BAD 2024 FESTIVAL

12-14 Sept 2024, State Library of NSW

BESTSELLERS LEE AND ANDREW CHILD

IN CONVERSATION WITH TIM AYLIFFE

24 NOVEMBER AT 6:00 PM

In this latest Jack Reacher thriller, a murder is staged to look like an accident. Two witnesses have two different accounts. One sees a woman throw herself in front of a bus. The other witness is Jack Reacher. And he sees what really happened – a man pushed the victim to her death. Reacher follows the killer and walks straight into danger. Tim Ayliffe finds out more in conversation with Lee and Andrew Child.

This event is pre-recorded and will be available below at 6:00pm on the 24th of November.

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Gerrardsville, Colorado. One tragic event. Two witnesses. Two conflicting accounts. Jack Reacher sees what actually happened – a man in grey hoodie and jeans, swift and silent as a shadow, pushed the victim to her death, before grabbing her bag and sauntering away.

Reacher follows the killer, not knowing that this was no random act of violence. It is part of something much bigger…a sinister, secret conspiracy, with powerful people on the take, enmeshed in an elaborate plot that leaves no room for error. If any step is compromised, the threat will have to be quickly and permanently removed.

LEE CHILD

Lee Child is one of the world’s leading thriller writers. He was born in Coventry, raised in Birmingham, and now lives in New York. It is said one of his novels featuring his hero Jack Reacher is sold somewhere in the world every nine seconds. His books consistently achieve the number-one slot on bestseller lists around the world and have sold over one hundred million copies. Lee is the recipient of many awards, most recently Author of the Year at the 2019 British Book Awards. He was appointed CBE in the 2019 Queen’s Birthday Honours.

ANDREW CHILD

Andrew Child is the author of nine thrillers written under the name Andrew Grant. He is the younger brother of Lee Child. Born in Birmingham, he lives in Wyoming with his wife, the novelist Tasha Alexander.

TIM AYLIFFE

Tim Ayliffe is the Managing Editor of Television and Video for ABC News and the former Executive Producer of News Breakfast. Tim has been a journalist for more than 20 years and has travelled widely. Before joining the ABC he worked in London for British Sky News. A few years ago he turned his hand to writing global crime thrillers featuring former foreign correspondent John Bailey. He is the author of The Greater Good, State of Fear and The Enemy Within which are being adapted for the screen. When he’s not writing or chasing news stories Tim rides bikes and surfs. He lives in Sydney.

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