In a twist that most authors would be proud of Jack Reacher has a new father. Or perhaps uncle.
The novelist Lee Child has declared that he is retiring from writing his renowned Reacher thrillers.
However, in what is thought to be a literary first, he is allowing his younger brother Andrew Grant authorial rights over the multimillion grossing series. As long as he changes his surname to Child first. So, Lee Child retires and a new Child is born.
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I still haven't gotten around to this series, but know it's popular.