"From urgent scribbling out his debut Killing Floor in pencil to taking a step back with Blue Moon, and everything in between, here are 24 fascinating personal reflections on Lee Child's life and work, crafted across decades. Each riveting piece deftly evokes where he was, psychologically and physically, when he wrote each novel. These reflections were originally designed for fans of Reacher who may be interested in a behind the scenes, but this collection is also so much more. It is the story of a man who once put pencil to paper in an attempt to turn his luck around . . . and who made every word count"--