GPL BOOK BINGE - SUSPENSE /THRILLER GPL BOOK BINGE - SUSPENSE/THRILLER LEE CHILD’S LEE CHILD JACK REACHER A former major in the United States Army Military Police Corps, Reacher quit at age 36, and now roams the United States taking odd jobs and investigating suspicious and frequently dangerous situations. Reacher finds trouble wherever he goes—but sticks around long enough to make things right. 01 Killing floor 02 Die trying 03 Tripwire 04 Running blind 05 Echo burning 06 Without fail 07 Persuader 08 Enemy Lee Child is the pen name of Jim Grant (b.1954), a British thriller writer known for the Jack 09 One shot Reacher novel series. The books follow the 10 Hard way adventures of a former American military policeman, Jack Reacher, who wanders the United 11 Bad luck and trouble States. His first novel, Killing Floor, won the Anthony Award for Best First Novel. 12 Nothing to lose He worked at Granada Television, part of the UK's 13 Gone tomorrow ITV Network, from 1977 to 1995 and ended his career there with two years as a trade union shop 14 61 hours steward. After being made redundant from his job due to corporate restructuring, Grant decided to start 15 Worth dying for writing novels, stating they are "the purest form of entertainment.” In 1997, his first novel, Killing Floor, 16 Affair was published, and he moved to the United States in 17 Wanted man the summer of 1998. Some books in the Reacher series are written in first 18 Never go back person, while others are written in the third person. 19 Personal Grant has characterized the books as revenge stories – "Somebody does a very bad thing, and Reacher 20 Make me takes revenge" – driven by his anger at the downsizing at Granada. Although English, he 21 Night school deliberately chose to write American-style thrillers. More BOOK BINGE lists may be found at This list is current as of 4/4/2017. the Georgetown Peabody Library • 987-352-5728 • georgetownpl.org .