RATING: 3.0PROTAGONIST: Repairman JackSETTING: New York City; BermudaSERIES: #9 of 9We’ve probably all experienced times when we’ve had conflict with a family member. Sometimes, that can go so far as complete estrangement. Jack and his father, Tom, had been at odds for a long time; however, in th...
It starts off so simply: Jack, still feeling down after the tragic events of Infernal, is hanging in Julio's when a regular named Timmy asks him for help. His teenage niece has been missing since this morning; the police say it's too early to worry, but Timmy knows something bad has happened. Jac...
If you like to read simply to enjoy yourself and have a little fun, F. Paul Wilson's "Repairman Jack" series is hard to beat. It features Jack, an urban mercenary, or something like that, and a cast of recurring characters that show up in most books. Add to that a science fiction element about ...
In the fourth Repairman Jack novel, the rakoshi are back. Those were the blue-skinned, yellow-eyed, man-eating demons from Indian prehistory, who terrorized Jack and his loved ones in The Tomb. Now the last rakosh—the one who left his claw-marks on Jack's chest—has turned up in a freak show at th...
This was my first - and THE first - Repairman Jack book, and I really enjoyed it. Well written and super-exciting. Repairman Jack isn't your average repairman. He doesn't fix appliances or broken fences. He "fixes" things for people who can't, or won't go to the regular authorities for help with ...
When the vultures were circling over the carcass of Borders Bookstores, I swooped down on one of the clearance sales and picked up this book. Then I found out it was the sixth installment in the Repairman Jack series. It has perched ruefully on my bookcase since then, waiting for the day when I f...
Repairman Jack returns in a sequel to the New York Times bestseller, The Tomb! Repairman Jack has been tearing up the urban adventure scene ever since he was introduced in the New York Times bestseller The Tomb. As his fans know, Repairman Jack doesn't deal with electronic appliances; he's a sit...
Technically this is the final Repairman Jack book. But _Nightworld_ came out with the "Repairman Jack novel!" blazon on the cover, just like all the others, so we'll say "penultimate" and move on.I dunno, I expected more oomph of a penultimate book. Tension-wise this series has been cruising alon...
Just finished this a few moments ago. Although it was a thrill ride, I have to admit I really did not like the ending, though of course it went well with the title. I guess the real problem I have is that several of the characters that were very astute and intelligent in the beginning of the seri...