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Killing Floor

novel by Lee Child
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Summary

Killing Floor is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,617 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Lee Child[3]
  • Award received: Anthony Award for Best First Novel[4], Barry Award for Best First Novel[5]
  • Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons[6], Bantam Books[7]
  • Genre: thriller[8]
  • Followed by: Die Trying[9]
  • Part of the series: Jack Reacher[10]
  • Language of work or name: English[11]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[12]
  • Publication date: March 1, 1997[13]
  • Characters: Jack Reacher[14]
  • Has edition or translation: Q138542486[15]
  • Main subject: Jack Reacher[16]
  • Title: Killing Floor[17]
  • Has characteristic: debut novel[18]
  • Derivative work: Reacher, season 1[19]
  • Form of creative work: novel[20]

Why It Matters

Killing Floor has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

FAQs

What awards did Killing Floor receive?

Honors received include Anthony Award for Best First Novel[4] and Barry Award for Best First Novel[5].

Related Entities

Lee Child literary work United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . bouchercon.com. bouchercon.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . new.deadlypleasures.com. new.deadlypleasures.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'cs', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'fy', 'he', 'hu', 'it', 'pl', 'pt', 'ro', '
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  2. 22w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1997-03-01T00:00:00Z
    Has characteristic → debut novel
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    Country of origin → United Kingdom
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