Get the book Longneck. It provides a lot of insight into Jack, the characters, Jack's indirect tie to then Senator Palmer and The Drazens! A fast and quick read.
I'll put it on my long list of stuff I'd like but probably won't get because I can't afford it.
Long as I remember The rain been coming down. Clouds of Mystery pouring Confusion on the ground. Good men through the ages, Trying to find the sun; And I wonder, Still I wonder, Who'll stop the rain.