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{{Infobox Book
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| name = CRISSCROSS
| name = Crisscross
| image = [[Image:FPWs_CRISSCROSS.jpg|200px]]
| image = [[Image:FPWs_Crisscross.jpg|200px]]
| image_caption = Trade Hardcover 1st Edition
| image_caption = Trade Hardcover 1st Edition
| author = [[F. Paul Wilson]]
| author = [[F. Paul Wilson]]
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'''''CRISSCROSS''''' is the eighth volume in a series of [[Repairman Jack]] books written by [[United States of America|American]] [[author]] [[F. Paul Wilson]]. The book was first published by Gauntlet Press in a signed limited first edition (2004) then later as a trade hardcover from Forge (October 2004) and a mass market paperback from Forge (June 2006).
'''''Crisscross''''' is the eighth volume in a series of [[Repairman Jack]] books written by [[United States of America|American]] [[author]] [[F. Paul Wilson]]. The book was first published by Gauntlet Press in a signed limited first edition (2004) then later as a trade hardcover from Forge (October 2004) and a mass market paperback from Forge (June 2006).


== Translations ==
== Translations ==
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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.
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 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.
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.
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.repairmanjack.com/books/ccross.html '''''CRISSCROSS''''' book description] at [http://www.repairmanjack.com www.repairmanjack.com]
* [http://www.repairmanjack.com/books/ccross.html '''''Crisscross''''' book description] at [http://www.repairmanjack.com www.repairmanjack.com]


== Repairman Jack Series ==
== Repairman Jack Series ==

Revision as of 19:28, 21 July 2006

Crisscross
Trade Hardcover 1st Edition
AuthorF. Paul Wilson
LanguageEnglish
SeriesThe Repairman Jack Series
GenreFiction
PublisherGauntlet Press, Forge
Publication date
2004
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardcover and Paperback)
Pages415 (Trade Hardcover 1st Edition)
ISBNISBN 0-765-30691-3 (Trade Hardcover 1st Edition) Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character
Preceded byGateways 
Followed byInfernal 

Crisscross is the eighth volume in a series of Repairman Jack books written by American author F. Paul Wilson. The book was first published by Gauntlet Press in a signed limited first edition (2004) then later as a trade hardcover from Forge (October 2004) and a mass market paperback from Forge (June 2006).

Translations

See: Repairman Jack in translation

Synopsis

Template:Spoiler 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. Template:Endspoiler

Plot Summary

Template:Spoiler Plot Summary coming soon... Template:Endspoiler

References

Repairman Jack Series