- Hardcover: 416 pages
- Publisher: Forge; 1 edition (Oct 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0312878680
- ISBN-13: 978-0312878689
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 16.3 x 3.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,668,753 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great read- a real keeper...,
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This review is from: The Haunted Air (Repairman Jack Novels) (Mass Market Paperback)
This is probably my favourite of the Repairman Jack novels, and it although the action takes place in the middle of the meta-narrative that runs through most of Wilson's books it a great introduction to Jack.
The refreshing anti-hero becomes involved with two bogus spiritualists, and it soons becomes clear that something strange is awakening in the basement of their new house. As always with Wilson there are wheels within wheels throughout the book, with a particularly sinister child abductor eventually meeting a justly hideous fate in one sub plot, whilst his lover Gia is also given a larger than normal part in proceedings. In a sense though there are no sub plots in FPW's works as almost all the loose ends are drawn together eventually, and if you want to get the most out of this book you really should have read the Keep. That said, its a really good read in its own right, and I have actually re-read it more times than any other Wilson book...there are also simple and sound explanations for some of the tricks performed by fortune tellers, and the usual array of horrid people getting exactly what they deserve thanks to Jack.
5.0 out of 5 stars
There's something in the air tonight....,
This review is from: The Haunted Air (Repairman Jack Novels) (Mass Market Paperback)
Haunted Air is the next installment in the continuing Repairman Jack series that ties in nicely to Wilson's Adversary Cycle that began with The Keep. Jack becomes involved in the case of a haunted house and discovers links to events in his recent past and to the grand battle between two opposing forces that he appears to have become reluctantly a part of. One of the best Repairman Jack novels to date that successfully carries on the story arc begun way back in The Tomb and Legacies!
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4.3 out of 5 stars (36 customer reviews) 9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Repairing Queens,
By Kathleen C. Griffin - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Haunted Air (Repairman Jack Novels) (Mass Market Paperback)
Wilson's series is always engaging, with his New Jersey born Jack the rebel repairer. This one is outstanding, and moves from both his standard Manhattan and suburban settings to the borough of Queens. Lyle and Charlie Kenton are very attactive additions to the series; I hope to see more of them! There are weaknesses. Wilson isn't entirely comfortable with the Kenton brothers, and his ghastly version of Detroit black street language is a distracting nuisance. Lyle, the very upwardly mobile, articulate, and sharply intelligent con artist, is more realistic. Gia from Iowa remains as boring as her unbearably cutesy daughter, but the reader can skip past her. Otherwise it's a lively, exciting, well-developed novel, with flashes of acid humor. The settings are very well-handled, and the pacing is breathless. Grab a copy for the beach or subway! Now when will Dr. Wilson set a story in the Bronx? We have Edgar Allan Poe's cottage and Woodlawn Cemetery, so well written of in Peter Beagle's _A Fine and Private Place_, to tempt him! 8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Contribution to a Marvelous Series!!!,
By Craig Larson - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Haunted Air (Repairman Jack Novels) (Hardcover)
This is the latest Repairman Jack novel, a series which combines noir/mystery/crime novel with elements of horror and science fiction. Jack is one of the combatants in the battle between the Otherness and the Ally, a battle that's been raging throughout Wilson's novels and serves to tie most of them together into one continuum. In this book, Jack is faced with impending fatherhood and what that will mean to his shadowy, off-the-books existence. He also has to deal with the apparent ghost of a young girl who is haunting the house of a con-man/ psychic and his born-again brother, as well as a mysterious man who hires him to shadow his "brother" and prevent him from committing any crimes during the next full moon. All of this material comes together in a very satisfying way, leaving one wanting more. Wilson is one of those writers who just doesn't write fast enough. Jack is a great creation, sort of the Equalizer crossed with the X-Files, and if you haven't experienced this series yet, you owe it to yourself to seek it out (other titles are _The Tomb_, _Legacies_, _Conspiracies_, _All the Rage_, and _Hosts_). 7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best in the series so far,
By Craig Clarke "Living After Midnight: Hard and... - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Haunted Air (Repairman Jack Novels) (Mass Market Paperback)
F. Paul Wilson continues his popular (and constantly improving) Repairman Jack series while putting his own stamp on the familiar haunted house tale. Repairman Jack is absolutely the most intriguing series character running today -- a mercenary with no official identity but a solid moral foundation, he "fixes" situations that are outside the realm of normal legal channels and that generally involve some supernatural elements. And I wait eagerly for the release of each succeeding entry. The Haunted Air is by far the best novel in the series that I have read since the inaugural The Tomb. I thought Hosts was great until I read this one. Wilson has really caught his stride and is able to further develop the characters of Jack, his girlfriend Gia (and her daughter Vicky), and his friend and supplier Abe -- as well as their relationships to each other -- while continuing to invent plausible fantastic scenarios that put them deeper and deeper in peril. The Repairman Jack series can always be counted on for thought-provoking storylines as well as heart-pounding, pulse-racing, eye-widening climaxes. Two brothers, Lyle and Charlie Kenton, run a sham psychic business out of their historic home, Menelaus Manor, under the names Ifasen and Kehinde, respectively. They have, over the years, quickly boosted their clientele by stealing them from competing psychics, and somebody has decided to get revenge. Drive-by shootings and mysterious door openings and closings are only the beginning. Once Jack gets involved, however, the intensity is turned way up as he decides to confront the suspects -- a competing psychic -- on her own turf; he gets to scam the scam artist. Further investigation brings up secrets about the house, its previous owner, and a spirit out for revenge. On top of all this, Gia fears she may be pregnant. How can a child have a father with no identity? Would Jack be willing to give up his Repairman Jack lifestyle to become Citizen Jack? It is this extra layer of emotion that raises The Haunted Air above the usual fare. Wilson gets into the minds of his characters, especially tricky with a man like Jack who is such a physical presence, and lets us know how they feel about the events, as well as taking us on a rollercoaster ride of fear, thrills, and suspense--all the while dropping clues to the upcoming confrontation with The Otherness--making sure to deliver a whiz-bang conclusion that tops anything else he has written. |
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