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Crisscross:: A Repairman Jack Novel
 
 

Crisscross:: A Repairman Jack Novel (Hardcover)

by F. Paul Wilson (Author) "This little jaunt was a departure from Jack's SOP of meeting prospective customers in a place of his choosing ..." (more)
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The eighth novel in Wilson's Repairman Jack saga pulses with the usual entertaining mix of pulp heroics and supernatural thrills. Jack, a private vigilante-for-hire who flies below the radar of legitimate law enforcement, is aware that he and his crime-fighting opponents are merely human pawns in a timeless cosmic battle waged by entities of "Otherness" known as the Ally and the Adversary. This time, his exploits involve infiltrating the Dormentalists, a shady pseudoreligion that, under megalomaniacal poobah Luther Brady, has grown into a wealthy worldwide cult with vicious instincts for self-preservation. Although warned at the end of Gateways (2003) that "there will be no more coincidences," Jack is stunned to discover that some of the hokiest elements of Dormentalist doctrine eerily echo aspects of the Adversary's malignant design for universal dominance. Suspense escalates through an intersecting subplot involving a blackmailed Catholic nun and appearances by girlfriend Gia, whose difficult pregnancy increasingly portends a strange destiny for Jack. The body count is high, the deaths are uncommonly brutal and the ever-capable Jack is more fallible than usual. But readers who identify with Jack's clients and their need to believe that justice is still possible in a corrupted world will find this all the more reason to sympathize with a hero who achieves both greater humanity and epic stature with each new adventure.
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Repairman Jack is back! An anonymous mercenary, with no last name and no social security number, Jack has thrilled a veritable army of readers ever since his bestselling debut in The Tomb. Jack can fix any problem, supernatural or otherwise, for a price. Now, in his latest gripping adventure, he takes on two cases at once. The first involves a nun being blackmailed by someone who has photos of her she doesn't want made public. What's in those photos, she won't say, but with her meager savings just about exhausted, she hires Jack to help her. The second seems straightforward enough, as an elderly woman hires Jack to find her missing son. But to locate his quarry, Jack must infiltrate the inner reaches of the Dormentalist Church, a secretive, globe-spanning cult whose members include some of the biggest and most powerful names in entertainment, sports, and politics. Ruthless in its pursuit of critics and enemies, the Church hides a sinister agenda known only to its ruling elite. But Jack can be ruthless, too, going to darker lengths than ever before as he crisscrosses the two fix-it jobs to settle the deadliest of scores! --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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5.0étoiles sur 5 Repairman Jack for President, Juil 2 2004
Par Samuel L. Smith II "Mentally Tough" (Evansville, IN United States) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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I'm a big F. Paul Wilson fan and a huge Repairman Jack fan. I paid the $55.00 for the limited edition book. Why? Two reasons. One, I collect books (and actually read them). Two, I did not want to want for the trade edition to come out. Crisscross was worth well worth the money and time I spent reading the book. I have all of the Gauntlet Press Repairman Jack books.

Repairman Jack is a fix-it guy. If you have a problem, he will fix it for you. He lives on the fringe of society. He does not have a social security number, nor does he pay taxes. In Crisscross, there are two story lines that tie in together. A nun, who is caught on film in a compromising position wants Jack to get back the pictures. Two, a mother wants Jack to find her son who is deeply involved in a world wide cult with sinister ties.

Crisscross is a stand alone book, but is part of Wilson's Adversary series (I think it fits into the Lovecraft Universe). Most of Wilson's books and short stories (including an anthology that he edited) tie into his Adversary Universe. His books are awesome and I'm happy that I've started reading them about four years back.

Wilson is definitely one of the best writers out there. If you don't want to spend $55 on a limited edition, you can wait until it is released in trade hardback or paperback. In the meantime, you can pick up trade hardbacks and paperbacks of the Adversary series (The Keep, The Touch, The Tomb, Reborn, Reprisal and Nightworld), and the Repairman Jack books (The Tomb, Legacies, Conspiracies, All the Rage, Hosts, Gateways, and The Haunted Air).

This is the best series out there.

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5.0étoiles sur 5 SOME POTENTIAL READERS NEED TO DO THEIR HOMEWORK!, Jui 29 2004
Par Wayne C. Rogers (Las Vegas, Nevada United States) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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Almost all of the "Repairman Jack" novels have been put out in Signed (Autographed to those who don't understand what Signed means), numbered (means this edition is limited to just a few hundred copies), editions that are produced with the finish paper and binding for the dollar. These editions eventually become collectibles as they go out of print. CRISSCROSS, like the rest of the books in this fabulous series, is excellent with a plot filled with unanticipated twists, a more in-depth look at our dark hero with just the hint of what is to come in the near future for him. A little research on one's part would have shown that the Trade Hardcover edition of CRISSCROSS will out at the end of October and that Amazon.com has it on sale right now for a little over $16.00. Don't rate an excellent thriller one star just because you aren't paying close enough attention to the book market and the type of book that has a $55.00 price tag on it. Limited editions are usually reserved for collectors of the series, not for the average reader. Enough said!!!
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5.0étoiles sur 5 Reason for Price, Mai 27 2004
Par Brian D. Wilson "Christmas Lover" (hatboro, pa United States) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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The reason it is so expensive is because Gauntlett Press releases a limited number of signed and number special edition first print books for many authors, F Paul Wilson's latest, Crisscross, being one of them...If you give it some time when they expectedly will sell out, the regular releases will be put out at a more "normal" price
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1.0étoiles sur 5 Why Exactly is this book so expensive?
I haven't read it. I probably won't because it's $55. Who pays $55 for a book that will be finished in a couple of days? I really like F. Read more
Publié le Mai 27 2004

5.0étoiles sur 5 Guilty pleasure without the shame
In one day I found an author that delivers a thrill ride packed with more delicious corruption and gratifying pleasure than any indulgence to date. Read more
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