Jack Reacher (Author) Jack Reacher, of no fixed address, is a former Major in the US Military Police. Since leaving the Army, the authorities have not been able to locate him, although his name mysteriously crops up from time to time in connection with investigations into murders, terrorism and other breaches of the law. Lee Child (Foreword By) Lee Child is one of the world’s leading thriller writers. He was born in Coventry, raised in Birmingham, and now lives in New York. It is said one of his novels featuring his hero Jack Reacher is sold somewhere in the world every nine seconds. His books consistently achieve the number-one slot on bestseller lists around the world and have sold over one hundred million copies. Lee is the recipient of many awards, most recently Author of the Year at the 2019 British Book Awards. He was appointed CBE in the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours.