Jack Reacher creator Lee Child tells us what makes his thrillers so popular


Author Lee Child (right) in a scene with Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher in the movie 'Jack Reacher: Never Go Back' that's based on Child's 2013 novel. A Netflix series on the Jack Reacher books is in the works, says Child, but it won't star Cruise. — Paramount Pictures/Skydance Productions

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