Lee Child: First Thrills

Thrillers have been around a long time. Their magic, their allure, and their compelling nature come not just from providing readers an escape or rush. Rather they stem from an ability to transport the reader into another world that he or she, through his or her active participation, helps the writer create.

It’s a shared experience.

Facing danger, searching for truth, avoiding despair, finding hope, these are the essences of a thriller. My hope is that you’ve enjoyed this journey as much as all of us at International Thriller Writers have enjoyed creating these worlds for you to explore.

First Thrills is just one of many ITW publishing endeavors. We invite you to check out our other ITW products: Thriller, Thriller 2, TheChopin Manuscript, The Copper Bracelet, Watchlist, and The 100 Greatest Reads.

Just look for the ITW logo.

As Lee Child said in the beginning:

You won’t regret it.

STEVE BERRY

ITW Co-President

August 2009

Lee Childis the internationally bestselling author of fourteen Jack Reacher thrillers, including the New York Times bestsellers The Enemy, One Shot , The Hard Way , and the #1 bestselling Bad Luck and Trouble and Nothing to Lose . His debut, Killing Floor , won both the Anthony and the Barry awards for Best First Novel, and The Enemy won both the Barry and the Nero awards. Child, a native of England and a former television director, lives in New York City.