Lee Child - Jack Reacher series

As I'm new to the Lee Child - Jack Reacher series, I read the entire series within the space of a month. Like most other readers, I have to agree to disliking the descriptiveness of the sex scenes in The Affair - a major shift away from every other Jack Reacher story.

My only hope is that The Affair was used to introduce the idea of a now older Reacher who may be ready to settle down -- a bit (i.e. find out he has a child with Devereaux and take up residence in Carter Crossing with its’ nearby military base to provide ongoing investigations). As much as I enjoy Reacher's tough Everyman persona, it would be very nice to have his character show some personal growth - otherwise he is on the verge of becoming a caricature of this same Everyman. As in everything else in life, no one remains stagnant and 15 odd years of being out of the Army and roaming around begins to get psychologically unsettling. What hidden trauma is taking a relatively stable character twice as long to overcome?

Lee Child is now faced with the same challenge as Robert Ludlum in his Bourne series. How do you make an older Jason Bourne/Jack Reacher relevant given the age and physical limitations of the character (please Mr. Child DO NOT introduce science fiction in pursuing that broadly dropped hint of Reacher being part of some advance military biological experiment to produce a Super Soldier), global political changes, technological advances, personnel changes, etc. Let’s hope/pray Child is able to overcome this awkward real-life plot twist easier than Eric van Lustbader .

While I agree that the most recent books are not as enjoyable as the earlier books (after all there are only about 7 universal plots before repetition sets in), overall I am still enjoying the series immensely and will give the series a few more stories before making any final judgments.