EDITORIAL REVIEW: ABOUT THIS VERSION: Previously available in several different versions through the years (one of which is in the novel ALL THE RAGE) this release has been completely revised into novella length and incorporates all versions into one for this special publication. Previously ava
Repairman Jack #01 - The Tomb
β Scribed by F. Paul Wilson
- Publisher
- Tor Books;Berkley Books
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 257 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Review
Praise for the Repairman Jack novels:
β_The Tomb _is one of the best all-out adventure stories Iβve read in years.β
βStephen King (President of the Repairman Jack fan club)
"Hugely entertaining.β
βDean Koontz
βJack is righteous!β
βAndrew Vachss
Product Description
Much to the chagrin of his girlfriend, Gia, Repairman Jack doesnβt deal with appliances. He fixes situationsβsituations that too often land him in deadly danger. His latest fix is finding a stolen necklace which, unknown to him, is more than a simple piece of jewelry.
Some might say itβs cursed, others might call it blessed. The quest leads Jack to a rusty freighter on Manhattanβs West Side docks. What he finds in its hold threatens his sanity and the city around him. But worst of all, it threatens Giaβs daughter Vicky, the last surviving member of a bloodline marked for extinction.
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