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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN num: 9780786891252
ISBN number: 0786891254
Label: Hyperion
Manufacturer: Hyperion
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 368
Printing Date: May 27, 2008
Publishing house: Hyperion
Release Date: May 27, 2008
Sale Popularity Level: 63676
Studio: Hyperion
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The latest 'entertaining,' 'tangy,' and 'hilarious' Jack Daniels mystery from Anthony, Macavity, and Gumshoe Award finalist J.A. Konrath
In Whiskey Sour, Chicago police Lieutenant Jacqueline 'Jack' Daniels hunted down a killer dubbed 'The Gingerbread Man.' In Bloody Mary, she busted a psychopath with a penchant for dismemberment. In Rusty Nail, it was a serial killer with a doozy of a family tree. And now, in Dirty Martini, Jack faces her toughest adversary yet: a sicko who’s poisoning the city’s food supply. Can she catch him -- and decide whether to accept boyfriend Latham’s surprise proposal -- without destroying both her reputation and her sanity?
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Once again Konrath wrote an excellent Jack book. The only problem I have with these books is once I finish one I have to wait for the subsequent one and I hate waiting!
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Like a long gulp of the titular drink, this fourth Jack Daniels thriller goes down smoothly but kicking. Chicago insomniac homicide cop Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels is up to her ears in family trouble again when a madman dubbed "the Chemist" goes on a poisoning rampage intending to bring the city to its knees. Saddled with an eccentric mom, a father she didn't know she had, a killer house cat, a loyal but suddenly reticent partner, and a marriage proposal, you might think Jack doesn't have time to mess with crazed mass murderers, but you'd be wrong. The Chemist soon develops a bizarre relationship with Jack, toying with her in "Dirty Harry" style even as he targets cops all around her with his deadly traps. Narrating in a deadpan comic pseudo-noir very first person that alternates with the Chemist's creepy point of view, Konrath will keep you in stitches even as the killer parades around the city, dosing random innocents with rare toxins and diseases. Of course, he has a grand finale in mind, but will Jack catch on before it's too late? Konrath's thrillers are sometimes shockingly dark, yet breezy and fun - all action and humor, perfectly laid out for the screenwriter. If you like the taste of this Dirty Martini, stock the bar and mix up a Whiskey Sour, Bloody Mary, and Rusty Nail, too. Your funny bone may never be the same. And you may never look at a salad bar the same way again, either.
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It can be hit or miss finding a new author after you've read everything by someone you enjoy. Fortunately, with J. A. Konrath, you can sit down and order a drink and enjoy reading it.
After reading Dirty Martini I am going to have another and then one for the road.
I won't tell you who done it...well, OK, it was the Chemist but you knew that from the very first few pages. The picture that Konrath paints of the evil plot being hatched by the Chemist will scare your last drink out of you. It is brilliantly graphic without being tastelessly gory.
Our heroine, Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels is tasked with finding the Chemist and stopping his terror spree. Throughout the entire cat and mouse chase Konrath serves excitement straight up and humour on the rocks like few authors can. The brilliant dialogue serves as a great garnish making even the less important characters come vibrantly alive.
The realism added by Konrath's obvious research let's you enjoy the ride without your brain having to do mental gymnastics to accept the story line as plausible.
I say buy it and drink it in. Right now though, I have to head out to the bar...er bookstore and grab a Whisky Sour.
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Picked this book up at Barnes a day ago, and finished it today. Given that I read through it in two days, it was a good read and engaged me throughout. I can't say I was ever bored, which was good.
The things keeping this book from getting five stars:
** SOME SPOILERS **
- some of the situations struck me as over-reaching. The climax of the book during Policefest seemed too easily solved. It also seems like if they were going in the wrong direction, they wouldn't have reached the destination they wanted to go.
- I didn't really connect with any of the characters. While they were amusing to read, I didn't find myself emotionally investing in them, which makes this book more of a beach read, rather than something I'd read multiple times.
- The feeling of Jack being invincible. I didn't feel she was in any danger during the story, despite all of the deaths occurring around her. Sure, she took a couple of hard hits from the Chemist, but none of them had the feeling of "yikes, she might DIE!"
Still, I think it's a four star book, and it was enjoyable. I'll definitely read the other ones in the series.
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This series of books is great. Just wish they would come out closer together. I will continue to read them as they do get published. I like them as well as Sue Grafton stories.
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