JACK: SECRET HISTORIES by F. Paul Wilson (Tor Teen, February 2008) Paperback, 320 pages. ISBN: #0765358115
Ever come across a situation that simply wasn't right—where someone was getting the dirty end of the stick and you wished you could make things right but didn't know how? Fourteen-year-old Jack knows how. Or rather he's learning how. He's discovering that he has a knack for fixing things. Not bikes or toys or appliances—situations….
It all starts when Jack and his best friends, Weezy and Eddie, discover a rotting corpse—the victim of ritual murder—in the fabled New Jersey Pine Barrens. Beside the body is an ancient artifact carved with strange designs. What is its secret? What is the secret of the corpse? What other mysteries hide in the dark, timeless Pine Barrens? And who doesn't want them revealed?
Jack's town, the surrounding Barrens, his friends, even Jack himself…they all have…Secret Histories.
My Four-Star Review on the Goodreads website . . . . .
F. Paul Wilson pens a young adult novel that employs all his wonderful story-telling skills and includes links to several of his other adult works of fiction. This is a glimpse into the early days of one of Wilson's most popular characters - - Repairman Jack - - featuring Jack at the formative age of fourteen.
JACK: SECRET HISTORIES is a formidable blend of all the elements that make Wilson's novels so much fun to read - - - action adventure with a blend of horror and the supernatural as well as conspiracy theories (aliens, secret societies, etc). You don't need to have read any of his other works to enjoy this. You don't need to be a "young adult" reader either. This one is a page-turning entertaining novel for all ages.
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