Never Go Back: A 'Big Dave' thriller, from the Alex King Series

by A.P. Bateman

For ex-SAS and current MI5 officer Dave Lomu, Fiji was his childhood home. Leaving under a cloud and not looking back for twenty years means there is little left for him in paradise. But when his family call for help, he returns to a world of ruthless developers, police and government corruption and the murder of a boy and the disappearance of the half-sister he never knew he had. Lomu has a particular set of skills, and is determined to get answers.

232 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 13, 2022

About the author

A P Bateman is the author of seventeen novels, with twelve of his titles reaching No.1 in Amazon's paid top 100 categories in all Amazon regions and four titles reaching No.1 in Kindle sales in the USA, UK, Canada and Australia.

He has a background in close protection and investigations which has given him a unique insight into the scenarios and locations his characters find themselves in.

His hobbies are swimming, driving, archery, shooting and food; his passions are travel and writing.

He has recently released his seventeenth novel - "Hunter Killer" - the twelfth book in the highly acclaimed Alex King series.

You can keep up with A P Bateman and discover more at his Facebook page: @authorapbateman or his website: www.apbateman.com

Reading Order:

The Rob Stone Series:
1) The Ares Virus
2) The Town
3) The Island

The Alex King Series:
1) The Contract Man
2) Lies and Retribution
3) Shadows of Good Friday (A series prequel)
4) The Five
5) Reaper
6) Stormbound
7) Breakout
8) From the Shadows
9) Rogue
10) The Asset
11) Last Man Standing
12) Hunter Killer

Standalone Novels:
Hell's Mouth
Unforgotten

Short Stories:
The Perfect Murder?
Atonement (an Alex King thriller)

Reviews

[michelle o'flynn · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is my first ‘Big Dave’ adventure, and while the writing probably deserves only 3 stars, I had to give it 4 for the love of the Pacific Islands and Islander way of life.
The plot is interesting and so are the characters - the heavy-handed descriptors of the ‘6’4, 18 stone hero are a lot of padding and some repetition of Dave’s background and history is not only unwarranted it’s also unnecessary. Clearly written by an older man in his treatment and insertion of the attractive woman Jenny but at least he didn’t downgrade to soft porn!

[P Clark · Rating 2 out of 5]

Disappointing

Disappointing. A pretty average story for the legendary Big Dave. Lacking any depth to the tale. Hopefully the next King adventure will be better.

[Pam Gibson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another good read

Another book that keeps you wanting to read more. A P has brought out another character that could progress to more. Maybe we will meet Davinder again.