Slanted Jack

Mark L Van Name's first book in the Jon and Lobo series demolished all the

already high marketing projections. In Slanted Jack he’s vaulting that

stunning success with a novel that bobs and weaves, takes you on a headlong race

through a strange but believable future, and never slows down.
The job looks

simple enough: Jon Moore, the nanotech-enhanced, world-weary, soldier of

fortune, agrees to help a con man, a friend from a part of his past he’d

rather forget, protect a very special young boy. The deal doesn’t stay

simple, as each move Jon and Lobo make results in more danger and more enemies.

The situation grows even more complicated when a beautiful woman with an unclear

agenda joins them in their quest.

The best con man Jon’s ever

known, a ruthless gang boss, a heavily armed group of religious fanatics, and an

interstellar government out to clean up a dangerous frontier world rush together

toward an explosive climax—and Jon and Lobo are caught in the middle.

They're willing to do anything to save the life of the boy—

But there may not be anything even they can do!

Slanted Jack:

the second novel in the Jon & Lobo series.