Andrew Grant (writer)
Andrew Grant | |
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| Born | 1968 (age 56–57) Birmingham, England, UK |
| Pen name | Andrew Child |
| Language | English language |
| Period | 2009–present |
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| Relatives | Lee Child (brother) |
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Andrew Grant (born 1968) is an English writer and the younger brother of bestselling thriller writer Lee Child.[1] Grant is in the process of taking over the writing of Child's Jack Reacher series of thrillers, writing under the new pseudonym Andrew Child.
Career
[edit]Grant wrote his first novel in 2008, Even, published in 2009,[1] followed by two further novels, Die Twice and More Harm Than Good, all featuring David Trevellyan, a Royal Naval intelligence officer. Even received stars from both Library Journal and Publishers Weekly.[2][3] He also wrote a book series featuring Cooper Devereaux, a detective in Birmingham, Alabama, starting with False Positive, released in 2015.[4] This is followed by two books featuring Paul McGrath, starting with Invisible in 2019.[5]
In January 2020, Grant's brother Lee Child announced that he intended to retire from writing the Jack Reacher book series, with Grant taking over.[6] Child intended to write the next few books together with Grant before passing the series entirely over to him. Grant is writing under the pen name Andrew Child.[7]
Personal life
[edit]In 2010, Grant married novelist Tasha Alexander after meeting her in the crime fiction convention Bouchercon in Baltimore in 2008.[8] They lived in Chicago for a number of years before moving to Tie Siding, Wyoming.[9]
Grant is a supporter of Aston Villa. A number of his books feature characters with names borrowed from footballers who played for the club, including Paul McGrath.[10]
Bibliography
[edit]David Trevellyan series
[edit]- 1. Even – (2009)
- 2. Die Twice – (2010)
- 3. More Harm Than Good – (2012)
Detective Cooper Devereaux series
[edit]- 1. False Positive – (2015)
- 2. False Friend – (2017)
- 3. False Witness – (2018)
Paul McGrath series
[edit]- 1. Invisible – (2019)
- 2. Too Close to Home – (2020)
Jack Reacher series (as Andrew Child)
[edit]- 25. The Sentinel – (2020) (with Lee Child)
- 26. Better Off Dead – (2021) (with Lee Child)
- 27. No Plan B – (2022) (with Lee Child)
- 28. The Secret – (2023) (with Lee Child)
- 29. In Too Deep – (2024) (with Lee Child)
Standalone novels
[edit]- 1. Run – (2014)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Maslin, Janet (13 May 2009). "Brothers in Crime Writing: The Tyro and the Veteran". The New York Times.
- ^ "Even". Publishers Weekly. 16 March 2009.
- ^ "Even: Andrew Grant". macmillan. Archived from the original on 15 June 2009.
- ^ Wills, John M. "False Positive: A Novel". New York Journal of Books.
- ^ Wright, Abbe. "A Conversation with Andrew Grant and Lee Child". Read it Forward.
- ^ Martin, Andy; Sanderson, David (18 January 2020). "Childs play with Jack Reacher's future as author's brother takes over". The Times.
- ^ "Jack Reacher author Lee Child passes writing baton to brother". BBC. 18 January 2020.
- ^ Phelan, Twist. "Romancing the Con". Mystery Scene #113.
- ^ Ballard, Caroline (11 January 2019). "Married Mystery Writers Find Space To Be Creative In Wyoming". Wyoming Public Media.
- ^ Wollaston, Steve (1 March 2019). "Paul McGrath receives an unlikely Aston Villa honour and the fans will love it". Birmingham Mail.
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