Falcon

by Jack Remick

A dying poker king with one more game to play.
A love-sick mechanic with Jesus issues.
A mysterious woman in gold chains.
Money and sex, love and death, and a showdown in the Sierra Nevada

Unknown Binding

First published June 5, 2013

About the author

Novelist, poet.
Author of--
Valley Boy, Second Edition
No Century for Apologies: Short listed for the Hoffer Grand Prize 2023
Citadel, the novel
Blood
The California Quartet:
The Deification--Book One
Valley Boy--Book Two (first Edition)
The Book of Changes--Book Three
Trio of Lost Souls--Book Four
Gabriela and The Widow (Winner "Best Women's Fiction" Orangeberry Virtual Book Expo; Montaigne Medal Finalist; Book of the Year Award Finalist)
co-author of The Weekend Novelist Writes a Mystery (with Robert J. Ray)
Satori-poems by Jack Remick
Doubles in a Game of Chance--a novel about a bureaucratic nightmare and a lost protagonist on a thankless quest.
Man Alone--The Dark Book
Songs of Sadness Joy and Despair for the Anthropocene--a pen in one hand, a razor in the other (Long poems and Josie Delgado)

Reviews

[Arleen Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

On the surface, Jack Remick's Falcon is a quick, boy saves girl love story full of action and adventure, but dig a bit deeper and it becomes every mother's nightmare. The life trajectory of a young Haitian girl forced to grow up too fast never learning the difference between love and abuse takes a radical turn when a young mechanic falls so deep he can't walk away. Yet despite the Cinderella ending, this reader was gripped by underlying menace that makes it hard to sleep at night. As always, Remick's use of language is brilliant.

[Kathy · Rating 1 out of 5]

had to put this one on the abandoned shelf due to female tastes and sensitivities? I tried the book because the author here on goodreads gave himself 5 stars and I was amused by his review of his own work. I always look for something to be amused by, but this did not suit. I am not a fan of noir detective stories, and I don't really know if this book is part of that genre. I do know it was too blue for me.

[Jack Remick · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wrote it. I read it. I like it. As with all my novels, this is a story of money and sex, love and death but with an added wrinkle: There's a showdown in the Sierra Nevada with a twist that might intrigue you.

[Joel Chafetz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read. A poetic ride on a beam of light.