Never Go Back

By Lee Child

Never Go Back - Lee Child
  • Release Date: 2013-09-03
  • Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 3,517 Ratings

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Never go back—but Jack Reacher does, and the past finally catches up with him. . . . Never Go Back is Lee Child’s new novel of action-charged suspense starring “one of the best thriller characters at work today” (Newsweek).

 
Former military cop Jack Reacher makes it all the way from snowbound South Dakota to his destination in northeastern Virginia, near Washington, D.C.: the headquarters of his old unit, the 110th MP. The old stone building is the closest thing to a home he ever had.
 
Reacher is there to meet—in person—the new commanding officer, Major Susan Turner, so far just a warm, intriguing voice on the phone.
 
But it isn’t Turner behind the CO’s desk. And Reacher is hit with two pieces of shocking news, one with serious criminal consequences, and one too personal to even think about.
 
When threatened, you can run or fight.
 
Reacher fights, aiming to find Turner and clear his name, barely a step ahead of the army, and the FBI, and the D.C. Metro police, and four unidentified thugs.
 
Combining an intricate puzzle of a plot and an exciting chase for truth and justice, Lee Child puts Reacher through his paces—and makes him question who he is, what he’s done, and the very future of his untethered life on the open road.

Praise for Never Go Back
 
“A breathless cross-country spree . . . some of the best, wiliest writing [Lee] Child has ever done . . . Child’s bodacious action hero, Jack Reacher, has already tramped through 17 novels and three e-book singles. But his latest, Never Go Back, may be the best desert island reading in the series. It’s exceptionally well plotted. And full of wild surprises. And wise about Reacher’s peculiar nature. And positively Bunyanesque in its admiring contributions to Reacher lore.”—Janet Maslin, The New York Times
 
“Welcome to the relentless world of Jack Reacher and his impressive tendency to be in the wrong place at the right time. . . . Child has created an iconic character that other thriller writers try to emulate but don’t come close to matching. He has a talent for taking material that in the hands of other authors would be stale and making it seem fresh. . . . Tight and compelling . . . Never Go Back is one of Child’s best novels.”—Associated Press
 
“An adrenaline-charged, action-packed thriller . . . impossible to put down.”—Lansing State Journal
 
“The dialogue has never been sharper. . . . The pages turn themselves.”—San Antonio Express-News

“For the pure pleasure of uncomplicated, nonstop action, no one touches Reacher.”Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
 
“Brilliant . . . Child never, ever slips. He keeps the action cranking better than anyone, but, best of all, he keeps us guessing about Reacher.”Booklist (starred review)
 
“One of the best in the series.”Publishers Weekly (starred review)

From the Hardcover edition.

Reviews

  • Great book

    5
    By Daddy Maignan
    Great book!
  • It’s alright

    3
    By Nike Athlete
    Again too much descriptions. At least the story is good. It’s told in the Third Person of course. The ending is not good. It just wraps itself up. On to the next one.
  • Never go back

    5
    By debciab
    Awesome east fade reading page turner
  • Great story

    5
    By dbear601
    Ten times better than the movie.
  • Good read!

    4
    By M&M32
    One of the best books in this series.
  • Done In 24hours

    5
    By Ambiz5
    Excellent! Could not put down! Bravo 👏🏽
  • ST

    5
    By EdBurr
    A believable story. Great read. Thanks LC.
  • Much Ado About Nothing

    3
    By Konokopia
    It’s fifty-fifty — either you’ll like this book or not. I’m set dead in the middle. It’s fluff, but entertaining fluff until you get to the climactic revelation that feels blasé. But the potential Reacher Jr. in this book does reveal the bizarre way that progressives (Lee Child) think about sex. Reacher can’t believe he could ever be a father, ever produce a child. But isn’t that the natural outcome of sex? And Reacher has enough sex in these books with so many different women that he could be the next Shawn Kemp. For a man who seeks justice, and loves to punish criminals, how does he feel about abortion? And what kind of women would have sex with drifters? The kind that have profiles on hook-up sites. So where are the STDs? I guess in the liberal world, STDs no longer exist. Like all the unwanted unborn babies. They’re in the way of the fun.
  • Never Go Back

    5
    By Papa John 2
    Awesome book from cover to cover
  • Great read

    5
    By Ctobriens
    I loved High Heat, the extra book, short of the error. On July 13th, the Yankees were at Milwaukee not in Boston.