Review: Jack's Back!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 30, 2013
This novella is a sequel of sorts to Wireman. We meet up with Jack DeShane in the twilight of his career as a cop. This story is part crime suspense and part Texas gothic.As in Wireman, we venture into the heads of some not-so-nice characters.Bill Turk is a filthy rich guy who has built an elaborate mansion in a seaside town near Houston, Texas. Bill's got special plans for his custom mansion. He plans to use it as a kill house. See, Bill likes killing young boys. The mansion is right on the Gulf of Mexico, so he's got a great dumping ground. All Bill Turk needs is a partner in crime. Then, he finds Tyler.Tyler is a young male runaway turned prostitute. He has done it all and is pretty jaded about the whole thing. All he really wants is to find a sugar daddy on the streets of Houston. Then, he meets Bill. Like most things that seem too good to be true, this one turns to crap sooner rather than later. And Tyler doesn't handle it so well.Jack DeShane knows something is amiss in the huge mansion by the sea. He just can't quite figure out what it is. But Jack is a determined sort, and what he finds will stick with him a good, long time.Again, in Mourning Mansion, Ms. Mosiman's talent of getting the reader into her characters' heads shines through. I found myself unable to put down this story, even when I felt absolutely horrified by the goings-on.