As more information into the force of evil appears, fans of this series will pick up on additional clues as to who or what is at work. The setting and clues early on point to the culprit being a vampire (Romania, imagery of crosses, fatal wounds to the neck) and with Ghosts and demons having appeared in Repaiman Jack books I didn’t immediately rule that creature of the night out as a suspect. Paul Wilson book, supernatural elements are a given. The rivalry between the two officers is done very well, and provides much of the early tension before the supernatural elements begin appearing. One of the best aspects of The Keep is that it provided both aspects in its German soldiers, a deft handling of the political and ethical climate of the era. Characters written as evil for evil’s sake in the military tend to be less interesting and more monotonous than competent, more human characters. Much like with the Richard Sharpe books, I much preferred the section with the non-Nazi Captain to those about the Nazi Captain. Captain sent to the keep to find out what’s causing the deaths and to stop itģ) A Jewish man who has studied the keep for years and is brought in by the Nazi Captain to provide answersĤ) The daughter of the Jewish man who is his caretaker and assistant in his studiesĥ) A mysterious man who travels to Romania to investigate what’s happening in the keep The story is told from five viewpoints:ġ) A German Captain in charge of securing the keep, whose soldiers begin dying violentlyĢ) A German Nazi S.S. The structure becomes relevant when German soldiers take up residence as part of a strategic location in their plan to eventually build a death camp in Romania. Set during World War II (Pre-American involvement) The Keep is about a structure in the Dinu Pass in Romania that is seemingly abandoned but kept in pristine condition. Since it ties into the Repairman Jack books, I’ve decided to go back and read the Adversary Cycle books prior to reading that last installment because why spoil the ending to a whole separate series of books by an author I like that I’d probably end up reading eventually anyways? Up first in that series is The Keep, the events of which have been obliquely referenced in other Repairman Jack books. I also see that it is the conclusion to something called the Adversary Cycle.
I’ve reached a point in my read through of the Repairman Jack books that the next one I read is the conclusion to the entire series.
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