Series: Book 10 in the Repairman Jack series
Rating: Not rated
Tags: Fantasy, Fiction
Summary
This 10th appearance of Wilson's outside-the-box paladin
(after 2005's
Infernal) provides everything that fans of this
excellent and frequently horrific series have come to expect.
Repairman Jack, the New York City paranormal "fix-it guy," is
approached by a regular at Julio's bar to find his missing
teenage niece, Caitlin. Jack tracks her down, but not before
some other apparently well-intentioned agents rescue her and
discover Jack in the process. Caitlin's rescuers believe that
Jack is the champion of the otherworldly force opposing a
supernatural menace known as the Adversary, a role that Jack
admits he has played in the past. As the Adversary begins
picking off Jack's new allies, Jack's girlfriend and unborn
child are endangered, but by whom is unclear. In this brisk
update on the series, Jack must make some difficult decisions
as he learns that the enemy of his enemy is not necessarily
his friend.
(Sept.)
Repairman Jack, the fix-it guy who is the point man in a
supernatural battle for world domination, reluctantly agrees
to find a friend's missing niece. Naturally, he is
immediately plunged into a chain of events that quickly turns
darker and nastier. Although avid fans of the Repairman Jack
series (this is the eighth entry) are likely to enjoy any new
appearance of their hero, others will be painfully aware that
Wilson has taken us down this evil road before--even Jack
appears almost bored. It may be time to give the series a
rest, despite its charms for those who like the blending of
the crime and horror genres.
David Pitt
From Publishers Weekly
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