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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN num: 9780786890729
ISBN number: 078689072X
Label: Hyperion
Manufacturer: Hyperion
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 312
Printing Date: June 01, 2005
Publishing house: Hyperion
Release Date: May 31, 2005
Sale Popularity Level: 51589
Studio: Hyperion
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ieutenant Jacqueline 'Jack' Daniels is having a bad week. Her live-in boyfriend has left her for his personal trainer, chronic insomnia has caused her to max out her credit cards with late-night home shopping purchases, and a frightening killer who calls himself 'The Gingerbread Man' is dumping mutilated bodies in her district. Between avoiding the FBI and its moronic profiling computer, joining a dating service, mixing it up with street thugs, and parrying the advances of an uncouth PI, Jack and her binge-eating partner, Herb, must catch the maniac before he kills again....and Jack is subsequent on his murder list. Whiskey Sour is full of laugh-out-loud humour and edge-of-your-seat suspense, and it introduces a fun, fully drawn heroine in the grand tradition of Kinsey Millhone, Stephanie Plum, and Kay Scarpetta.
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J. A. Konrath's very first book within his series that details the career of one of Chicago's finest, Lt. Jack Daniels is an intoxicating read. Serial killer, The Gingerbread Man, becomes fixated on Jack when she starts tracking him. Despite the erroneous character profiling of the FBI, trying to keep from becoming a victim herself, and painstakingly nursing a bum leg, Lt. Daniels puts a stop to the killer.
Jack's ex-partner, limelight stealing, Harry McGlade and her current partner, the always ready for something to eat, Herb Benedict help Jack along the wild trail of the heinous murderer.
This thriller is sprinkled with giggle inducting one-liners from beginning to end.
If you want to be thoroughly entertained, check out Whiskey Sour.
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I ran across one of the books in this series and decided that if I was going to read the series I should start from the top. I certainly wasn't disappointed. This book was more graphic than most movies I've seen when it comes to violent crimes, but I appreciated that the gore was there to push the story along - not to be super-sensational. I really enjoyed reading about the main character and her vulnerability was definitely refreshing.
I think that the hardest thing to do when you have a book where you know that the hero lives in the end is to keep the reader's interest, that was done superbly in my opinion. The book has the right mix (no pun intended) of action, suspense, character development, humour and story telling and its all done in a quick-reading form.
Definitely a fan of the book and I hope to be a fan of the series if the subsequent book is as good as this one!
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If you enjoy the characters of Myron Bolitar, Stephanie Plum, and Andy Carpenter...you will love this series.
Whiskey Sour is another 5* addition to the Jack Daniels series. A must read.
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On a rainy Chicago night, a mutilated female corpse is discovered in a garbage can outside a 7-Eleven. And this pretty much sets the tone for J.A. Konrath's grisly police procedural, Whiskey Sour.
I've often wondered if there's a handbook for creating fictional psycho-killers. If so, lots of writers are using it. Many times I've come across smug egotistical villains who are convinced they're smarter than everyone else. Also, they're greatly amused by their power over life and death. The Gingerbread Man, as this villain calls himself, fits the stereotype so well that he's far more annoying than frightening. Maybe he would have been more threatening if the author hadn't put us in the killer's head so often, but he did. Too bad.
Less annoying is Lieutenant Jacqueline (Jack) Daniels, a tough, smart insomniac with an abysmal love life. Daniels might be another stereotype, but at least plenty of readers can relate to her sleep and relationship issues. Another stereotype is her partner who never met a donut, or a meal, he didn't like.
Two inept FBI agents assigned to create the killer's profile provide lighter moments, as does an old P.I. nemesis of Daniels. But these characters are such blatant stereotypes that they become caricatures. Maybe this was Konrath's intention - humour through caricature. If so, it didn't quite work for me.
On the upside, the clever dialogue and pacing are great. Konrath does a good job of depicting the methodical and exhausting job of hunting down lead after lead to catch a killer. The last seventy pages are exciting and the ending satisfying. If you don't mind graphic violence and a delusional cocky villain, make yourself a Whiskey Sour and spend some time with Jack.
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There are enough reviews here telling you about the plot etc. I will keep this brief and to the point. J.A Konrath's books are similar to cocaine, once you get a taste you can't get enough. Pure and simple. A great series to get hooked on! You won't be disappointed. Happy Reading!
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