Child, dubbed by New York Times critic Janet Maslin the “rock star” of the suspense genre, kicked off his 13-city North American tour May 19 to an SRO New York City crowd.  he’s currently meeting hundreds of “Reacher Creatures” (named after leading man Jack Reacher) across the country at bookstores and – new this year- military bases.  Fans can check out Child’s daily progress on his tour blog at www.leechild.com.  Delacorte reports 350,000 copies in print.

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