Thursday, August 21, 2014

Lee Child on Sunday Morning with Wallace Chapman

Sunday August 31, 10:06am - Radio New Zealand National

One of Lee Child's thrillers featuring his hero Jack Reacher is bought somewhere in the world every 20 seconds - and, per capita, sale of his books in New Zealand outsells all other markets. He is translated into 41 languages and sold in in 96 countries.

The latest Jack Reacher book  is Personal - it's the story of a sniper with a grudge which sees the lone drifter Reacher dragged into the cross-hairs.  But Reacher is an expert on human nature, and on force - he knows how to hit a guy in the right place, using the right force, to stun, cripple or kill. Reacher's would-be killer becomes his target.


Wallace Chapman talks to Lee Child (right) about the success of the Jack Reacher stories - how he explains the popularity of the former military policeman who never stays in one place longer than he needs to, and whose only luggage is his toothbrush. 

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