Hill and Carol Jordan

Tony Hill and Carol Jordan is a 0-book series first released in 1995 .

Series

3 primary books

Authored 0% of series

First Thrills

First Thrills is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 2010 with contributions by Gregg Hurwitz, Michael Palmer, and Grant McKenzie.

#1
First Thrills
#2
First Thrills: Volume 2: Short Stories
#3
First Thrills: Volume 3: Short Stories

Series

2 primary books

Authored 0% of series

Miranda Corbie Mystery

Miranda Corbie Mystery is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2011 with contributions by Kelli Stanley.

#2
City of Secrets: A Mystery
#3
City of Ghosts: A Miranda Corbie Mystery

Series

10 released books

Authored 0% of series

Noir Anthologies

Noir Anthologies is a 10-book series with 10 released primary works first released in 2004 with contributions by Lisa Allen-Agostini, Patrick Millikin, and John Searles.

#1
Brooklyn Noir
#2
Brooklyn Noir 2: The Classics
#3
Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth
#1
Trinidad Noir
#32
Phoenix Noir

Series

40 primary books

Authored 0% of series

Akashic Noir (Publication Order)

Akashic Noir (Publication Order) is a 40-book series with 40 released primary works first released in 2003 with contributions by David Henry Sterry, Jill Eisenstadt, and Shailly P. Agnihotri.

#1
Brooklyn Noir
#2
Brooklyn Noir 2: The Classics
#3
Chicago Noir
#4
San Francisco Noir
#5
D.C. Noir