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Crisscross
F. Paul Wilson
Other Gauntlet Press titles by
F. Paul Wilson Published 2004 In F. Paul Wilson's 8th Repairman Jack novel, CRISSCROSS, Jack is back
in New York and working on two unrelated fix-its. The first involves a nun
being blackmailed by someone who has photos of her that she does not want made
public. Who or what is in those photos, she won’t say, but with her meager
savings just about exhausted, she hires Jack to help her. The second fix-it seems straightforward enough: Elderly
Maria Roselli hires Jack to find her missing son. He joined the Dormentalist
Church years ago and seemed happier than she’d ever seen him. But it’s been
weeks since she’s heard from him and she’s worried. The deeper Jack digs,
the more certain he becomes that the Dormentalist Church has a secret agenda
hidden not only from the public, but from most of its members as well. The suspenseful finale reveals a side of Jack that is
darker than we’ve ever seen as he crisscrosses the two fix-it jobs to settle
deadly scores. For those ordering only through
Gauntlet, you will receive the chapbook Crisscross: An
Outline. It's the outline F. Paul
Wilson wrote for the book. Read the book, then the outline to see how they
differ. A rare treat for fans of the creator of Repairman Jack. "In exploring the intersection -- the crisscrossing -- of Jack's inner soul
with the external threats he faces in serving his clients, we come to a better
understanding of this individual who stands, alone, at the crossroads between
legality and criminality, between public life and private seclusion, between
order and chaos." -- Atlas Magazine (click
here to read this fascinating review in its entirety) "With an entanglement of violence, retribution and the
supernatural, Wilson strikes gold!" --
Horror-Web "With CRISSCROSS, F. Paul Wilson succeeds in
achieving a structural balancing act of staggering proportions, managing to keep
his plotlines and characterizations crisscrossing at warp speed without a
wobble, all packed within a narrative that is fast, lean and burn-your-brainpan
thrilling."
-- Creature Feature
"CRISSCROSS is another exciting and well plotted addition to the
ongoing Repairman Jack saga… This is one of the most consistently
inventive series in modern dark fiction."
"Wilson skillfully blends noir fantasy and gumshoe tale to provide yarns both
immediate and apocalyptic. Fans of either form, or both, would be well advised
to fix themselves up with a copy of any of the Repairman Jack novels."
CRISSCROSS comes in two editions:
26-copy traycased lettered edition is SOLD OUT!
F. Paul Wilson has provided us with the
outline he wrote for the book (the same outline contained in the chapbook),
complete with handwritten notes. Each of the Lettered copies included
a different page of the outline, so no two books are the same. The outline page
were not tipped into the book, due to the fact that the page is 8
1/2" x 11" and the book is 5" x 8 1/2". The outline page accompanies
the book in the traycase, so it can be easily stored and protected. The Lettered edition of the last Repairman Jack book we published,
GATEWAYS, sold out prior to publication --
thanks in large part to this handwritten outline page.
Let us reiterate -- The outline pages we're placed in the Lettered edition are NOT copies but F. Paul Wilson's original typed outlined with his handwritten corrections.
Other Gauntlet Press titles by F. Paul Wilson:
All the Rage
Conspiracies
Gateways
The Haunted Air
Hosts
Infernal