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Girl Jacked (2000)

by Christopher Greyson(Favorite Author)

3.79 of 5 Votes: 5

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English

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Mystery & Thriller

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Jack Stratton

review 1: I really enjoyed reading this book. In "Girl Jacked", "Jack Stratton" a late 20's something police officer, and the product of the child welfare services system since the age of 7. But was he "Jack Stratton" ? No, he didn't know. Luckily his adoptive parents named him as they saw fit to. One of Jack's former foster sisters shows up one night unannounced at his apartment but finds Jack's jealous girlfriend Gina. Gina explodes a wonderful late night scene for Jack's landlady. Coming home from being on duty Jack steps into one wild scene. Jack knew this foster sister as "Replacement", and not her actual given name. Replacement who at just 19 years old, has come to inform Jack of the disappearance of another foster sister, Michelle. Jack and Replacement head out in search ... moreof Michelle. They know she was attending a local college as a computer major. Jack finds out Michelle was on a special team setting up the computer system for a new state of the art psychology center. Jack needs to interview Doctors Hahn, and Franklin who run the center. It seems Michelle for no apparent reason decides to transfer to a college far far away. But did she ?, and why ? Before long Michelle's car turns up badly damaged and then Michelle turns up dead. A pretty good story line keeps this yarn moving at a quick pace. The book reads very quickly. It's enjoyable characters are well developed and have some snappy dialog. Jack does find out what Replacement's name as the mystery goes along. This is the first in a series of Jack Stratton mysteries by Christopher Greyson. Todate there are 3 books in the series. I'd recommend this book "Girl Jacked" to those who like a quick and easy moving mystery. It's simple in it's plot which is an advantage to reading a series like this. It's easy to move into the next book and on. 5 stars out of a possible 5 stars. I liked it. Give it a read, you'll like it as well. I'm already well into the second book of the series. Fun reading.
review 2: Protagonist Jack Stratton has been a police officer for 3 years, and he served a tour of duty in Afghanistan, where his best friend since they were together in foster placement as children was killed. He's got PTSD, exhibiting itself in nightmares, bouts of depression, blackout drinking, and disfunctional relationships with poorly-selected women. He takes umpteen police training courses paid for by his employer, hoping one day to become FBI or CIA. Then he learns his deceased best friend's sister goes missing from college. He decides to find her, although it's not his job, since the assigned detective is more interested in fishing and planning his retirement than closing cases. An 18 year old enters the mix, she's also been fostered by the same kindly lady, and she is homeless. They share an apartment, and a penchant for annoying each other. Turns out the missing girl was murdered, as were a growing number of missing persons. There is a tie to the local small private college, and the Psychology Center. The director turns out to be a mad scientist, researching the missing parts of the brain that give us a spiritual component. Using an ultra-powerful MRI, monitors the effects of drugs like methamphetamine on the brain. He concludes that infliction of pain on human subjects via injection of potions of powerful drugs that make all neurological pain receptors extremely sensitive is critical to his research. The book has only partial finality, leaving us to wait for the sequel in the Jack Stratton series. Not a great book, but it moves along nicely, and there is humor in Jack's unspoken asides. less

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