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I am happy to have Steven Rappaport guest post to ReadingGrrl.com! I posted a review of If Jack Had on June 2, you can find the review here . Steven Rappaport, age 68, has been a stock trader, pot dealer, itinerant hippie peddler, cab driver, retailer, and is currently a successful commercial real estate salesperson in Manhattan. If Jack Ha d , is a book very much born of personal experience. My eldest son Jack, died at forty from a mysterious, undiagnosed, progressively debilitating neurological disorder. He was a brilliant guy, but his health robbed him of the life he should have had.  He struggled from his teens until he passed away. He was a brilliant guy, but his health robbed him of the life he should have had.  He struggled from his teens until he passed away at age forty. Each year, bit by bit, he lost more of his mental and physical abilities. I decided that I wanted to give Jack a life that he missed through fiction.  That is how the book was ...

Title:   If Jack Had by Steven Rappaport Publisher: Black Rose Writing Format: Advanced Paperback - ARC received from publisher in exchange for a fair review Pages: 211 pages Genre: Fiction This title will be released June 4, 2015 Synopsis:  Jack is a New York Times journalist with a second job as a contract killer for the Russian Mob. “What’s the difference between a serial killer and an assassin? A pay check.” The events occur mainly in Manhattan, Miami, Tel Aviv, and Greece. The book begins at the end, with the protagonist preparing to kill his final victim; himself. (33) Review: Dark and funny this book is the dark tale of getting old, and trying to reconcile your life.  Its also about family.  Jack is a NY times journalist who realizes when he is in college that he also has a knack for killing people and getting away with it.  So he hooks up with the Russian Mob to start his second job as a hit man for the Mafia, his secret life isn't known...