Never Go Back

Jack Reacher, Book 18

By: Lee Child

Narrated by: Dick Hill

Length: 13 hrs and 44 mins

Publisher's summary

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE • THE BLOCKBUSTER JACK REACHER SERIES THAT INSPIRED THE STREAMING SERIES REACHER

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.

©2013 Lee Child (P)2013 Random House Audio

Critic reviews

"Child is a superb craftsman of suspense." (Entertainment Weekly)

“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)

“An adrenaline-charged, action-packed thriller . . . impossible to put down.” (Lansing State Journal)

Superhero Jack

New story, great story!
I can picture Reacher hooked up with Susan in the future, they seem to be very compatible.
I will never get tired of Dick Hill's reading, excellent as usual.
Heading for the next book in line.

Great book

Book itself was a solid next in the series. Dick Hill does great with the male character, but the females are almost laughable. Perhaps would be better with a second narrator.

Best Yet!!

Where does Never Go Back rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Can't really say as there are many good stories. It is the 2nd best of this series thou.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Jack Reacher of course.

What about Dick Hill’s performance did you like?

Mr. Hill's preformance was very suited to the story.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Entertainment Plus.

Any additional comments?

Well done.

Jack Reacher does it again!

Would you listen to Never Go Back again? Why?

Yes, there is a lot of thing going on and it moves pretty fast as all of his adventures do.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

Yes, there were so many twists and turns that you really have to listen to catch all of them.

What does Dick Hill bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Really nothing. I don't like his voice or intonations.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

The plot amazed me as always, Lee Child must do a lot of research for his books. I am always amazed at some point during the book 'how on earth is Jack going to get out of this?' But he always does. This is only one of the reasons I like this series so much,

Any additional comments?

Hope that there are many more Jack Reacher books coming. So many plots and so many solutions.

typical reacher story exciting,twisted & captivati

What did you love best about Never Go Back?

like alfred hickock plots leaves you wondering at each turn

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

it would be if the author spent some time using some different phrasing of reacher said , she said or using that type of structuring every 5 seconds. gets on the nerves after a short time. plus the constant , unnessary reference, use of the of the main characters name 700 times

Any additional comments?

as with many good books the author works fast trying to get books in our hands. as a result the writing suffers some when read outloud . two people convesations constantly using the phase he said/she said when the reader uses voice changes to do the same thing. redundant and annoying

enjoyable story

I enjoyed this story, and the performance. 4 star all around. it was a fun listen and I thought the narrator captured Reacher well.

Tying up loose ends...

This was a great culmination of several books while being its own story unto itself.

Well Done! Captivating!

Well Done! Captivating! Another Reacher success!
Kept me on the edge of my seat.

Great listen

This is one of the better stories of Jack Reacher. Some good history lessons at the end.

Predictable but good

You either enjoy these or you don't. Child delivers a book that is much the same as all the other Reacher novels, he's a West Point cowboy who lives his life through a series of bar fights and either/or decisions.