To date, child has published over 24 jack reacher books in the series. Sep 24, 20 the latest reacher where he meets susan turner. But for fans of the series, these were mere side shows. A sequel to the 2012 film jack reacher, it is the second installment in the jack reacher film series, the film stars tom cruise and cobie smulders with supporting roles by patrick heusinger. The first film, jack reacher, established the title character as a.
Dec 10, 20 the basis for the jack reacher sequel is the child novel never go back, a book that was only just published in september 20. Never go back after an epic and interrupted journey all the way from the snows of south dakota, former military cop jack reacher has finally made it to virginia. The basis for the jack reacher sequel is the child novel never go back, a book that was only just published in september 20. Never go back, a jack reacher novel by lee child the. Lee childs bodacious action hero, jack reacher, has already tramped through 17 novels and three ebook singles. If there had been any doubt, the tepid jack reacher. Never go back jack reacher, book 18 kindle edition by. Never go back has a few good moments and some good performances, but it also has plenty of flaws preventing it from living up to the first film, rendering it a forgettable bgrade. Never go back is a jack reacher book worth waiting for. Then again, jack reacher deserves nothing more inventive.
Accused of a sixteenyearold homicide and coopted back into the army, reacher says nothing. Even with superstar tom cruise in the title role, this sequel is still a routine potboiler. Although the jack reacher novels can be read in any order, never go back follows on directly from the end of a wanted man. Here at the bookbag, were also big fans of his brothers debut novel, even by andrew grant. Tom cruise returns in this sequel based on lee childs books about a wrongrighting former military police commander. In the morning they give him a medal, and in the afternoon they send him back to school.
Paramount developing jack reacher sequel with tom cruise. Just as jack reacher was an adaptation of one shot that borrowed from additional plot lines in the jack reacher books, the sequel is an equally loose adaptation of the never go back novel once again pulling backstory and series mythology including turner from volumes outside the source book. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. Its not the acting or the action that makes jack reacher. Never go back was released on digital hd on january 17, 2017, and on bluray, ultra hd bluray and dvd on january 31, 2017.
While filled with familiar excerpts from jack reacher novels, it is simply a listing of various guides that lead reacher to act the way he does. Never go back takes readers to school in his most explosive novel yet. The novel, like a majority of the jack reacher novels, is narrated in thirdperson point of view. Jack reacher must uncover the truth behind a major government conspiracy in order to clear his name. Never go back is a novel of actioncharged suspense starring one of the best thriller characters at work today newsweek. The story won two awards for best first novel and was a clear indication of things to come as lee has gone on to sell millions more books and became a nyt bestselling novelist in the process. Reacher also finds himself at the wrong end of a paternity law suite and manslaughter charge. I have all the jack reacher books up to never go back. Jack reacher never go back 2016 1080p kor fhdrip h264 aacrtm. On the run as a fugitive from the law, reacher uncovers a potential secret from his past that could change his life forever. The biggest thing that stood out to me was how shockingly amateurish and sloppy the directing was. It was published on 3 september 20 in the united states. Aug 22, 20 on 29 august, lee child is back with a main event.
Never go back, a paramount pictures release, is rated pg by the motion picture association of america for sequences of violence and action, some bloody images, language and. Lee child, the author of soontobe21 reacher books, reflects on the new film in the franchise, jack reacher. Never go back does not offer enough highoctane action or clever mystery to stand out from the glut of soso crime movies after jack reacher tom cruise disbands a human trafficking operation, the retired military police majorturned private investigator gains an ally in major susan turner cobie smulders a successor in reachers former virginiabased military unit, the. Written by lee child since the last jack reacher novel, a wanted man, weve had a controversial movie adaptation of one shot starring tom cruise as reacher, as well as a kindle short story involving lee childs main man. Never go back is the eighteenth book in the jack reacher series written by lee child. It includes some of the typical reacher humor in things that you wont find reacher saying or doing, i. Jack reacher, books 16 by lee child overdrive rakuten.
