Never Go Home
A Novel
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
She’s a weapon forged in the fires of her past—but this time, the flames could consume her in Critically acclaimed Southern mystery novelist Christopher Swann’s followup to Never Turn Back, perfect for fans of Linwood Barclay and David Swinson.
Orphaned at age ten by a violent home invasion, Susannah Faulkner grew up wild, her stubbornness the only thing harder than her heart. Since then, she’s used her skills to put a boot in the faces of those who deserve it. She knows she’s wired wrong and living a dangerous and violent life, but she’s determined to wring something decent from the world before she leaves it.
Then she gets word her brother Ethan needs her help and returns home to Atlanta. But in the airport, she finds her Uncle Gavin suffering a heart attack. Before he is rushed to the hospital, Gavin whispers a single word to Suzie: Peaches. She’s determined to uncover the meaning behind the cryptic message, but Ethan is also deep in trouble. An ex-soldier and ex-con named Finn appeared on his doorstep with a disturbing story: fifteen years earlier, Finn served with their father in Iraq, where they stole millions in cash. Now the money is missing, and Finn wants his share—or else.
A gang war threatens to explode on Atlanta’s streets. Uncle Gavin clings to life in the hospital. Finn is bent on finding his missing millions. And now, Suzie will be tested as never before in a crucible of violence where all that she holds dear is on the line.
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Swann's hard-hitting sequel to 2020's Never Go Back focuses on Susannah "Suzie" Faulkner, who was raised by her underworld-connected uncle, Gavin Lester, after her parents' murders and now avenges crime victims. After Suzie deposits a child rapist in a parking lot for the police to find outside of San Antonio, Tex., Caesar, an old friend, arrives to tell her that her brother, Ethan, needs her help back home in Atlanta. Ethan has been approached by Finn, who served with their father in the Army and is looking for his share of $10 million in cash he claims he and their father stole while stationed in Iraq 15 years earlier. Arriving in Atlanta, Suzie and Caesar learn that Gavin had a heart attack while waiting for them at the airport. As Gavin struggles for life in the hospital, Suzie is forced to do some dirty business for him. Meanwhile, Finn refuses to believe the Faulkner siblings don't have the stolen fortune. With the lives of the few people she cares for on the line, Suzie delves into her father's past to find the truth. Lisbeth Salander fans will relish Suzie's pitiless approach to obtaining justice.