Harbingers: A Repairman Jack Novel (Repairman Jack, 10)

From Publishers Weekly 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.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. From 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 Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved A hang-onto-your-hat-and-heart thriller of triumph and tragedy that barrels along at F. Paul Wilson's trademark breakneck pace, HarbingersIt 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. Jack says he'll put the word out on the street. This innocent request triggers a chain of seemingly coincidental events that lead Jack into the darkest days of his life.As has become evident in the series, Jack has been singled out, unwillingly, as the champion of one of the two supernatural forces contending for control of all human life on Earth. Neither of these forces are good or evil, just dangerous and amoral. They value and notice individual humans about as much as we do mosquitos. Jack is desperate . . . and the last thing you want to do is make Jack desperate. That's when things begin to blow up and people begin to die.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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. Jack says he'll put the word out on the street. This innocent request triggers a chain of seemingly coincidental events that lead Jack into the darkest days of his life.

As has become evident in the series, Jack has been singled out, unwillingly, as the champion of one of the two supernatural forces contending for control of all human life on Earth. Neither of these forces are good or evil, just dangerous and amoral. They value and notice individual humans about as much as we do mosquitoes.

Jack is desperate . . . and the last thing you want to do is make Jack desperate. That's when things begin to blow up and people begin to die.

A hang-onto-your-hat-and-heart thriller of triumph and tragedy that barrels along at F. Paul Wilson's trademark breakneck pace.

It starts off so simply: Jack is hanging out in Julio's bar 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. Jack says he'll put the word out on the street. This innocent request triggers a chain of seemingly coincidental events that lead Jack into the darkest days of his life. Jack is desperate ... and the last thing you want to do is make Jack desperate. That's when things begin to blow up and people begin to die