Beyond the obvious

Best selling crime writer, Harlan Coben, is a gentle, witty, charming, intelligent guy. Chatting to him you can't help wondering how he can come up with such brutal and murderous characters. He says, maybe it's therapy. Gets it out of the system, which is why crime writers are such gentle folk. If you've not read any of his books then you're really missing something. Check out his website ( www.harlancoben.com ) I'm working on a portrait project. Will keep you posted. Cheers, Paul

Paul Blezard and Lee Child field a question from the audience during an interview with the best selling author at the Crime Writing festival in Harrogate, 20 July 2007. Lee told many entertaining stories and spoke about his writing and the creation of his famous character, Jack Reacher. It was great meeting them and chatting to them after the show. If you get a chance to go along to one of Lee Child's talks I can highly recommend it. More pictures here . His books are fantastic. Check out ( www.leechild.com ). Cheers, Paul