A Repairman Jack Novel
Tor Books
August 2003
On Sale: August 18, 2003
Featuring: Jack
512 pages ISBN: 081256166X EAN: 9780812561661 Mass Market Paperback Add to Wish List
Repairman Jack returns in a sequel to the New York Times bestseller, The Tomb!
Repairman Jack has been tearing up the urban adventure scene ever since he was introduced in the New York Times bestseller The Tomb. As his fans know, Repairman Jack doesnβt deal with electronic appliances; heβs a situation fixer, no matter how weird or deadly a situation may be. Repairman Jack has no last name, no Social Security number, and no qualms when it comes to getting the job doneβeven if it means putting himself in serious danger.
After fifteen years of separation, Jack is contacted by his long-lost sister, Kate, to help her track down the source of her girlfriend Jeanetteβs sudden trance-like behavior. Referred by a mysterious stranger who gives only Jackβs name and phone number, Kate is shocked to find out that the βrepairmanβ she seeks is none other than her little brotherβand not altogether happy to find out what little βJackieβ has been doing with himself for all these years. With Jack leading the way, Kate finds out that Jeannetteβs behavior can be traced back to the experimental therapy she underwent for a brain tumor: now Jeannetteβs brain and those of several other subjects are infected by a mutated virus. Like any good virus, it wants to multiplyβand if Jack canβt stop the virus in its path, there will be deadly results.
Meanwhile, Jack is traveling on the 9 train when suddenly a passenger goes berserk and starts shooting at randomβleaving Jack no choice but to throw himself into the spotlight by putting the shooter down. Worse for Jack, one of his fellow passengers is a reporter for the local tabloid, The Light, who sees Jackβs heroism as his ticket to journalistic stardom. The reporter promises to make Jack a celebrity hero, a household nameβwhich could mean the end of Repairman Jack as we know him.
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