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Repairman Jack has been tearing up the urban adventure scene ever since he was introduced in the New York Times bestseller, The Tomb. Jack has no last name, no social security number, and no qualms when it comes to getting the job done--even if it means putting himself in serious danger. Hosts starts with a bang when Jack has to stop a psychotic's shooting rampage on a subway car--but there are witnesses, and Jack's essential anonymity is threatened. A good deal more is threatened when the lover of Jack's sister Kate survives a brain tumor, thanks to an experimental treatment, only to join a strange cult called "the Unity." Now Jack must face a new kind of enemy, a virally-based group mind that wants to take over him, and the world. "Jack is righteous " --Andrew Vachss "The Tomb is one of the best all-out adventure stories I've read in years." --Stephen King (President of the Repairman Jack fan club)… (more)
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Jack has his own problems to deal with. Caught on a subway train with a mass murderer, he goes into action, shoots the killer and saves dozens of lives. Unfortunately, another passenger is Sandy Palmer, a third string reporter for a New York scandal sheet, who realizes this story is a chance to make it into the big time. Jack, who has made a career out of being totally anonymous, sees only that publicity will destroy his hard won independence. He is willing to do everything in his power to deflect Sandy's well meant attention.
The Repairman Jack novels started out as horror stories with a strong supernatural bent, and have gradually become suspense stories with a slight touch of the spooky. This is not one of my favourite Repairman Jack's novel. Too much focussed was given to the story of the journalist and his pursuit of the Savior. I would have preferred if more emphasis is given on Jack's 'fix-it' jobs. Maybe that's why Jack's heroism did not really shine in this novel.