Andrew Grant
b. 1968 ยท 2 books
Biography
Andrew Grant is the younger brother of bestselling thriller writer <a href="https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL34328A/" target="_blank">Lee Child</a> ( pen name of James Dover Grant). After graduating from the University of Sheffield, where he studied Drama and English Literature, Grant founded a theatre company that produced original material, culminating with a critically successful appearance at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.He later went on to spend fifteen years working in telecommunications before leaving the corporate world to become a novelist.
His debut novel, ***Even***, featuring David Trevellyan, a royal Naval intelligence officer, received stars from both *Library Journal* and *Publishers Weekly*.
On 18 January 2020, Lee Child announced that Andrew would take over as writer of the *Jack Reacher* novels, writing under the pen name of **Andrew Child**. The two brothers intend to write the next few novels together after which Andrew Grant will "strike out on his own".
Andrew is married to novelist <a href="https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL1394920A" target="_blank">Tasha Alexander</a>, and the couple live on a nature preserve near Laramie, Wyoming.
His debut novel, ***Even***, featuring David Trevellyan, a royal Naval intelligence officer, received stars from both *Library Journal* and *Publishers Weekly*.
On 18 January 2020, Lee Child announced that Andrew would take over as writer of the *Jack Reacher* novels, writing under the pen name of **Andrew Child**. The two brothers intend to write the next few novels together after which Andrew Grant will "strike out on his own".
Andrew is married to novelist <a href="https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL1394920A" target="_blank">Tasha Alexander</a>, and the couple live on a nature preserve near Laramie, Wyoming.