Review: The perverted past zaps into a horrific future...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 6, 2014
Derek skillfully weaves a complex cast of players into a compelling story. The assortment of offspring fathered by “the Hammer” makes for a variety of entertaining twists while readers try to connect the dots between the springs. Indeed ‘tis a challenge to figure out who is jacking whom and who “the Hammer” will off next. Just when you conclude Jack is a really bad ass dude—he goes and becomes worst… ah, worser… ah, more horrific. That’s how it is with a leftover cold war spy when his past zaps into the future with deadly results.Derek pitches a marvelous “who done what” mystery with natural curve and positions the offspring to swing with their perspective of the puzzling plot. Bravo for the author’s storytelling ability to put all the pieces together presenting a perfectly perverted picture of decades of deception by Jack the commie spy driving a tow-truck. Derek did a great job of creating an all-time American hero with a very dark, bloody past—the super hero flips with ease into the murder most foul persona.When I finished reading “The Jack Hammer,” my reaction was, “Hot damn, that was a damn good read!!!” This begets my recommendation as a unique mystery thriller with 5-stars.Enjoy often... John