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A Jack Story #5
The Null Factor: Being a private detective in a city of heroes can be Hell
Private Detective Jack Story has two problems.
The first: he’s a private detective in a city of super heroes. The second: one of those heroes wants to hire him.
Sheldon Kane is a wealthy real estate developer and former super hero. It seems Sheldon is worried someone from his hero days is out to kill his young wife. He wants Jack to follow her around for a few days and prove that it’s just an old man’s paranoia.
It’s easy money. Until she walks into a building that explodes.
The police say it’s a suicide. Jack isn’t so sure. When Kane dismisses Jack from the case with a thank you and a hefty check Jack is sure of one thing: it was murder.
Was she killed by someone from Kane’s past? Did Jack screw up and it’s his fault she’s dead? Or was it her husband the whole time?
When other people connected to the case start turning up dead, Jack can’t miss a step in chasing a killer down.
Fans of the Jack Story series and readers who love a slow-burn mystery with an explosive end will love The Null Factor.
Download it today!
The first: he’s a private detective in a city of super heroes. The second: one of those heroes wants to hire him.
Sheldon Kane is a wealthy real estate developer and former super hero. It seems Sheldon is worried someone from his hero days is out to kill his young wife. He wants Jack to follow her around for a few days and prove that it’s just an old man’s paranoia.
It’s easy money. Until she walks into a building that explodes.
The police say it’s a suicide. Jack isn’t so sure. When Kane dismisses Jack from the case with a thank you and a hefty check Jack is sure of one thing: it was murder.
Was she killed by someone from Kane’s past? Did Jack screw up and it’s his fault she’s dead? Or was it her husband the whole time?
When other people connected to the case start turning up dead, Jack can’t miss a step in chasing a killer down.
Fans of the Jack Story series and readers who love a slow-burn mystery with an explosive end will love The Null Factor.
Download it today!
- GenresFiction
149 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 26, 2018
2 people are currently reading
5 people want to read
About the author
W.H. Lock
16 books21 followersSamuel Goldwyn thought that no one should write their autobiography until after they were dead. Kajol rather famously said that only self-obsessed people write autobiographies. Mia Farrow said that the only thing she enjoyed writing was her autobiography. JM Coetzee said that all writing is autobiographical. Some unknown writer said that writing an autobiography was akin to using quotes in an essay.
I'm not really sure what they meant by that.
But what about me?
Well, I was born in Chicago. I spent my childhood in rural Illinois, running in the endless cornfields. Just before I made it into puberty, my mother moved my sister and I to Minneapolis. I spent my formative angsty teen years in the Land of 10,000 Lakes.
Did you know there's more than 10,000 lakes in Minnesota? Yeah, they've only actually named 10,000 them. There are still lakes out there. Unnamed lakes. Who knows what lurks in them...
From there I joined the Army. I was a driver of an M1-A1 tank. Yeah, it was cool. I ran over trees!! Shortly after leaving the service, I met a nice young woman and we moved to Texas. We've been together ever since. We have two boys with hair like sunshine, eyes that match the sky, and love nothing more than adventure. I've worked in comic book shops, big box retail stores, major telecoms, boutique advertising companies, and as a freelance copy writer.
Oh, and I'm allergic to cats, dogs, birds, molds, grasses, and just about 87% of the planet.
I'm not really sure what they meant by that.
But what about me?
Well, I was born in Chicago. I spent my childhood in rural Illinois, running in the endless cornfields. Just before I made it into puberty, my mother moved my sister and I to Minneapolis. I spent my formative angsty teen years in the Land of 10,000 Lakes.
Did you know there's more than 10,000 lakes in Minnesota? Yeah, they've only actually named 10,000 them. There are still lakes out there. Unnamed lakes. Who knows what lurks in them...
From there I joined the Army. I was a driver of an M1-A1 tank. Yeah, it was cool. I ran over trees!! Shortly after leaving the service, I met a nice young woman and we moved to Texas. We've been together ever since. We have two boys with hair like sunshine, eyes that match the sky, and love nothing more than adventure. I've worked in comic book shops, big box retail stores, major telecoms, boutique advertising companies, and as a freelance copy writer.
Oh, and I'm allergic to cats, dogs, birds, molds, grasses, and just about 87% of the planet.
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August 26, 2018
The Null Factor #5? - Jack Story, PI. I was clueless what this book was about and the first two pages reminded me of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer. A retired superhero with a monotone; try an elderly Latin teacher with a monotone, two dead items. I stopped at the end of chapter one to read the first book of the series, The Czar's Egg to get the foundation of Jack's story.
TNF is interesting and kept my attention, which surprised me for this genre. As children, my brother read comics, I read the Classics. This story is a good blend of the 1940s PI, superheroes and mystery. The author does a good job of editing: Internet is uppercase, dude, just like Valhalla and God. I volunteered to review this book without a clue of contents. 4*
The Czar's Egg #1 - I stopped reading The Null Factor to read this book after I finally found the reading order on Amz. I wanted to read the first book of the series since the foundation is laid here. A quickly read intro to the Jack Story series. Kinda Spillane meets Marvel Comics meets Hollywood B movies. I was surprised at the better than most editing, well done W.H., except for two or three mistakes. This is a better book than I expected and works for entertainment. Some of the characters and their dialog are definitely comic book material. Besides The Null Factor, I have a couple more Story books in my library, which I'll probably read later. 4*
TNF is interesting and kept my attention, which surprised me for this genre. As children, my brother read comics, I read the Classics. This story is a good blend of the 1940s PI, superheroes and mystery. The author does a good job of editing: Internet is uppercase, dude, just like Valhalla and God. I volunteered to review this book without a clue of contents. 4*
The Czar's Egg #1 - I stopped reading The Null Factor to read this book after I finally found the reading order on Amz. I wanted to read the first book of the series since the foundation is laid here. A quickly read intro to the Jack Story series. Kinda Spillane meets Marvel Comics meets Hollywood B movies. I was surprised at the better than most editing, well done W.H., except for two or three mistakes. This is a better book than I expected and works for entertainment. Some of the characters and their dialog are definitely comic book material. Besides The Null Factor, I have a couple more Story books in my library, which I'll probably read later. 4*
August 26, 2018
What a story. Jack is a Private detective in a city of super heroes and one of them wants to hire him. My first time reading one of these stories and I’m hooked for life. Received a free copy and reviewed because the book was outstanding
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