{"product_id":"reacher-the-stories-behind-the-stories-hardcover","title":"Reacher: The Stories Behind the Stories - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLee Child\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter making his debut in 1997's \u003cem\u003eThe Killing Floor\u003c\/em\u003e, Jack Reacher has quickly become one of the most popular--and most enduring--fictional heroes to emerge in the past half century. Now, his creator tells the stories behind the stories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e These are the origin tales of all of the Reacher novels written solely by Lee Child, chock full of colorful anecdotes and intriguing inspirations. One by one, they expand upon each novel and place it in the context not only of the author's life, but of the world outside the books. And taken together, they chart the rise of an action icon, from 1999's \u003cem\u003eThe Killing Floor\u003c\/em\u003e to 2019's \u003cem\u003eBlue Moon\u003c\/em\u003e. An afterword by crime fiction expert and bookseller Otto Penzler considers the importance of the character and novels in the canon of contemporary crime fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In addition to the essays, this collection also includes an original Reacher short story--the first new Reacher appearance entirely written by Lee Child since 2019. Entertaining and enlightening, \u003cem\u003eReacher: The Stories Behind the Stories\u003c\/em\u003e is a must-read for fans of the Jack Reacher series and a capstone to any collection of this excellent author.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLee Child\u003c\/b\u003e was born on October 29, 1954, in Coventry, England, but spent his formative years in the nearby city of Birmingham. By coincidence he won a scholarship to the same high school that JRR Tolkien had attended. 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 \u003ci\u003eBrideshead Revisited\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Jewel in the Crown\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePrime Suspect\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCracker\u003c\/i\u003e. But he was fired in 1995 at the age of forty 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, \u003ci\u003eKilling Floor\u003c\/i\u003e, the first in the Jack Reacher series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.6 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 09, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53042320310579,"sku":"9781613167069","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/38fEd3n38t9781613167069.webp?v=1770836639","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/reacher-the-stories-behind-the-stories-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}