Books by Andy (University of Cambridge) Martin

Reacher Said Nothing is a one-of-a-kind meta-book, an uncompromising account in real time of the genesis, evolution and completion of a single work: Lee Child's Make Me. Andy Martin gives us a unique insight into the everyday life of an exemplary writer, capturing all the heart-thumping suspense that go into writing a number-one bestseller.

"Andy Martin spent a year in the company of Lee Child, creator of tough-guy hero Jack Reacher. With Child is the diary of their adventures. This compelling account of life on the road with Child demonstrates that readers are just as important as writers in the making of modern fiction"--

This brilliantly original study uncovers a side to Napoleon Bonaparte which has hitherto been ignored by biographers -- that of the aspiring novelist and man of letters.