On Monday September 5th, 1994, at home, at the dining room table, I sat down to write. An hour later, I gave the first chapter to my wife. I asked, 'Should I continue?' 'Yes,' she said. 'I like it.' From global bestseller and creator of Jack Reacher, comes Lee Child's first-ever autobiographical collection. From urgently scribbling out his debut 'Killing Floor' in pencil (the stub of which he still owns), to taking a step back with 'Blue Moon', and everything in between, here are 24 honest, witty and wise personal reflections on his life and work, crafted across decades.