Stephen King calls Jack Reacher “the coolest continuing series character”—and now he’s back in this masterly new thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Child.
“Why is this town called Mother’s Rest?” That’s all Reacher wants to know. But no one will tell him. It’s a tiny place hidden in a thousand square miles of wheat fields, with a railroad stop, and sullen and watchful people, and a worried woman named Michelle Chang, who mistakes him for someone else: her missing partner in a private investigation she thinks must have started small and then turned lethal.
Reacher has no particular place to go, and all the time in the world to get there, and there’s something about Chang . . . so he teams up with her and starts to ask around. He thinks: How bad can this thing be? But before long he’s plunged into a desperate race through LA, Chicago, Phoenix, and San Francisco, and through the hidden parts of the internet, up against thugs and assassins every step of the way—right back to where he started, in Mother’s Rest, where he must confront the worst nightmare he could imagine.
Walking away would have been easier. But as always, Reacher’s rule is: If you want me to stop, you’re going to have to make me.
Praise for Make Me
“Lee Child’s Reacher series has hit Book No. 20 with a resounding peal of wisecracking glee. Everything about it, starting with Reacher’s nose for bad news, is as strong as ever. . . . The big guy’s definitely on the upswing. The guy who writes about him is too.”—Janet Maslin, The New York Times
“Superb . . . Child’s complete command of the story makes this thriller work brilliantly.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“The reigning champ ups the ante. . . . Yes, there’s breakneck action, but what gives this one its zing is the multilayered plot. . . . The beguiling Chang offers a new treat for series fans as well, and a surprise at the end will keep readers short of breath until the next installment begins.”—Booklist (starred review)
“This series remains as compulsively readable as ever. Child is a master of pacing, stretching out the mystery through short chapters that give rise to bursts of well-choreographed violence. . . . Of course, the biggest strength is Reacher himself: impassive, analytical, secretly romantic, and relentlessly honorable. It’s impossible not to root for him. . . . Reacher is still going strong. Will satisfy fans—and newcomers, too.”—Kirkus Reviews
Praise for #1 bestselling author Lee Child and his Jack Reacher series
“Reacher is the stuff of myth. . . . One of this century’s most original, tantalizing pop-fiction heroes.”—The Washington Post
“[A] feverishly thrilling series . . . with Child, you can always count on furious action.”—The Miami Herald
From the Hardcover edition.
Vintage Jack Reacher This Jack Reacher story is back to the fundamentals. He rides into town, discovers the town has a problem, resolves the mystery, vanquishes the baddies then rides off into the sunset. Just like the old Western novels.
The old Jack Reacher formula This is #20 in the Jack Reacher series and this time Lee Child has gone back to basics and used the very successful formula where Jack Reacher (ex military) roams the US aimlessly and finds trouble most places he goes. Diehard Reacher fans may be delighted but more discerning readers, especially those who have read many books in the series, will find much of the action a bit repetitious. IMHO it certainly isn’t one of the best in the series.
The best new Jack Reacher book in years! This is the best new Jack Reacher book in years. I’m a hardcore Reacher fan, I’ve read every book and short story as soon as they came out. It’s hard to write this early review because I don’t want to give even the slightest bit of the plot away away to spoil your reading pleasure – and it will be a pleasure for Reacher fans – so I’ll be very general.