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Never Go Back: A Jack Reacher Novel
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Never Go Back: A Jack Reacher Novel
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Never Go Back: A Jack Reacher Novel

Written by Lee Child

Narrated by Dick Hill

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

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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 a 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.

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Release dateSep 3, 2013
ISBN9780307749673
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Never Go Back: A Jack Reacher Novel
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Lee Child

Lee Child is one of the world’s leading thriller writers. He was born in Coventry, raised in Birmingham, and now lives in New York. It is said one of his novels featuring his hero Jack Reacher is sold somewhere in the world every nine seconds. His books consistently achieve the number-one slot on bestseller lists around the world, and have sold over one hundred million copies. Two blockbusting Jack Reacher movies have been made so far. www.LeeChild.com  

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Entertaining!! Love Jack Reacher, who has become a meme of himself by this point.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I've liked all the Jack Reacher novels I've read. Some, more than others. "Never Go Back" is one of the others. Most Reacher novels could use a considerable amount of trimming to make the story tighter and this one is no different. As usual, I like how Lee Child makes Reacher intuitive in his deductions (rather than relying on technology all the time), but sometimes he's TOO intuitive. Reacher needs to make mistakes sometimes and those mistakes need to be punitive.There were a lot of red herrings in this one and quite a few coincidences to make it wholly plausible. The novel is about as average as one can get.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This was my first 'Jack Reacher' read and it was a great romp! The character Child creates is quirky, and a bit strange, but he is almost always right in his assessments of people, motives, actions, results, timing, and conclusions. He sees what others fail to notice and he makes decisions based on a deep and wide knowledge and experience of just about everything. Reacher is a well-attuned student of human nature. Also, he is prepared for anything that comes his way and is ruthless in ensuring he neutralizes whatever bad-ass crosses his path, a real mensch. Child draws a very original and intriguing character who pulls you into his world and who causes you to pay attention, because the roller coaster ride is guaranteed to be fun! The dialogue is great throughout and the action is fast and relentless with the reader looking forward to the next brilliant solution for the next confrontation. My first stop is the local bookstore to stock up on the previous adventures I have missed!
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    This was my first Jack Reacher book. It was an okay read. If I read another one, I will start with the first book to see how good it use to be. I love a book that keeps you guessing the "whys and hows" until the end, but figured this one half way through.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I enjoyed the book, even though it is like all the other books. Sometimes his lengthy descriptions are boring.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Another Jack Reacher novel that has a corrupt military system as the baddie.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    My second "Reacher" book. While I didn't enjoy it as much as the first one, it was still a great read. A little bit longer than I usually like (400 pages), but there wasn't in "filler" in the book. The part of the plot about what the bad guys were up to got a little confusing, but that may just me on me.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Lee's writing continues to set the standard for crime-thrillers. He has also started to include more humour in his writing, something I really enjoy.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Although I've really enjoyed Jack Reacher novels in the past, this one didn't stand up to the precedent set by those past reads. Besides having a really slow and repetitive start, the book just seemed... well, easy. Everything just fell together easily and perfectly, almost as if Reacher was just standing by and watching things unfold, and responding to a few fights when they found him. It was just... sort of easy--more intrigue than plot, in a way. On top of this, the dialogue was really hard to read. I don't know when I've read such fragmented and awkward dialogue that just didn't ring true, and the effect got worse as the book went forward. Based off of this, I wouldn't read more Jack Reacher novels; as is, since I've enjoyed earlier ones, I don't know if I'll pick up another one or not, but this certainly isn't one I'd recommend.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    This is the first Jack Reacher series book I've started to read. I'm at Chapter 6 and enjoying it so far. My interest is from the two movies.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Great book, it kept on getting interesting. Loved the plot.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    What about the girl? Did I nod off for a chapter?
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I have read every single one of this series so far and so am fairly vested in Jack Reacher :)... Without revealing any spoilers, I spent a good bit of this story worried sick that Lee Child had found a new (and definitely NOT to my liking) raison d'etre for Reacher. So that was a bit distracting but otherwise, I enjoyed this story enormously. I do hope there are may more Reacher tales to come.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Good story, one of the more fulfilling ones. Jack gets to meet Susan Turner. Apparently mentioned in #14 - 61 Hours - but as I just read them as I find them at the library, I had no clue or care.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Lee Child has brought Jack Reacher back again in this continuing storyline. Following his latest exploits, Reacher returns to Rock Creek, the place of the 110th he used to command when he was in the service, just to meet the current CO, a lady he had only talked to on the phone. From the time he arrives, things get interesting for Reacher as he finds out he has two very big problems to deal with: both of which require him to face justice or run.

