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Author Lee Childs and the Thriller Genre

How do true news stories inspire the content of best-selling thriller novels?By The Walt Bodine Show, June 2, 2009

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Popular thriller writer Lee Child went from being unemployed to becoming a top-selling author, whose works tell the ever-evolving story of a recurring character named Jack Reacher.

We discuss the contemporary thriller genre, heroes and anti heroes, and Child's new book, Gone Tomorrow.

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