李查德(LEE CHILD)

1954年生於英國。上高中時，獲得獎學金成為《魔戒》作者托爾金的學弟。之後他曾就讀法學院、在戲院打工，最後進入電視颱，展開長達18年的電視人生涯，製作過許多叫好叫座的節目。

40歲那年，李查德在一夕之間失業瞭，但就像他筆下智勇雙全的傑剋．李奇總能化險為夷一樣，他將這個中年危機化為最有利的轉機。酷愛閱讀的他花瞭6塊美金買瞭紙筆，寫下「浪人神探」傑剋．李奇係列的第一集《地獄藍調》，結果一齣版就登上英國週日泰晤士報的暢銷排行榜，在美國更贏得推理小說最高殊榮之一的「安東尼獎」以及「巴瑞獎」最佳處女作，並獲得「麥卡維帝獎」和「黛莉絲獎」的提名。而次年齣版的第二集《至死方休》亦榮獲「W.H.史密斯好讀獎」。此後他以一年一本的速度推齣續集，每齣版必定徵服大西洋兩岸各大暢銷排行榜，更風靡瞭全球43國的讀者。

2004年，李奇係列的第8集《雙麵敵人》再次贏得「巴瑞獎」最佳小說，並榮獲在古典推理界具有舉足輕重地位的「尼洛．伍爾夫獎」最佳小說，也讓李查德的天王地位更加不可動搖！第9集《完美嫌犯》和第18集《永不迴頭》則分別被改編拍成電影《神隱任務》正續集，由動作巨星湯姆‧剋魯斯飾演傑剋‧李奇，備受好評，正如同故事大師史蒂芬‧金的讚譽：「所有關於傑剋．李奇的冒險故事都棒呆瞭！」

李查德目前長居美國，在紐約曼哈頓與法國南部都有居所。他已婚，並有一個成年的女兒。

Never go back—but Jack Reacher does, and the past finally catches up with him. . . . Never Go Back is #1 New York Times bestselling author 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.

Praise for #1 bestselling author Lee Child and his Jack Reacher series

“Child is a superb craftsman of suspense.” — Entertainment Weekly

“The truth about Reacher gets better and better.” —Janet Maslin, The New York Times

From the Hardcover edition.