This the first book in the Repairman Jack series. Repairman Jack is a fixer but he is selective about his cases and he has a screening process. There are certain types of cases he won't take. Jack doesn't have a social security number and is intent on staying under the radar. Jack isn't a violent man. However, he will use violence on those that feel no compunction about inflicting violence on others. When his girlfriend Gia finds out what he does, she breaks up with him.He loves Gia and her daughter Vicky but can't see how he can give up being a fixer. One of his newest cases has him retrieving an old woman's stolen necklace. The thief who stole it beat her badly enough to put her in the hospital. He is able to find the necklace but something is odd about it. Strangely, once she has the necklace back she makes a miraculous recovery.
His other case is to find out what happened to one of Vicky's elderly aunts. She has disappeared without a trace. As he investigates, signs point towards the two cases being related. How he became Repairman Jack is also revealed. There are some parts of his back story that still feel cryptic to me.
Repairman Jack is my new favorite character. He is a complex character and Wilson does a good job, in general, of creating his characters and maintaining suspense while weaving his story.
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