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Heather Martin

Heather Martin
Heather Martin grew up in Aix-en-Provence, Paris, and Perth, Australia, where she would fall asleep to the sound of the Indian Ocean. She read Languages at Cambridge, where she also did a PhD in comparative literature, and has held teaching and research positions at Cambridge, Hull, King's College London, and most recently, the Graduate Center, City University New York. Heather is a long-time Reacher fan. While waiting to get her hands on the next in the series, she once read a Lee Child book in Spanish and wound up writing to the author about the fate of his character in translation. The Reacher Guy is her first biography. She is based in London but visits America regularly.


How Lee Child's Killing Floor Was Transformed Into "Reacher"

After years of waiting, Reacher fans have a new hero—and a story that goes back to the beginning. Lee Child's biographer, Heather Martin, looks at the brand new series.

February 3, 2022  By Heather Martin
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The Obscure French Thriller That May Hold the Secrets to Jack Reacher's World

In the late '80s, Lee Child—he was still Jim Grant then—picked up a copy of a French novel by Loup Durand. Its influence was profound.

October 8, 2021  By Heather Martin
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Lee Child’s Little Gold Book

A new book of collected writings reveals unexpected insights into Child's journey from Birmingham to a golden retirement.

May 12, 2021  By Heather Martin
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The Mostly Unknown History of Lee Child's 'Letters to the Editor' of the New York Times

In the early days of Jack Reacher, after moving to America, Lee Child had some opinions about the country's conservative figures.

March 1, 2021  By Heather Martin
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Reacher, Prospero, and Child

The links connecting two writers—William Shakespeare and Lee Child—run deeper than you might think.

December 16, 2020  By Heather Martin
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The Evolution of Jack Reacher

Lee Child's biographer on the creation of an iconic figure, from the first draft to the published novel.

September 29, 2020  By Heather Martin
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