- Hardcover
- Publisher: Whispers Pr (November 1984)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0918372119
- ISBN-13: 978-0918372116
- Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 16.7 x 2.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 717 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
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“The Tombis one of the best all-out adventure stories I’ve read in years.” --Stephen King (President of the Repairman Jack fan club)
“Repairman Jack is one of the most original and intriguing characters to arise out of contemporary fiction in ages.... hugely entertaining.”
--Dean Koontz
“F. Paul Wilson is a great storyteller and a thoughtful one.”--David Morrell
“A riveting combination of detective story and horror fiction....This thriller is fast-action fun!” -Publishers Weekly onThe Tomb
“F. Paul Wilson is a hot writer, and his hottest, and my favorite creation, is Repairman Jack. No one does this kind of weird meets crime better than Wilson. Gripping, fascinating, one of a kind. That’s F. Paul Wilson and Repairman Jack.” --Joe R. Lansdale
“Call a plumber when the sink is clogged, the cops when you’ve been robbed, but when the you-know-what hits the fan, it’s time to call Repairman Jack.... Wilson’s tale shakes, rattles and rolls.”--New YorkDaily News onThe Haunted Air
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Much to the chagrin of his girlfriend, Gia, Repairman Jack doesn’t deal with electronic appliances--he fixes situationsfor people, situations that usually involve putting himself in deadly danger. His latest project is recovering a stolen necklace, which carries with it an ancient curse that may unleash a horde of Bengali demons. Jack is used to danger, but this time Gia’s daughter Vicky is threatened. Can Jack overcome the curse of the yellow necklace and bring Vicky safely back home?
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I. Repairman Jack awoke with light in his eyes, white noise in his ears, and an ache in his back. Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Emotional Intensity Makes This a Great Read,
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This review is from: The Tomb (Mass Market Paperback)
Pros: emotionally intense, intricate plot with several interconnected mysteries, good pacingCons: Jack fixes things. For a price. He has two new jobs, but neither one is his usual work. The first job is for an Indian diplomat, Kusum, who needs Jack to find a stolen necklace and repay the mugger who took it for hospitalizing his grandmother. The second job is equally impossible in New York. Find an old woman who disappeared from her home. Despite having no real detective skills, he agrees to help because the missing woman is the aunt by marriage of his ex-girlfriend, Gia. A girlfriend who didn't like learning what Jack really did for a living. A girlfriend Jack would dearly love to get back together with. The Tomb is a smoothly written multiple mystery. The two plots converge in a myriad of ways, creating a tight story. Mr. Wilson makes good use of flashbacks to flesh out characters and explain aspects of the plot. The pacing is good, ramping up the tension on one hand and giving downtime and tender moments on the other. I particularly loved the emotional intensity of the characters, specifically Jack. When he remembers Gia's look of horror upon discovering his cache of weapons you can feel his despair at ever convincing her of his honour. And when she asks him to say away from her daughter... his reaction is visceral and comes across keenly. And when supernatural terrors enter the story, you can feel Jack's terror at having to face these monsters. It's a fantastic book.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not a bad first impression -- 1st Repairman Jack novel,
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This review is from: The Tomb (Mass Market Paperback)
Although "The Tomb" is the 1st of the Repairman Jack novels, it was the 4th one I read, after "Legacies", "Conspiracies", and "All The Rage". Serving as a basic introduction to the character, "The Tomb" lays out a great deal of the origins and motivations for Jack's lifestyle and beliefs, as well as introducing some of his recurring adversaries.Generally, I prefer when this kind of info is gradually leaked over the span of a series, than spelled out in the initial effort. Since I didn't read The Tomb first, Jack was more enigmatic in the other books, than after reading it. Even when events/people from The Tomb are referenced in later works, the un-initiated (like I was) can still follow along. Wilson has really hit his stride, and the later books develop Jack beyond "The Tomb". I recommend trying out the books "Legacies", and "Conspiracies" first, and then reading "The Tomb", to fill in the gaps before tackling "All The Rage", "The Haunted Air", or "Hosts". No matter what order it's read, "The Tomb" is still a solid effort in Thriller/Fantasy. Like all the Repairman Jack novels, it's a quick page-turner. The strength of Wilson's writing can cause a captive audience syndrome in his readers whenever Jack is involved.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Fun but not fantastic,
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This review is from: The Tomb (Mass Market Paperback)
After all the hype about the character of Repairman Jack and the series of books I decided to hunker down and read "The Tomb".Short review: it's Kolchak The Night Stalker plus The Equalizer, is what RJ is trying to be and fails on many levels. The characters are flat, and not nearly as fleshed out as they should or could be. You never get a real sense of RJ's mind. It's all surface details. The story while interesting is predictable but at one point, page 252, the end of Chapter 7 is what lost the whole novel for me. There's an opportunity there for a fantastic twist on the story adding action, tension and revelation but Wilson ignores it for some unfathomable reason. Instead Jack and the plot plods along after that point until Jack gets the info himself rather than what would have been the info coming to him. It boggles my mind how it was missed and is in fact such a glaring missed opportunity it's now an example of how not to pad out a novel for me. Such a waste. Chapter Eight could have been so fantastic. The novel is written well, sprinkled with flashbacks and memories too often rather than digging into RJ's or any character's head. After the last page RJ was still enigmatic and that's the place for a filmed version of RJ, not in his debut novel. There are better novels out there and better characters for you to spend time with. Sorry, Jack.
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