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IN CONVERSATION: Lee Child, Author of Personal, and Andrew Grant, Author of Run
The brothers,Andrew Grant and Lee Child, will be in conversation to discuss their new books (see descriptions below.) This is a rare opportunity to hear the brothers discuss their work and will be an exciting event for all lovers of the thriller novel.
Book Release for Run By Andrew Grant:
From Andrew Grant, the critically acclaimed author hailed by Nelson DeMille as "a little bit of le Carré and Ian Fleming, but with more grit and a sharper edge," comes Run, a thrilling new novel of suspense that hits the ground running when an innocent man suddenly finds himself a moving target.
Marc Bowman, a highly successful computer consultant and software designer, walks into his job at a major tech company one morning only to find himself fired on the spot, stonewalled by his boss, and ushered out of the building. Then things get worse: An explosive argument drives his wife away and a robbery threatens to yank a million-dollar ideaand his whole futureout from under him. In a matter of hours, Marc has gone from having it all to being sucker-punched by fate. But it's only Monday, and before the week is over, he'll be stalked, ambushed, wiretapped, arrested, duped, double- and triple-crosseduntil he can't tell enemies from allies.
Suddenly, the only thing standing between him and the wrath of everyone from the FBI to Homeland Security to his desperate ex-bosses is a flash drive full of data that might just be the holy grail of high-tech secretsand a holy terror in the wrong hands. Now, as the gloves come off and the guns come out, turning back is hopeless and giving up is madness. The only person left for Marc to trust is himself. And the only thing left to do is keep runningor end up a dead man walking.
About the Author: ANDREW GRANT was born in Birmingham, England. He attended the University of Sheffield where he studied English Literature and Drama. He has run a small, independent theatre company and worked in the telecommunications industry for fifteen years. Andrew is married to novelist Tasha Alexander, and the couple divides their time between Chicago and the UK.
Personal By Lee Child:
For some, his brute strength and sheer physicality are his dominant traits. For others, it's the razor-sharp instincts and mental processes that make him a force to be reckoned with. But no matter the image you have, one thing is for certain#1 internationally bestselling Lee Child's anti-hero Jack Reacher is one of the most iconic protagonists of contemporary suspense fiction. Child returns this fall with PERSONAL (A Delacorte Press Hardcover to be published September 2nd, 2014), where Reacher encounters a case that proves to be one of the most challengingand hauntingof his career.Combining a globe-trotting international canvas with an exciting search for truth and justice, Lee Child puts Reacher through his paces in PERSONALand makes him question who he is and what he's done.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Lee Child is the author of eighteen Jack Reacher thrillers, including the #1 New York Times bestsellers Never Go Back, A Wanted Man, The Affair, Worth Dying For, 61 Hours, Gone Tomorrow, Bad Luck and Trouble, and Nothing to Lose, as well as the short stories "Not a Drill," "High Heat," "Second Son" and "Deep Down." His debut, Killing Floor, won both the Anthony and the Barry awards for Best First Mystery, and The Enemy won both the Barry and Nero awards for Best Novel. Foreign rights in the Reacher series have sold in more than forty territories and there are nearly 100 million copies of the Reacher novels in all formats worldwide. All titles have been optioned for major motion pictures, the first of whichJack Reacherwas released in December 2012. A native of England and a former television director, Child lives in New York City, where he is at work on his next thriller. Visit his website at www.leechild.com.
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LocationLogan Square Auditorium - Free Parking Behind First Midwest Bank (View)
2539 N. Kedzie
Chicago, IL 60647
United States
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| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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