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Warlock
John Christian Fifer had inherited strange psychic gifts from his Irish mother, and an antebellum mansion and hundreds of magnificent Virginia acres from his American father. But Fifer was perpetually broke, so he had to take on the case of the kidnapped heir for a dazzling fee.
Fiona, Fifer's fifteen-year-old daughter, was a full-fledged, spell-casting witch. An angel-faced hellion, her unusual powers made her a perfect detective's assistant.
Inge, a beautiful Nordic ice maiden, acted as Fifer's secretary and as monitor of his purse strings. And she had other invaluable talents...
Fiona, Fifer's fifteen-year-old daughter, was a full-fledged, spell-casting witch. An angel-faced hellion, her unusual powers made her a perfect detective's assistant.
Inge, a beautiful Nordic ice maiden, acted as Fifer's secretary and as monitor of his purse strings. And she had other invaluable talents...
- GenresOccult Detective
159 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 1976
3 people want to read
About the author
Jay M. Flynn
23 books1 followerJay Flynn was an American author who also wrote under the name J.M. Flynn.
Jay Flynn was born John M. Flynn on March 31, 1928, in Massachusetts. A Boston Irishman, he worked variously as a newspaperman, a bartender, editor, sex novelist, bootlegger, security guard, caretaker and, he claimed, "writer-in-residence" at a Nevada whorehouse.
His first published work was his only short story, "The Badger Game," followed by the novel, The Deadly Boodle as J. M. Flynn, part of an Ace Double in 1958. In 1975, Flynn went to work for the low-tier publisher, Belmont-Tower, where he lasted two years—fired because of his drinking—then moved to Richmond, Virginia, where he lived for a while on skid row. Eventually relocating to Connecticut, he checked into a V.A. hospital in Branford for a checkup, where he died of cancer at age 57 on February 6, 1986.
He also contributed at least one book to the Western author collective of Jack Slade.
Jay Flynn was born John M. Flynn on March 31, 1928, in Massachusetts. A Boston Irishman, he worked variously as a newspaperman, a bartender, editor, sex novelist, bootlegger, security guard, caretaker and, he claimed, "writer-in-residence" at a Nevada whorehouse.
His first published work was his only short story, "The Badger Game," followed by the novel, The Deadly Boodle as J. M. Flynn, part of an Ace Double in 1958. In 1975, Flynn went to work for the low-tier publisher, Belmont-Tower, where he lasted two years—fired because of his drinking—then moved to Richmond, Virginia, where he lived for a while on skid row. Eventually relocating to Connecticut, he checked into a V.A. hospital in Branford for a checkup, where he died of cancer at age 57 on February 6, 1986.
He also contributed at least one book to the Western author collective of Jack Slade.
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November 3, 2024
I’m thinking this was supposed to be a start of a new book series that didn’t take off. The premise of the book is psychic detective John Christian Fifer aka the Warlock solving crimes with his 15 year old daughter Fiona who is a spell casting with and his Nordic secretary/accountant Inge.
They are called upon to find a teenage heir to a billion dollar empire who has been kidnapped. There is some supernatural shenanigans that happen, but the book doesn’t fully embrace them. Are hero is kind of an asshole. At one point he creepily admires his underage daughter’s nude body during a ritual. Definitely a WTF moment.
Speaking of the daughter her character has lots of bizarre moments. A few of them that are creepy given she’s only fifteen. There’s a bizarre story of her going to see Deep Throat and Behind The Green Door in NYC with Inge and causing some havoc in the theater. Plus at one point her father takes her to a French brothel. Very bizarre.
Are hero drinks a lot, eats, sleeps around and really doesn’t do too many heroic things. He even manages to bungle the rescue of the kidnapped teenager and the kid is the one who gets them out alive! Since he’s part Irish he enlists the help of the IRA for his rescue mission!
This isn’t a great book by any stretch, but it’s got a crappy 70’s made for TV feel and premise with a lot more sleaze and ick factor. Sadly I would have probably read more books in the series if they continued. Can’t say I’m proud of that fact, but what can I say. I’m a sucker for dumb trashy novels.
They are called upon to find a teenage heir to a billion dollar empire who has been kidnapped. There is some supernatural shenanigans that happen, but the book doesn’t fully embrace them. Are hero is kind of an asshole. At one point he creepily admires his underage daughter’s nude body during a ritual. Definitely a WTF moment.
Speaking of the daughter her character has lots of bizarre moments. A few of them that are creepy given she’s only fifteen. There’s a bizarre story of her going to see Deep Throat and Behind The Green Door in NYC with Inge and causing some havoc in the theater. Plus at one point her father takes her to a French brothel. Very bizarre.
Are hero drinks a lot, eats, sleeps around and really doesn’t do too many heroic things. He even manages to bungle the rescue of the kidnapped teenager and the kid is the one who gets them out alive! Since he’s part Irish he enlists the help of the IRA for his rescue mission!
This isn’t a great book by any stretch, but it’s got a crappy 70’s made for TV feel and premise with a lot more sleaze and ick factor. Sadly I would have probably read more books in the series if they continued. Can’t say I’m proud of that fact, but what can I say. I’m a sucker for dumb trashy novels.
February 10, 2020
If this book we're a person, it'd be that pervy old guy who spends way too much time watching teenage girls play tennis. Our hero for this one is John Christian Fifer - a Confederate plantation owner, minor Irish noble, psychic detective and alcoholic. Also along for the ride are his fifteen-year-old daughter Fiona - a witch of the early New Age stripe, and Inge - a walking Swedish cliche.
Speaking of cliche, the plot is a whisper thin kidnapping involving a spoiled rich kid and a hapless French hooker. The first half is a diatribe against all things French, while the second is a paen to all things Irish. A current of misogyny runs through the entire boring mess that would have been unacceptable anywhere out side of 4-chan.
On the whole, you'd do well to avoid this one.
Speaking of cliche, the plot is a whisper thin kidnapping involving a spoiled rich kid and a hapless French hooker. The first half is a diatribe against all things French, while the second is a paen to all things Irish. A current of misogyny runs through the entire boring mess that would have been unacceptable anywhere out side of 4-chan.
On the whole, you'd do well to avoid this one.
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