JACK O'CONNELL is the author of several acclaimed novels. O'Connell has been described as a cyberpunk Dashiell Hammett. His dark, noir-ish crime stories are dragging the crime genre into new realms. He lives in Wooster, Massachusetts, with his wife and two children.
"The Resurrectionist is a brilliant, wild, heartfelt novel. It
seems, like all of O'Connell's work, at once to bear tribute to its
predecessors and to come out of nowhere, a stew whose various
lumps, gristles, fillers, and spices have long since cooked down to
a single, amazing richness. O'Connell's books are one of a kind --
again and again."--The New York Times Book Review
"A wild, surreal and thought-provoking ride." --San Francisco
Chronicle
"O'Connell's gift for building tension within a scene is equaled by
his ability to create wonderfully dark and elaborate stage sets
upon which to play out his dramas . . . [He] is wilder, edgier,
more far-ranging and extravagant than his fellow genre-jumpers."
--The Boston Globe --Booklist
"To call Jack O'Connell's novels imaginative, or even original,
doesn't begin to say it . . . There's something both exciting and
unnerving about [his] kind of hallucinatory writing." --The New
York Times Book Review
"'Graham's measured reading steers a course through nagging
crossroads of perception, allowing layers of reality and fantasy to
wash over us in a very effective, if nonlinear, listening
experience."
--Booklist
"Reed's performance is effortless . . ."
--AudioFile
Noir mixed with elements of dark fantasy may seem like an odd combination, but novelist O'Connell (Word Made Flesh; The Skin Palace) pulls it off in a strange and extremely original work. Sweeney has brought his comatose son, Danny, to the renowned Peck Clinic for treatment. But he soon discovers that despite its stellar reputation, the clinic and the surrounding town aren't what they appear to be. Soon Sweeney is not only involved with clinic staff but also a group of bikers who believe they have the answers Sweeney needs. The fantasy element enters in the form of Limbo, Danny's favorite comic, chapters of which are interspersed with happenings at the clinic. Although difficult to explain succinctly, the tale of Limbo and Danny's own story are related. In the end, this unusual novel may disappoint fans of straightforward mystery, but those open to something different should be pleasantly surprised. Recommended for adventurous fiction collections.--Craig Shufelt, Fort McMurray P.L., A.B. Copyright 2008 Reed Business Information.
"The Resurrectionist is a brilliant, wild, heartfelt novel.
It seems, like all of O'Connell's work, at once to bear tribute to
its predecessors and to come out of nowhere, a stew whose various
lumps, gristles, fillers, and spices have long since cooked down to
a single, amazing richness. O'Connell's books are one of a kind --
again and again."--The New York Times Book Review
"A wild, surreal and thought-provoking ride." --San Francisco
Chronicle
"O'Connell's gift for building tension within a scene is equaled by
his ability to create wonderfully dark and elaborate stage sets
upon which to play out his dramas . . . [He] is wilder, edgier,
more far-ranging and extravagant than his fellow genre-jumpers."
--The Boston Globe
--Booklist
"To call Jack O'Connell's novels imaginative, or even original,
doesn't begin to say it . . . There's something both exciting and
unnerving about [his] kind of hallucinatory writing." --The New
York Times Book Review
"'Graham's measured reading steers a course through nagging
crossroads of perception, allowing layers of reality and fantasy to
wash over us in a very effective, if nonlinear, listening
experience."
--Booklist
"Reed's performance is effortless . . ."
--AudioFile
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