The eleventh book in the Repairman Jack series is another excellent, haunting thriller that will doubtless impress this cult favorite's many fans. Jack, the ultimate urban fix-it man, uncovers a plot to "rehabilitate" violent criminals by tinkering with their DNA. At the same time, he runs into the followers of a shady self-help guru with plans for world domination. Could these two plot threads be related? (Ya think?) This is not the easiest series to pick up if you haven't read the earlier books. But if you haven't, you should, because Wilson is one of the best.
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David J. Montgomery is the thriller/mystery critic for The Daily Beast and the Chicago Sun-Times. He has written about authors and books for several of the country's largest newspapers, including the Washington Post, USA Today and Boston Globe.
He lives in the Washington, D.C. suburbs with his wife and daughters.
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As a fan of Wilson and the Repairman Jack books I look foward to picking this up and reading it.
Posted by: Mark | September 20, 2007 at 08:38 AM
F. Paul Wilson - my favorite author & Repairman Jack my favorite character - what a great combo. Jim- Spring Lake, NJ
Posted by: James Marturano | September 27, 2007 at 09:30 AM