Never Go Back (with bonus novella High Heat) A

#1NEWYORKTIMESBESTSELLER•NAMEDONEOFTHEBESTBOOKSOFTHEYEARBYKIRKUSREVIEWSNevergoback—butJackReacherdoes，andthepastfinallycatchesupwithhim....NeverGoBackisLeeChild’snewnovelofaction-chargedsuspensestarring“oneofthebestthrillercharactersatworktoday”(Newsweek).FormermilitarycopJackReachermakesitallthewayfromsnowboundSouthDakotatohisdestinationinnortheasternVirginia，nearWashington，D.C.：theheadquartersofhisoldunit，the110thMP.Theoldstonebuildingistheclosestthingtoahomeheeverhad.Reacheristheretomeet—inperson—thenewcommandingofficer，MajorSusanTurner，sofarjustawarm，intriguingvoiceonthephone.Butitisn’tTurnerbehindtheCO’sdesk.AndReacherishitwithtwopiecesofshockingnews，onewithseriouscriminalconsequences，andonetoopersonaltoeventhinkabout.Whenthreatened，youcanrunorfight.Reacherfights，aimingtofindTurnerandclearhisname，barelyastepaheadofthearmy，andtheFBI，andtheD.C.Metropolice，andfourunidentifiedthugs.Combininganintricatepuzzleofaplotandanexcitingchasefortruthandjustice，LeeChildputsReacherthroughhispaces—andmakeshimquestionwhoheis，whathe’sdone，andtheveryfutureofhisuntetheredlifeontheopenroad.Don’tmissLeeChild’sshortstory“HighHeat”inthebackofthebook.PraiseforNeverGoBack“Abreathlesscross-countryspree...someofthebest，wiliestwriting[Lee]Childhaseverdone...Child’sbodaciousactionhero，JackReacher，hasalreadytrampedthrough17novelsandthreee-booksingles.Buthislatest，NeverGoBack，maybethebestdesertislandreadingintheseries.It’sexceptionallywellplotted.Andfullofwildsurprises.AndwiseaboutReacher’speculiarnature.AndpositivelyBunyanesqueinitsadmiringcontributionstoReacherlore.”—JanetMaslin，TheNewYorkTimes“WelcometotherelentlessworldofJackReacherandhisimpressivetendencytobeinthewrongplaceattherighttime....Childhascreatedaniconiccharacterthatotherthrillerwriterstrytoemulatebutdon’tcomeclosetomatching.Hehasatalentfortakingmaterialthatinthehandsofotherauthorswouldbestaleandmakingitseemfresh....Tightandcompelling...NeverGoBackisoneofChild’sbestnovels.”—AssociatedPress“Anadrenaline-charged，action-packedthriller...impossibletoputdown.”—LansingStateJournal“Thedialoguehasneverbeensharper....Thepagesturnthemselves.”—SanAntonioExpress-News“Forthepurepleasureofuncomplicated，nonstopaction，noonetouchesReacher.”—KirkusReviews(starredreview)“Brilliant...Childnever，everslips.Hekeepstheactioncrankingbetterthananyone，but，bestofall，hekeepsusguessingaboutReacher.”—Booklist(starredreview)“Oneofthebestintheseries.”—PublishersWeekly(starredreview)