Synopses & Reviews
Cold City is the first of three Repairman Jack prequels, revealing the past of one of the most popular characters in contemporary dark fantasy: F. Paul Wilson's self-styled “fix-it” man who is no stranger to the macabre or the supernatural, hired by victimized people who have no one else to turn to.
We join Jack a few months after his arrival in New York City. He doesnt own a gun yet, though hes already connected with Abe. Soon hell meet Julio and the Mikulski brothers. He runs afoul of some Dominicans, winds up at the East Side Marriott the night Meir Kahane is shot, gets on the bad side of some Arabs, starts a hot affair, and disrupts the smuggling of preteen sex slaves. And thats just Book One.
Review
“Repairman Jack is one of the most original and intriguing characters to arise out of contemporary fiction in ages. His adventures are hugely entertaining.”
—Dean Koontz, bestselling author of Relentless
“Jack stand[s] out from the supernatural pack.... The books are about an ordinary guy doing whatever it takes to protect the innocent, and thats a story that always has resonance.”
—Chicago Sun-Times
“The Tomb is one of the best all-out adventure stories Ive read in years.”
—Stephen King, bestselling author of The Shining and President of the Repairman Jack fan club
“Repairman Jack is one of the greatest fictional characters created by any thriller writer in the past half century. If you havent discovered him and his world yet, what a fabulous, extraordinary, and electric reading experience awaits you.”
—Douglas Preston, cocreator of the Pendergast novels
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Praise for Cold City
“Wilson expertly evokes Manhattan in all its gritty glory in the early 90s . . . this valentine to Jacks legion of fans still packs a wallop that whets the appetite for his next early adventure.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Fans of Wilsons, as always, will be delighted, and readers who want a good, solid noirish tale will be delighted as well. Wilson is a fantastic storyteller; this book may be the beginning of a swan song for the character Repairman Jack, but he's certainly going out on a high note. Highly recommended.”
—SFRevu
“If fans want to know how Repairman Jack became the champion of the victimized, theyve got to pick up Cold City. Its a one-night read that will keep the lights burning. Gritty, harsh and often funny, it takes readers back to Jacks early days, tosses him in with colorful characters and lets readers see his basic decency even as he breaks the law.”
—RT Book Reviews, 4 ½ stars, Top Pick!
Praise for the Repairman Jack series
“Repairman Jack is one of the most original and intriguing characters to arise out of contemporary fiction in ages. His adventures are hugely entertaining.”
—Dean Koontz, bestselling author of Relentless
“Jack stand[s] out from the supernatural pack.... The books are about an ordinary guy doing whatever it takes to protect the innocent, and thats a story that always has resonance.” —Chicago Sun-Times
“The Tomb is one of the best all-out adventure stories Ive read in years.”
—Stephen King, bestselling author of The Shining and President of the Repairman Jack fan club
“Repairman Jack is one of the greatest fictional characters created by any thriller writer in the past half century. If you havent discovered him and his world yet, what a fabulous, extraordinary, and electric reading experience awaits you.”
—Douglas Preston, cocreator of the Pendergast novels
Synopsis
The beginning of a new prequel trilogy, Repairman Jack: The Early Years
Synopsis
The beginning of a new prequel trilogy, Repairman Jack: The Early Years
About the Author
F. PAUL WILSON, the
New York Times bestselling author of the Repairman Jack novels, lives in Wall, New Jersey. In 2008, he won the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement.
www.repairmanjack.com