The book continues the storyline covered in the novels 61 hours, worth dying for and a wanted man. Former elite military police officer jack reacher has been hailed by stephen king as the coolest continuing series character in contemporary fiction. Never go back is lee childs new novel of actioncharged suspense starring one of the best thriller characters at work today newsweek. Storywise, this installment the 18th fullblown reacher novel authored by child follows our antihero, as the exmilitary cop travels to virginia to meet up with one major susan turner, only to wind up being thwarted by thugs, arrested for a crime that he doesn. Never go back a jack reacher novel by lee child i hate to say it but after 18 books, reacher is starting to suffer from the spenser syndrome. But his latest, never go back, may be the best desert island reading in the series. Oct 21, 2016 lee child, the author of soontobe21 reacher books, reflects on the new film in the franchise, jack reacher. After an epic and interrupted journey all the way from the snows of south dakota. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading never go back jack reacher, book 18. This was both the first novel released by lee child and the first to feature jack reacher. Never go back by lee child digested read john crace reduces the latest jack reacher novel to a more manageable 700 words does dope make you psychotic. Reacher fights, aiming to find turner and clear his name, barely a step ahead of the army, and the fbi, and the d. Sep 03, 20 never go back is a novel of actioncharged suspense starring one of the best thriller characters at work today newsweek.
Never go back feels like a poormans john woo film, face off without the tongueincheek whimsy. Aug 30, 20 lee childs bodacious action hero, jack reacher, has already tramped through 17 novels and three ebook singles. In 61 hours, our hero battled a mexican criminal mastermind nicknamed plato, and biker gangs, in south dakota. Major susan turner was an interesting voice over the phone in 61 hours. Never go back, a jack reacher novel by lee child the new. Tom cruise stands tall on an awesome new poster for jack reacher. It ends a long chapter in the reacher saga that has stretched across five books beginning with 2010s 61 hours a few thousand miles, and a lot of detours. Never go back is a 2016 american action thriller film directed by edward zwick and written by zwick, richard wenk and marshall herskovitz, and based on the novel never go back by lee child. Oct 30, 2015 never go back is lee childs new novel of actioncharged suspense starring one of the best thriller characters at work today newsweek. As sequels often endeavor, never go back aims to say something profound about its main.
It is the result of running through uninspired motions while thinking of all the zeros that will be on that fat motherfuckin movie check. Jack reachers creator knows the movie isnt like the book. Former military cop jack reacher makes it all the way from snowbound south dakota to his destination in northeastern virginia, near washington, d. This was a terrific story, and although not the best jack reacher novel yet, it was also not the worst, being an extremely enjoyable story. Skilled, cautious, and anonymous, jack reacher is perfect for the job. Never go back with bonus novella high heat jack reacher. Never go back basis for the 2016 movie jack reacher.
But shes been sent to afghanistan, hes told, and hell have to deal with her temporary replacement, lt. Susan turner, his successor as head of the 100th military police special unit. Sep 03, 20 jack reacher pokes a head into his old d. The outrageous jack reacher finally appears at the end of the book, although his more nuanced incarnation is quite interesting, finally freed from the constraints of government agencies and acting on his own instincts in a series of elaborate plot devices that. Forcibly recommissioned into the army so he can be prosecuted, it all seems as bogus to reacher as it sounds. A female secret service agent wants reacher to find the holes in her system, and fastbecause a covert group already has the vice president in their sights. If you love tom cruise action movies, heres another one for you. Never go back begins with reacher making the hq, only to find the co locked up for taking bribes.
Never go back, just like the writers never went back on this script. 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 hes done, and the. I am a real stickler about reading books in the correct order, while im i happy to hear the each title can be read as a complete novel itself. Never go back but jack reacher does, and the past finally catches up with him never go back is numberone new york times bestselling author lee childs new novel of actioncharged suspense starring one of the best thriller characters at work today newsweek. But his latest, never go back, may be the best desert island reading in the. Jack reacher never go back 2016 2160p bluray x265 10bit hdr truehd 7. Aug 25, 20 never go back by lee child digested read john crace reduces the latest jack reacher novel to a more manageable 700 words does dope make you psychotic. Susan turner on the telephone from south dakota in 2010s 61 hours bestseller childs. Back in childs 14th book about jack reacher 61 hours, the amazingly selfsufficient, peripatetic exmp began thumbing his way. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Tom cruise to attend charity movie premiere in knoxville september 14, 2016. Goodreads members who liked never go back jack reacher. Never go back by lee child digested read fiction the.