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- Killing Floor 3,694 copies, 116 reviews
- Die Trying 2,711 copies, 53 reviews
- One Shot 2,634 copies, 48 reviews
- Tripwire 2,599 copies, 52 reviews
- Bad Luck and Trouble 2,561 copies, 71 reviews
- Persuader 2,514 copies, 39 reviews
- The Hard Way 2,469 copies, 47 reviews
- The Enemy 2,420 copies, 35 reviews
- Running Blind / The Visitor 2,397 copies, 36 reviews
- Echo Burning 2,242 copies, 38 reviews
- Without Fail 2,233 copies, 30 reviews
- Gone Tomorrow 2,163 copies, 76 reviews
- 61 Hours 2,051 copies, 83 reviews
- Nothing to Lose 2,051 copies, 60 reviews
- Worth Dying For 1,584 copies, 59 reviews
- The Affair 1,334 copies, 58 reviews
- A Wanted Man 780 copies, 37 reviews
- Second Son (Kindle Single) 199 copies, 8 reviews
- Deep Down: A Reacher Story 109 copies, 5 reviews
- First Thrills: High-Octane Stories from the Hottest Thriller Authors (Editor; Contributor) 102 copies, 4 reviews
- Killer Year: Stories to Die For...From the Hottest New Crime Writers 86 copies, 4 reviews
- The Best American Mystery Stories 2010 70 copies, 3 reviews
- Love is Murder (Anthology) (Contributor) 65 copies, 4 reviews
- Mystery Writers of America Presents Vengeance (Editor) 45 copies, 13 reviews
- Jack Reacher's Rules 38 copies, 2 reviews
- Never Go Back: A Jack Reacher Novel 33 copies
- Reader's Digest Select Editions 2001 v06 #258 20 copies
- Killing Floor / Die Trying / Tripwire 14 copies, 1 review
- Guy Walks Into a Bar Storycuts 13 copies, 2 reviews
- Running Blind / Echo Burning / Without Fail 8 copies
- 12 Jack Reacher: Killing Floor; Die Trying; Tripwire; Running Blind aka… 7 copies
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Lee Child has 2 upcoming events.  Lee Child Lee Child ( 61 Hours, Bad Luck and Trouble, Gone Tomorrow, Nothing to Lose, Jack Reacher: One Shot, Persuader, The Enemy, The Hard Way, A Purple Place for Dying, A Tan and Sandy Silence, Bright Orange for the Shroud, Cinnamon Skin, Darker than Amber, A Deadly Shade of Gold, Dress Her in Indigo) href="/author/childlee">Lee Child is the author of seventeen Jack Reacher thrillers, including the New York Times bestsellers Persuader, The Enemy, One Shot, and The Hard Way, and the #1 bestsellers The Affair, Worth Dying For, 61 Hours, Gone Tomorrow, Bad Luck and Trouble, and Nothing to Lose, as well as the short stories “Second Son” and “Deep Down.” His debut, Killing Floor, won both the Anthony and the Barry awards for Best First Mystery, and The Enemy won both the Barry and Nero awards for Best Novel. Foreign rights in the Reacher series have sold in more than forty territories. All titles have been optioned for major motion pictures, the first of which - “ Jack Reacher” - will be released in December. A native of England and a former television director, Child lives in New York City, where he is at work on his next thriller, Never Go Back. (added from Random House)… (more)
 7% Solution Book Club - discussing Killing Floor Come join Tommy and Wil the first Monday of every month at at 7PM as they explore the worlds of fiction's greatest mysteries. But you must hurry - the game is already afoot. This month's title is Killing Floor By Lee Child. Location: Street: 603 N Lamar Blvd City: Austin, Province: Texas Postal Code: 78703-5413 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)
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Lee Child has 33 past events. (show)  MYSTERY BOOKCLUB Join host Sally Bissell for a discussion of The Affair, by Lee Child. Location: Street: 55 Haywood St City: Asheville, Province: North Carolina Postal Code: 28801 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)
2012 Literary Lions Gala Lee Child, Nancy Pearl and More than TWO DOZEN Northwest authors!, 12 Jack Reacher: Killing Floor; Die Trying; Tripwire; Running Blind aka The Visitor; Echo Burning; Without Fail; Persuader; The Enemy; One Shot; The Hard Way; Bad Luck and Trouble, Nothing To Lose. (Jack Reacher). Celebrate readers, writers, and libraries at the March 10 Literary Lions Gala! Best-selling author Lee Child, Nancy Pearl, Kristin Hannah, Elizabeth George, Karl Marlantes and TWO DOZEN more Northwest authors mingle with guests, sign books purchased at the benefit book sale, and join us for a formal sit-down dinner. All proceeds benefit the King County Library System Foundation. Tickets are $200 and $150 of that is tax-deductible! (Claire_Wilkinson)… (more)
Just Desserts mystery fiction discussion group Lee Child, Worth Dying For. Monthly mystery fiction discussion group at a neighborhood library. Participants are encouraged to read the same mystery novel in advance of the meeting, to discuss as a group. Participants are also encouraged to bring a small dessert selection to share with other readers during the meeting. Coffee and/or juice will be provided. This month's selected mystery novel: Worth Dying For by Lee Child, the latest in the Jack Reacher series -- this one's set in Nebraska! (BookGuide)… (more)
Lee Child Lee Child reads from 61 Hours. Tickets required - $5 Jack Reacher: beloved iconoclast, principled vigilante, military/coffee expert and the most compelling action hero this side of Odysseus. The Booksmith is beyond pleased to present a night with Reacher’s creator, Lee Child, to celebrate the release of his fourteenth Reacher thriller, the explosive 61 Hours. (lemontwist)… (more)
Evenings with Authors: Lee Child Lee Child reads from 61 Hours. Lee Child's Jack Reacher mysteries sell globally at the rate of one every five seconds, or about 6 million copies a year. Set in the middle of a blizzard in South Dakota, 61 Hours is the 14th mystery to feature the iconoclastic former Army MP, Jack Reacher, an anti-hero men admire and women want. Tall and handsome, Reacher is a loner with a clear awareness of the difference between right and wrong, and how sometimes you do the wrong to achieve the right. Child was born in England but for many years has been living outside of New York City where he’s able to root for his beloved Yankees. Tickets are $18 in advance, $20 at the door, with discounts for students and seniors. Call (614) 464-1032 or visit www.thurberhouse.org to order. (stephmo)… (more)
The New York Times Live presents TimesTalks Arts & Leisure Weekend - Detective Stories Lee Child reads from Gone Tomorrow. Best-selling authors Lee Child and Carol O’Connell discuss their latest books – "Gone Tomorrow" and "Bone by Bone" – and creating characters like crime-fighting ex-MP Jack Reacher and New York police detective Kathy Mallory. Interviewed by Janet Maslin. (lampbane)
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