Pretty good... a book about monsters from India and revenge and super human normal Repairman Jack. A "good read" - i'm not used to that. Why is called "The Tomb"? ( )

I devoured novels like this back in the 80s but somehow never read this one. It's a slightly silly, not really that scary, but enormously entertaining horror yarn with a likeable 2 fisted hero, a decent supporting cast and some really fun monsters. I suspect this version has been revised to bring some of the cultural references up to date but there's no getting away from that great B-movie feeling that so many 80s horror novels had.
Definitely looking forward to more of the same. ( )

First of the Repairman Jack series. Jack lives "off the grid" and works to fix problems that others cannot, usually the police. He is drawn into two cases, which quickly become intertwined: the theft of a necklace of a UN diplomat's mother and the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend's spinster aunt. Involving the desecration of a Bengalese temple and rakoshi, retribution is the theme here. A bit far fetched, but Jack rules. ( )

enjoyable quick read pulp. Remains true to old 'Yellow Peril' mythos without sinking into overt racism. The ending was the key in making me interested in reading other F. Paul Wilson books ( )

This novel has a lot of modern (80's) thriller sensibilities with a can-do 'fixer' focused mainly on character study and definition, mostly in the same way that horror novels do it. Righting wrongs, giving up close and personal Justice to those who escape the law.

With a supernatural twist. Hindu Rakashas!

It sounds pretty cool, actually, but my personal expectations were more along the lines of a proto-modern UF... and it is. It just happens to be MORE focused on character study and interpersonal dynamics. Good for what it is and if you prefer that kind of thing. It's a decent horror, I suppose, but it happens to be perfectly average, as one, unless you give bonus points for using the idea of Rakashas as the primary story.

I've read a lot of things like this, however. I enjoyed the exploration of Kali and Hindu mythos well, but I might want to point at Dan Simmon's Song of Kali as a bit more horrific and fascinating.

This one, however, is a modern thriller and should have a lot of ongoing appeal. I'll continue the series to see if it continues to evolve. There's a number of books behind this one. :)

Final grade? Above average. Solid. ( )