Never Go Back (with bonus novella High Heat) A Jack Reacher Novel

NO.1INTERNATIONALBESTSELLERNevergoback—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.PraiseforLeeChildandNeverGoBack“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“Childisasuperbcraftsmanofsuspense.”—EntertainmentWeekly,