Legacies

There's nothing stranger than an inadvertent seasonal book. I decided to give Repairman Jack another try and started reading this Christmas-themed book just in time for Christmas. Every year I try to read a holiday-related book, but never seem to start or finish it in time. This year's title was SILENT NIGHT, a history of the Christmas truce during the Great War. Needless to say I didn't make it past the first chapter. Not because it was poorly written or too trying, but because I just was not in the mood. I did read the short novel ROADS about Santa Claus, but not HOGFATHER or THE BATTLE FOR CHRISTMAS or MIRACLE or any of the other Christmas-related titles I have gathering dust in a box that only gets trotted out at the holidays.

Enter Repairman Jack. I picked up a copy of the fourth novel ALL THE RAGE from the local swap rack and decided to get started on this series again. Off to thei library I went and picked up book number two, LEGACIES.

This story centers around an juvenile HIV clinic in New York City. Repairman Jack is a loner who solves problems for people. He lives off the grid with no social security number, no taxes, and no permanent ties. He does have friends, but he belongs only to himself. Jack's friend Gina asks him to help catch a thief who stole Christmas presents from the clinic. From there, he gets pulled into a bigger mystery surrounding the center's director. Where as his adventures usually have a tinge of the supernatural surrounding them, Jack's yuletide fun is strictly earthbound this time. The bad guys are simply bad. No monsters other than that which the human spirit can create.

I like the Repairman Jack novels, but I think I have to piece through them or the conceit could get tougher to swallow. I have Conspiracies from the library, but may wait to read it at a later date.