Reese Witherspoon on writing a thriller: 'What do girls in bikinis have to do with solving crime?'
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Getty Images Witherspoon has co-written her debut novel with bestselling author Harlan Coben
Growing up, Reese Witherspoon's dad was a huge James Bond fan - which meant she also watched a lot of 007 films. But she questioned why the girls all wore bikinis, with the young Reese asking herself what their revealing attire had to do with solving a crime. The Oscar-winning actress - and now novelist - says that's why she wanted her new thriller to centre on a woman who has a unique skill, rather than being about her sex appeal.
Getty Images Witherspoon won an Oscar in 2006 for her portrayal of June Carter Cash in Walk The Line
Witherspoon, 49, is best know
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