    I was a bit excited to get my hands on another Reacher novel, but was a bit disappointed with the ending. There is an issue about Reacher being brought back into active duty, but I didn't see any dismissal at the end of the story. Maybe it is an opening for another novel? Either way, the rest of the story is regular Reacher where there is an occasional fight, a little female companionship, and some bad guys getting what they deserve. Great for a day read!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I have to say Jack is the modern day Kung Fu born again. Just has to keep moving on!!!
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Reading a Lee Child book is like eating potato chips. You can't eat just one and you can't help but keep eating...er reading. This one was a bit stretched in the plot department (regarding the bad guys), but what the heck.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Fantastic follow up to Reacher's exploits in the Heartland of America.

    Plenty of twists, turns and erstwhile knuckle bashing of bad guys.

    Started slow but picked up steam quickly.

    Dick Hill's narration really does the job and you get into Reacher's character and the plot without thinking about the narrator.

    Hard to believe the Author is British based on his intuitive knowledge of the US Military and his use of very specific language known mostly by the enlisted.

    Coming to my last one and am a bit sad.

    It's been a helluva ride.

    Thanks Mr. Childs for making mundane work projects fly by.

  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    This was an okay story. What bothered me most was Reacher seemed to be involved in gratuitous unprovoked violence. The ending was a letdown with the unexpected and unbelievable reasoning behind the plot.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I really like when Lee breaks up the usual situations of Reacher wandering into a backwoods town and finds himself in trouble. By having him get dragged into something bigger makes for a great pulse pounding thriller, and we get a look at military style Reacher.Free review copy.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    Jack Reacher fans will be glad to see NEVER GO BACK, the next book in Lee Child's series, and they will probably love it. I didn't.This story is corny, even cartoonish. Jack Reacher is an all-knowing superman with supersenses and an ability to predict the future. Almost everything that happens is either impossible or unlikely.By comparison, Child's ONE SHOT is less corny and even enjoyable. Perhaps that is because Child could write anything he wanted about the fictional places and circumstances in ONE SHOT. Whereas, in NEVER GO BACK, Reacher goes back to the U.S. army, where his actions are questionable; no one could get away with what he gets away with in NEVER GO BACK.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I was delighted with the chance to read Lee Child's latest Jack Reacher novel. It shows Jack Reacher returning to his 110th MP Special Unit outside of Washington, D.C.He's surprised that the commanding officer he had spoken to is now in jail and is told that there are charges against him from when he was in active military duty.The rest of the novel shows Reacher dealing with inefficient or corrupt military officials as he tries to straighten everything out.Jack shows his strength in dealing with everything and knowing just what to do to remedy a situation.The descriptions of the land are well done including a particularly entertaining segment where he deals with the family of a moonshiner who was blown up in a meth lab.I enjoyed this page turner and recommend it.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    A good thrill ride until just short of the end. The book starts off with Reacher at his unleashed best, cracking heads and winding his way through a jungle of trouble. At a certain point in the book, he becomes less aggressive, a bit more subdued, less the wild animal on the run. Reacher finds himself back in Washington D. C. at his old duty station of the 110th M.P.'s. A call from the current commander, Major Susan Turner, has piqued his interest. When Reacher arrives, he finds Turner has been arrested on what sounds like a spurious charge. Less than a couple of hours in town and Reacher is told to leave town. He is also threatened with some trumped up charges and summarily placed back on active military duty all in an effort to get him out of the way. The problem is Reacher has no idea what he is in the way of and has no intention of getting out of the way until he figures it out. Book provided for review by Amazon Vine.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    If you're reading this review, you're likely a fan of Lee Child's Jack Reacher series and trying to decide whether to pre-order Never Go Back. I recently read that Lee Child and Rick Riordan top the Amazon pre-order list for Fall 2013 and since I tend to pre-order Lee Child's novels, I should say that this latest one is definitely worth getting as soon as possible.Never Go Back continues the story that began with 61 Hours, The Affair, and A Wanted Man. Reacher's last conflict introduced him to the current head of the 110th Special Unit, Major Susan Turner. She had been a voice on the phone to him, attractive, intelligent, witty. On the strength of their interaction, Reacher headed back to D.C. intending to invite Major Turner to dinner. But when he arrives, he walks into several ugly surprises. Certainly, the twists in Never Go Back had me wondering if this was to be the very last Jack Reacher novel.Much has been said about how Jack Reacher is a present day nomad, roaming the world with no ties and somehow able to remain unchanged by the world. But in Never Go Back, Reacher is recommissioned into the Army, back into his old unit. The freedom that allowed for his old life seems to have been irreversibly curtailed. I can't say anything else except that if you have enjoyed the earlier Jack Reacher novels, you have to read this latest one.