Never Go Back
Autor Lee Childen Limba Engleză Paperback – apr 2014
Ce se întâmplă atunci când singurul loc pe care l-ai considerat vreodată „acasă” devine scena unei capcane orchestrate cu precizie? În Never Go Back, observăm cum Lee Child deconstruiește mitul nomadului invulnerabil, aducându-l pe Jack Reacher înapoi în Virginia, la porțile vechii sale unități militare, 110th MP. Ceea ce trebuia să fie o simplă întâlnire cu noua comandantă, Susan Turner, se transformă într-un coșmar birocratic și penal care îl forțează pe Reacher să își chestioneze propria identitate. Subliniem modul în care autorul folosește structura de „vânătoare” pentru a explora teme legate de datorie și consecințele trecutului, oferind un ritm alert, dar marcat de o melancolie subtilă a drumului parcurs. Pe același raft cu Gone Tomorrow de Lee Child, această carte se distinge prin miza personală neobișnuit de ridicată; dacă în alte volume Reacher era justițiarul de ocazie, aici el luptă pentru propria reabilitare și pentru un adevăr care îi vizează direct rădăcinile. Față de debutul seriei în Killing Floor, unde Reacher era un străin absolut, în acest al 18-lea volum din Jack Reacher (englisch), vedem un personaj mult mai introspectiv, pus în fața unei lumi care s-a schimbat, în timp ce el a rămas fidel acelorași principii rigide. Stilul rămâne cel consacrat de Lee Child — propoziții scurte, observații tactice milimetrice și o logică imbatabilă — însă complexitatea intrigii ridică Never Go Back la rangul de studiu de personaj, nu doar roman de consum.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 0440246326
Pagini: 624
Dimensiuni: 106 x 190 x 45 mm
Greutate: 0.35 kg
Editura: Random House
De ce să citești această carte
Pentru cititorii care apreciază proza de tip „hard-boiled” și personajele cu un cod moral neclintit. Never Go Back oferă nu doar suspansul unei urmăriri de amploare, ci și o incursiune rară în viața personală a lui Reacher. Este un moment de cotitură în serie, ideal pentru cei care vor să vadă cum un erou legendar se adaptează atunci când sistemul pe care l-a servit se întoarce împotriva lui.
Despre autor
James Dover Grant, cunoscut sub pseudonimul Lee Child, este un scriitor britanic devenit fenomen global datorită seriei Jack Reacher (englisch). Debutul său, Killing Floor (1997), a stabilit coordonatele unui nou tip de erou contemporan: fostul polițist militar rătăcitor, fără bagaje și fără legături, care aplică propria viziune asupra dreptății. Cu numeroase premii Anthony și Barry în palmares, Lee Child a transformat suspansul într-o formă de artă matematică, romanele sale fiind traduse în zeci de limbi și adaptate pentru cinema și televiziune.
Notă biografică
Lee Child is the author of eighteen "New York Times" bestselling Jack Reacher thrillers, with eight having reached the #1 position. All have been optioned for major motion pictures; the first of which, "Jack Reacher," was based on "One Shot." Foreign rights in the Reacher series have sold in almost a hundred territories. A native of England and a former television director, Child lives in New York City.
Descriere
#1 "NEW YORK TIMES "BESTSELLER - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY "KIRKUS REVIEWS"
Never go back--but Jack Reacher does, and the past finally catches up with him. . . . "Never Go Back" is Lee Child's new 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.
Don't miss Lee Child's short story "High Heat" in the back of the book.
Praise for "Never Go Back"
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"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"
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"Welcome to the relentless world of Jack Reacher and his impressive tendency to be in the wrong place at the right time. . . . Child has created an iconic character that other thriller writers try to emulate but don't come close to matching. He has a talent for taking material that in the hands of other authors would be stale and making it seem fresh. . . . Tight and compelling . . . "Never Go Back" is one of Child's best novels."--Associated Press
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"An adrenaline-charged, action-packed thriller . . . impossible to put down.""--Lansing State Journal"
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"The dialogue has never been sharper. . . . The pages turn themselves.""--San Antonio Express-News"
"For the pure pleasure of uncomplicated, nonstop action, no one touches Reacher."--"Kirkus Reviews "(starred review)
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"Brilliant . . . Child never, ever slips. He keeps the action cranking better than anyone, but, best of all, he keeps us guessing about Reacher."--"Booklist "(starred review)
"One of the best in the series."--"Publishers Weekly "(starred review)
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" "
"Welcome to the relentless world of Jack Reacher and his impressive tendency to be in the wrong place at the right time. . . . Child has created an iconic character that other thriller writers try to emulate but don't come close to matching. He has a talent for taking material that in the hands of other authors would be stale and making it seem fresh. . . . Tight and compelling . . . "Never Go Back" is one of Child's best novels."--Associated Press
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"An adrenaline-charged, action-packed thriller . . . impossible to put down.""--Lansing State Journal"
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"The dialogue has never been sharper. . . . The pages turn themselves.""--San Antonio Express-News"
"For the pure pleasure of uncomplicated, nonstop action, no one touches Reacher."--"Kirkus Reviews "(starred review)
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"Brilliant . . . Child never, ever slips. He keeps the action cranking better than anyone, but, best of all, he keeps us guessing about Reacher."--"Booklist "(starred review)
"One of the best in the series."--"Publishers Weekly "(starred review)