Reviews for Conspiracies (Repairman Jack Series #3)

The average rating for Conspiracies (Repairman Jack Series #3) based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-02-16 00:00:00 David Ahlers A dream, or real? And where did it come from? The third Repairman Jack novel, and again it's nothing like the previous two. Conspiracies is the weirdest so far; it deals with the sort of fringe - or pseudo-science horror also found in novels like The Bad Place… but with a pulpy charm and an endearing vigilante protagonist that just about makes it irresistible. Jack felt a raw uneasiness wriggling through his gut, a vague awareness that he was riding toward big trouble. As I've mentioned in reviews before, this kind of thing can be hit or miss, but F. Paul Wilson seems to be playing by his own rules with the Repairman Jack novels. You see, despite being macabre and dealing with horror themes, these books are actually an immense amount of fun to read. They're also not same-y. That's to say, each story is clearly definable and unique, despite forming part of a series. This particular book does suffer from coming dangerously close to being hokey, but the author seems well aware of the limitations of the subject matter and manages to steer well clear of pitfalls (for the most part). He is not alone in the room. The one consistent thing is that these novels are exceptionally well paced. Like it's predecessors, Conspiracies just kind of reads itself. Efficient and effective, you have to love that in a book. We can sense the Otherness on the far side of the door, we can smell its hunger. This is also the novel that introduces the concept of the Otherness. I'm assuming this is what ties the series together, but since I've only read three Repairman Jack novels I can't say for sure. It does link Conspiracies back to both The Tomb and Legacies. Just how this concept plays out going forward, I'll have to wait and see. In the end, it's a labyrinth of tantalizing what-ifs and could-it-be's. Needless to say, I have already ordered the next three books… The wonder is gone, leaving only the terror. Whether you're shelving these as supernatural thrillers or horror novels, they certainly do pack a fair amount of scares. Since we're dealing with a series I suppose the edge is slightly blunted since the reader is somewhat assured in the fact that the protagonist will "live to fight another day", so to speak. However, things do get somewhat eerie, and the cheesy-but-apocalyptic OTT finale was palm-drenchingly tense. Holy catspats! [He] lay in the dark, trembling, staring at the shadows on the ceiling, afraid to go back to sleep.

Review # 2 was written on 2018-12-27 00:00:00 Rey Hoffman Repairman Jack - an everyday guy with extraordinary abilities. He hires himself out to "fix" things. Have a sister who has an abusive hubby? Jack will work on it. Misplaced your wife before the daddy of all fringe conspiracists meeting? He'll hire himself out for the right price. Throw in a dog/monkey beast masquerading as a pet, a couple of Men-in-Black guys, some anti-one world government types and you have a roller coaster adventure.