Book Review "Make Me" by Lee Child

When an author has a successful series, often the later books don't seem as compelling or interesting as the earlier ones which made you a fan. Not so with Lee Child. "Make Me" starts out slowly and builds, and kept me turning pages until the very surprising end. Jack Reacher, decides to get off his Chicago bound train at a stop called "Mother's Rest." Intrigued by the name and the small size of the town, surrounded by wheat fields in every direction, he plans to spend a day or two checking it, out then leave. He learns quickly he is not welcome. His room at the local motel is constantly being observed and when he walks around town he knows he's being followed. Michelle Change, former FBI agent and current private investigator, mistakes Reacher for an associate she has been waiting for. He had gone on ahead and now he's missing. Reacher is interested in her story and teams up with her in her search. They leave Mother's Rest with the intention of returning when they have more information. They collaborate with a journalist who has been contacted many times with a bizarre story by a caller who the journalist has deemed delusional. But was he? It turns out his story is even stranger than first thought. The three of them work closely to discover a nightmare only the most warped mind could develop. Reacher is getting older but he can still win a fight when outnumbered and there are plenty of such scenes throughout. The complete story is not revealed until the last pages and you will say, "wow, what a ride!"