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Jack Reacher and that Vile Ending

I have become quite the fan of Jack Reacher and Lee Child. Admittedly, it has only taken me  twenty years to discover the stories, but discover them, I have. It happened when I was down country visiting fam last year, and I noticed there were half a dozen Jack Reacher books on a shelf. I think my overseas-based brother had bought them, probably airport-novelling on his way over to New Zealand, and had left them behind. So I decided to read one to see what the fuss was about.  I picked one of the Jack Reacher books off the shelf, and I read it and I really liked it. Since then I've read a half a dozen or so more, (Thanks, bro). The latest to pass in front of my eyes, ie on the shelf, was "Make Me." It was the weekend of New Year, and I started reading. I was well in to it and about ready to send a marriage proposal to the married author, when I hit the last few chapters of the book. I need to pause a moment here and take a deep breath, because the ending of Make Me w...