Andrew Grant (writer)

{{short description|British writer (born 1968)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}} {{Infobox writer  | name = Andrew Grant | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | pseudonym = Andrew Child | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1968}} | birth_place = Birmingham, England | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | occupation = | language = English language | citizenship = | education = | alma_mater = | period = 2009–present | genre = | subject = | movement = | notableworks = | spouse = {{marriage|Tasha Alexander|2010}} | partner = | children = | relatives = Lee Child (brother) | influences = | influenced = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | website = {{URL|http://www.andrewgrantbooks.com}} | portaldisp = }}

''' Andrew Grant''' (born 1968) is an English writer and the younger brother of bestselling thriller writer Lee Child.<ref name=nyt>{{cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/books/14masl.html |title=Brothers in Crime Writing: The Tyro and the Veteran|first= Janet|last= Maslin|date=13 May 2009 |work= The New York Times}}</ref> Grant is in the process of taking over the writing of Child's Jack Reacher series of thrillers, writing under the new pseudonym '''Andrew Child'''.

==Career== Grant wrote his first novel in 2008, ''Even'', published in 2009,<ref name=nyt /> followed by two further novels, ''Die Twice'' and ''More Harm Than Good,'' all featuring David Trevellyan, a Royal Naval intelligence officer. ''Even'' received stars from both ''Library Journal'' and ''Publishers Weekly''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-312-54026-5 |title=Even |work=Publishers Weekly |date=16 March 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615164655/http://us.macmillan.com/even|archivedate=15 June 2009 |url=http://us.macmillan.com/even |title=Even: Andrew Grant |work=macmillan }}</ref> He also wrote a book series featuring Cooper Devereaux, a detective in Birmingham, Alabama, starting with ''False Positive'', released in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nyjournalofbooks.com/book-review/false-positive |title= False Positive: A Novel |first=John M. |last=Wills |work=New York Journal of Books}}</ref> This is followed by two books featuring Paul McGrath, starting with ''Invisible'' in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.readitforward.com/author-interview/andrew-grant-and-lee-child/|title=A Conversation with Andrew Grant and Lee Child|first= Abbe |last= Wright |work=Read it Forward }}</ref>

In January 2020, Grant's brother Lee Child announced that he intended to retire from writing the Jack Reacher book series, with Grant taking over.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/child-brothers-lee-and-andrew-play-with-jack-reachers-future-k90b3wphc |title=Childs play with Jack Reacher's future as author's brother takes over |first1=Andy |last1=Martin|first2= David|last2 =Sanderson|date= 18 January 2020 |work=The Times }}</ref> Child intended to write the next few books together with Grant before passing the series entirely over to him. Grant is writing under the pen name Andrew Child.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-51162838 |title=Jack Reacher author Lee Child passes writing baton to brother |date=18 January 2020 |work=BBC}}</ref>

==Personal life== In 2010, Grant married novelist Tasha Alexander after meeting her in the crime fiction convention Bouchercon in Baltimore in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mysteryscenemag.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1785:romancing-the-con&catid=20:articles|title=Romancing the Con |first=Twist |last=Phelan|work=Mystery Scene #113}}</ref> They lived in Chicago for a number of years before moving to Tie Siding, Wyoming.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/married-mystery-writers-find-space-be-creative-wyoming |title=Married Mystery Writers Find Space To Be Creative In Wyoming|first= Caroline |last= Ballard|date=11 January 2019|work=Wyoming Public Media }}</ref>

Grant is a supporter of Aston Villa. A number of his books feature characters with names borrowed from footballers who played for the club, including Paul McGrath.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/paul-mcgrath-receives-unlikely-aston-15906880 |title=Paul McGrath receives an unlikely Aston Villa honour and the fans will love it|first=Steve |last=Wollaston|date= 1 March 2019 |work=Birmingham Mail}}</ref>

==Bibliography== ===David Trevellyan series=== * 1. ''Even'' – (2009) * 2. ''Die Twice'' – (2010) * 3. ''More Harm Than Good'' – (2012)

===Detective Cooper Devereaux series=== * 1. ''False Positive'' – (2015) * 2. ''False Friend'' – (2017) * 3. ''False Witness'' – (2018)

===Paul McGrath series=== * 1. ''Invisible'' – (2019) * 2. ''Too Close to Home'' – (2020)

===Jack Reacher series (as Andrew Child)=== * 25. ''The Sentinel'' – (2020) (with Lee Child) * 26. ''Better Off Dead'' – (2021) (with Lee Child) * 27. ''No Plan B'' – (2022) (with Lee Child) * 28. ''The Secret'' – (2023) (with Lee Child) * 29. ''In Too Deep'' – (2024) (with Lee Child) * 30. Exit Strategy – (2025) (with Lee Child)

===Standalone novels=== * 1. ''Run'' – (2014)

==References== {{Reflist|30em}}

==External links== * [http://www.andrewgrantbooks.com/ Official website]

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