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Lee Child Author & Editor

Lee Child (Author)
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.

Kerry Shale (Reader)
Kerry Shale has performed his acclaimed one-man shows in the UK and around the world. TV credits include Cracker and Sharpe's Rifles. Recent films include 102 Dalmatians and Max. Audiobooks include Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. He has won three Sony Awards for radio acting and writing and won Male Performer of the Year at the 2004 SWPA Audiobook Awards.