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Never Go Back

by Lee Child · Jack Reacher, Book 18

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Published Tuesday 3 September 2013Hardcover · Delacorte Press · 400 pages
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What to know about Never Go Back

Never Go Back by Lee Child was first published in 2013, and it sits in the Jack Reacher series.

Never Go Back is Book 18 in the Jack Reacher series. The series begins with Killing Floor. The book just before this one is A Wanted Man. 1 of the 49 books in the series have a full review here.

We have reviewed 3 of Lee Child’s books, with an average score of 3.8 out of 5. Our favourite to date is Eleven Numbers (4★).

About the book

From the publisher

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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The series in order

Jack Reacher

This is Book 18 of 49. We have reviewed 1 of them; the rest have their own book pages.

0.5Jack Reacher’s RulesNovella · Published 20121Killing FloorPublished 19972Die TryingPublished 19983TripwirePublished 19994Running BlindPublished 20005Echo BurningPublished 20016Without FailPublished 20027PersuaderPublished 20038The EnemyPublished 20049One ShotPublished 200510The Hard WayPublished 200611Bad Luck and TroublePublished 200712Nothing to LosePublished 200812.5James Penney’s New Identity / Guy Walks Into a BarNovella · Published 201113Gone TomorrowPublished 20091461 HoursPublished 201015Worth Dying ForPublished 201015.5Second SonNovella · Published 201116The AffairPublished 201116.5Deep DownNovella · Published 201217A Wanted ManPublished 201217.5High HeatNovella · Published 201318Never Go BackYou are here18.4Good and Valuable Consideration: Jack Reacher vs. Nick HellerNovella · Published 201418.5Not a DrillNovella · Published 201419PersonalPublished 201419.5Small WarsNovella · Published 201520Make MePublished 201521Night SchoolPublished 201621.4Too Much TimeNovella · Published 201821.5No Middle Name: The Complete Collected Jack Reacher Short StoriesNovella · Published 201721.6Faking a MurdererNovella · Published 201722The Midnight LinePublished 201722.4The Christmas ScorpionNovella · Published 201822.5The Fourth ManNovella · Published 201923Past TensePublished 201823.5Cleaning the GoldNovella · Published 201924Blue MoonPublished 201925The SentinelPublished 202026Better Off DeadPublished 202126.5New Kid in Town: A Jack Reacher StoryNovella · Published 202427No Plan BPublished 202228The SecretPublished 202329In Too DeepRead our review →★ Reviewed29.1You Shook Me All Night Long: A Jack Reacher StoryNovella · Published 202529.2Bat Out of Hell: An Anthology of New Mystery Short StoriesNovella · Published 202529.5Reacher: The Stories Behind the StoriesNovella · Published 202530Exit StrategyPublished 202531Chain ReactionPublished 2026