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    The next Jack Reacher novel is here, and it is still a great ride. I like that he's a thinker, and can keep multiple issues/projects going at once. And can do it on very little sleep, which is a good thing in this book. If he's sleeping, know that either the phone is going to ring or someone is about to pound on the door.I like the Reacher novels for various reasons, and this one is just as satisfactory. Reacher has a pretty clear idea of right and wrong, is on the side of good, and notices the little people along the way. The writing can be laugh out loud funny, even if it's just a commentary on a motel clerk. The chapters finish with a great lead into the next scene so it's addictive and so very hard to put down and resist. Sure, some of the plots are a bit convoluted, and some of the things he gets away with are a tad far fetched. Cars are stolen, people are beat up, but as Harry Tasker said in True Lies "Yeah, but they were all bad". At the end of the book, I would be comforted to know there are men in the world who fight to make things right and protect the innocent the way Jack Reacher does. And it's just so much fun to see what he's going to think of next.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    wow. This is probably one of my favorite Reacher novels yet. As in most series, I have some novels I enjoy better than others - NEVER GO BACK showed a side of Jack Reacher to we don't get to see too often, one I'd like to visit with more often.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Reacher has returned to the East Coast - Rock Creek Virginia to be exact where he plans to meet up with Major Susan Turner, commanding officer of the 110th MP Special Unit at its HQ. Reacher at one time was in charge of the 110th and is still regarded with respect among the staff who had heard about him. But instead of Major Turner he finds Coronel Morgan who has replaced her after her arrest. Col. Morgan has informed Reacher that he is back in the military under Rule 10 of the U. S. Code and he will now face charges for assaulting someone 16 years ago. This is a story of Reacher and Major Turner's attempt to prove their innocence and figure out who set them up and why. This is a cross country chase. There are some muscle bound thugs who underestimate Reacher, much to their dismay, along with the army, FBI, and Metro police who are all trying to stop them. Reacher works on the 50-50 theory, heads or tails, as he and Turner try to figure out who's setting them up and why. The story kept me wondering until all was revealed in the last chapter.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    The best thing about "Never Go Back" is that it's 416 pages, a lot of pages, because I never want Reacher novels to end. The next best thing about "Never Go Back" is that it's pure, classic Reacher.I have read all 17 previous Reacher novels, and this one is just as good or better than those. I really don't like reviewing "Never Go Back" because telling you my favorite parts would ruin the story, but I really want to tell you my favorite parts.For those unfamiliar with the series, these are action/thriller/mystery novels. The dialogue is terse. Reacher, the protagonist, is terse. He is also a contradiction in many ways. Reacher is moral and kind, but in a Robin Hood type of way. His value system has few grey areas and often is inconsistent with the law.Reacher is a true drifter, always on the move, with nothing, literally nothing, to tie him down. His possessions fit into one pocket. Reacher is liberated from the common chores of life. When his clothes are too dirty to wear, they go in the trash. New clothes come from second-hand stores, discount stores or the like. Even Reachers names get discarded as he checks in to "low rent" motels under names of presidents, baseball players and others.Yet, Jack went to West Point and is way above average in intelligence. To fill empty hours he likes to play mental number games. In fact, Reacher has little need to write anything down. Long names, addresses, telephone numbers, passwords all reside in his head. Complicated schemes are all created in his mind with no need to record anything. In fact, Reacher could be described as brilliant.Women and sex have their appeal to Reacher, but don't expect flowers and romance. That type of relationship would tie him down and is thus, unacceptable. Yet, Reacher would cross the United States by hitchhiking and bus to meet a women whose voice he finds attractive. Reacher must satisfy his curiosity, and he is inquisitive about much, being a very smart guy.Almost nothing stands in Reacher's way. Five or six armed assailants? He can take them on. Reacher doesn't need gimmicks, weapons or fancy marshal art. Usually, his incredible strength, size, and mental agility carry the day. These assailants are normally not the products of West Point, and Reacher is always at least three steps ahead of their moves.Yes, Reacher is a violent man, but only in self-defense or to defend the Good Guys. Reacher protects himself and others who need protection and enforces his own moral code.That's the flavor of the novel. In my view, the plot is fine but the reason for the plot is simply to display Reacher in action. Nothing wrong with that.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Another excellent book in an outstanding series. Reacher gets to relive his time commanding the 110th MPs as he is forced to assist the current commander of the group clear herself from the retribution of a deep and well connected military conspiracy. They go on the run and eventually prevail with lots of interesting, violent and, sometimes, fun stops along the way.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I don't know what I can add to the previous reviews. I'm a shameless Jack Reacher fan (although I REFUSE to pay good money to go to the movie to see a 6'5" 250-lb guy played by a diminutive little elf. But I digress) and "Never Go Back" did not disappoint. While there are a few in the Reacher series that are not quite up to his usual standards, this was not one of them. It was a fun read all the way through. Keep 'em coming, Lee Child...I can read faster than you can write! ;-)