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“I wanted readers to be genuinely unsure as to whether she's telling the truth or lying. It meant making her partly sympathetic, and partly unsympathetic, which wasn't easy.”

Quote by Lee Child

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Lee Child, whose real name is James Douglas Harris, is a renowned British author, best known for his Jack Reacher series of novels. His works are characterized by the hard-boiled detective novel style and have won the favor of readers worldwide. more

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