Warlock

First lines

Seven years came and went.

About this book

"Johnny Lundgren, a.k.a. Warlock, is an unemployed foundation executive whose life is about to become unhinged. After surviving a midlife crises, Warlock finally decides to get a job. He soon discovers, however, that his new boss, Dr. Rabun, is no less evil than Professor Moriarty. Hired to troubleshoot for the doctor, Warlock finds himself battling poachers in the haunted wilderness of norther Michigan while also spying on his employer's wife and son in the seamy underside of Key West. A comedy with one foot in the abyss, *Warlock* is a singular literary entertainment from an American master." -Delta Trade Paperback 1989

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About the author

Jim Harrison

11 December 1937 – 26 March 2016

James Harrison was born in Grayling, Michigan, the son of a county agricultural agent. He was blinded in one eye in childhood. His father and sister died in a car accident when he was 21. He attended Michigan State University and received a B.A. in 1960 and an M.A in 1964 in Comparative Literature. After working as an assistant professor of English at State University of New York, Stony Brook, he became a full-time writer.