Forever Jack – Thief of Heaven is the first of a series by Glenn Hefley. A dark fiction, urban fantasy which brings to modern Chicago a thief from the ancient past. While much different in tone and texture than the works of Don Winslow, Forever Jack is an engaging suspense
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From Good Thief to Forever Jack
Saint Dismas, has been known by many names; titled murderer, thief, highway man, by Popes and other Saints. — The Good Thief, Patron of the Condemned, The Wise Thief — A part of Dismas has another name; Jack. Jack the Daw, the Forever Jack. Soul Thief.
Chicago is plagued with a series of Murder/Suicides resulting in the slaughter of whole families. Detective Lisa Sarah-McNeil, is out of her depth. Her leads are vague, nothing sticks. Nothing makes sense. She isn’t even sure what she is looking for; She has no names.
Jack the Daw knows its name, and its cause. Detective Sarah is under the Harrowing of the Damned, and he has been sent to protect her soul, or steal her back from the darkness,
Whatever it takes.
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“The Dawn Patrol might be the best summertime crime novel ever . . . A classic . . . If you haven’t read Winslow yet, get to it. He’s epic macking good, bra.”
–“San Francisco Chronicle
“A thrill ride all the way . . . Filled with action and humor, good guys who win our hearts, and bad guys we’ll never forget, it’s one of the most entertaining beach books of this or any other summer.”
— New Orleans Times-Picayune
“Colossally cool . . . Grab your board, plant it nose-first in the sand, lean back and catch a ride on what may be this summer’s zinc-slathered-nose read . . . The Dawn Patrol captures the essence of Southern California itself: forecast sunny and clear, with an undertow of darkness.” — San Antonio Express-News
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With the book release coming on Sept, 26th 2006 and the movie scheduled for
2007, there is quite a bit of interest in the press regarding this long awaited
new novel from Don Winslow.
Here are some of the articles:
Ocean’s 13 Writers Take on Winter
De Niro takes on the Mob
De Niro in The Winter of Frankie Machine
Brian Koppelman and David Levien Writing The Winter of Frankie Machine
On Tuesday, September 26th, Don will be at Mysterious Galaxies in San Diego at 7:00 PM for book signing, meet and greet, and perhaps even a reading. Mysterious Galaxies is a great book store, focusing on Science Fiction, Fantasy and Mystery stories. I’m not sure how long they have been around, but I discovered them back in the early 90’s. If you are in the San Diego area, get on their mailing list, because they have some great authors coming around every month. The staff is great as well. I don’t know how many times I’ve gone in there with a “feeling” and came out with a great book to scratch that itch.
Mysterious Galaxies also has a new page on MySpace for even more information regarding coming events.
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Robert De Niro has picked up the rights to Winter of Frankie machine, and will play the part of Frankie, which is scheduled for film release in 2007. Script writers Brian Koppelman and David Levien have been chosen to bring Don Winslow’s novel to the screen.
The two writers have worked together on several projects, including Rounders, Oceans Thirteen, The Illusionist, Runaway Jury and Knockaround Guys.
The novel Winter of Frankie Machine is due out on Sept 26th. No firm date has been set for the film. Keep checking back, we’ll let you know when it happens.
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Looking for a sneak peak at The Winter of Frankie Machine? Well, here it is. The book is scheduled to be on sale Sept 26th, 2006.
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It’s a lot of work being me.
Is what Frank Machianno thinks when the alarm goes off at 3:45 in the morning. He rolls right out of the rack and feels the cold wooden floor on his feet.
He’s right.
It is a lot of work being him.
Frank pads across the wooden floor, which he personally sanded and varnished, and gets into the shower. It only takes him a minute to shower, which is one reason that he keeps his silver hair cut short.
“So it doesn’t take long to wash it” is what he tells Donna when she complains about it.
It takes him thirty seconds to dry off; then he wraps the towel around his waist—of which there’s a little more these days than he’d like—shaves, and brushes his teeth. His route to the kitchen takes him through his living room, where he picks up a remote, hits a button, and speakers start to blast “Che gelida manina.” One of the nice things about living alone—maybe the only good thing about living alone, Frank thinks—is that you can play opera at 4:00 a.m. and not bother anyone. And the house is solid, with thick walls like they used to build in the old days, so Frank’s early morning arias don’t disturb the neighbors, either.
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