Lieutenant Jacqueline (Jack) Daniels, the insomniac Chicago cop with a train wreck of a personal life, has trouble on her hands, and it isn???t jus...
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Aug 28, 2011
Ami
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Jan 18, 2011
Dee
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Grade: A
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Homicide Lieutenant Jacqueline “Jack” Daniels is in some serious trouble. Her boyfriend wants to get married. Her partner wants to transfer to another department. Her dead father may not be dead after all. And a brilliant sociopath known as the Chemist is poisoning Chicago’s food supply, killing hundreds of people.
Plus: Jack Daniels is one of the hardest, most admirable heroines in crime fiction today, and I find myself attached to her fast-pace More...
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Homicide Lieutenant Jacqueline “Jack” Daniels is in some serious trouble. Her boyfriend wants to get married. Her partner wants to transfer to another department. Her dead father may not be dead after all. And a brilliant sociopath known as the Chemist is poisoning Chicago’s food supply, killing hundreds of people.
Plus: Jack Daniels is one of the hardest, most admirable heroines in crime fiction today, and I find myself attached to her fast-pace More...
Nov 08, 2010
David
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Okay, am I tired of Kornath's detective running into criminal masterminds? Yes. Was this one a bit different than the first three? Yes.. just enough to keep me tuned in to the further adventures of Lt. Jaqueline (Jack) Daniels and her gang of offbeat characters. In this segment, Jack is after a guy who calls himself the chemist and is poisoning food, etc. with botulism and setting traps for the police that include chemical warfare and even bombs. We finally find a villain with a reason to k
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May 25, 2011
Martin
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I have to admit I enjoy these female detective novels, Kay Scarpetta and so on, of which there are a great many now, This one was a good read, although over pretty quickly, fun but with nothing to really tax the brain and not at all plausible. Some good characters and some dialogue that made me laugh. One thing did puzzle me though. The author finds it necessary to spend a paragraph to describe the detective's clothes in detail, every time she gets dressed, down to colour, cut and maker's lab
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Jun 12, 2011
Barbara
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I have yet to read a Joe Konrath book that I don't love. The Jack Daniels series, of which this is the 4th, MUST be read in order, but are so fun and easy to read that I'm having a wonderful time devouring them on my Kindle. I think Lt. Jaqueline "Jack" Daniels is my second favorite series, after Repairman Jack (something in a name?) by F. Paul Wilson. And a Wilson/Konrath collaboration introduced me to Konrath in the first place!
If you enjoy wild and wacky crime fiction, Car More...
If you enjoy wild and wacky crime fiction, Car More...
Dec 31, 2011
Monnie
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Another of the "can't put it down" Konrath books, although I'll continue to say it's hard to believe the characters are able to withstand so much physical abuse (especially at their ages) and plod on almost as usual. But these books do keep you on the edge of your seat till the very end - I think I have yet to take more than two days to finish one on my Kindle (after Christmas, my Kindle Fire), and I don't have all that much time to spend reading. And almost as an aside, like Janet Eva
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Sep 16, 2011
Jenn
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Jan 30, 2010
Shelley
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Oct 03, 2010
Darcy
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I still am not sure why I keep reading these ones. I don't think they are great or even good, just ok. I think the reason why is that there is so much potential and I keep waiting for the books to reach it. Plus there are usually a couple of scenes that redeem the book for me.
This time around we spent waaaaaay to much time with Harry, who I secretly keep hoping will die a horrible death which would be fitting for him, but sadly has yet to happen. His antics in each book just dr More...
This time around we spent waaaaaay to much time with Harry, who I secretly keep hoping will die a horrible death which would be fitting for him, but sadly has yet to happen. His antics in each book just dr More...
Jun 06, 2009
Laurie
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Dirty Martini, book 4 in the Jack Daniels series, was my favorite. After a bit of a disappointment with Rusty Nail, Konrath is back in great form with this story. Chicago is being terrorized by the Chemist, a criminal using poisons to kill at random. When the task force is assembled, Jack finds herself in the lead- with one small drawback. Her partner Herb has requested and received a transfer out of homicide. Working on her own, Jack must find the Chemist before the casualties reach catast
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Mar 12, 2008
Patricia
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Dirty Martini
J. A. Konrath
Hyperion Books, 2007, 282 pps
ISBN No. 10: 1-4023-0279-3
ISBN No. 13: 978-1-4013-0279-5
Jack Daniels is up against an unseen killer in Dirty Martini. A man that calls himself “The Chemist” is injecting poisons into almost anything he can get his hands on. He targets grocery stores, restaurants, public places and death follows wherever he goes.
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Jan 31, 2008
Christy
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Homicide Lieutenant Jack Daniels has plenty on her mind. Her boyfriend just proposed; her partner’s been transferred, at his request, to Robbery; and she finds a letter from her mother telling her that her dad isn’t dead after all. To make matters worse, a psychopath who calls himself the Chemist is going around Chicago poisoning food supplies and people are dropping like flies. Jack’s tagged to lead the task force and ultimately becomes targeted by the Chemist. She manages to survive several at
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Oct 02, 2007
Damecatoe
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With a name like "Dirty Martini" and a female protagonist named Jack Daniels, could be fun, right?
Well, it was fun enough. I might even read another one. I was a couple chapters in when I read a paragraph about Jack's sexual thoughts about her boyfriend and thought “oh, this author must be a dude.”
It may be wrong of me to assume off the bat that a female protagonist means a female author, but that’s what I do. A glance at the cover didn’t help, since the author More...
Well, it was fun enough. I might even read another one. I was a couple chapters in when I read a paragraph about Jack's sexual thoughts about her boyfriend and thought “oh, this author must be a dude.”
It may be wrong of me to assume off the bat that a female protagonist means a female author, but that’s what I do. A glance at the cover didn’t help, since the author More...
Dec 22, 2011
John
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First work by JA Konrath that I've read and although I've had it on my list of books to be read for ahwile don't think it was worth tha anticipation.For the majority of the book it was headed for 3 stars as a competent but uninspiring effort but it did piackup for the conclusion in the last fifty pages or so so yes there is potential there and I guess given that is the 4th book in the Jack Daniels series there are plenty of others out there that will disagree with me.
Aug 21, 2009
Jared
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I've never read Konrath before, and picked this one up at the store on a whim even though it isn't the first in the series. I'm glad I did; I had no trouble getting to know and like the characters, and there was no feeling of having jumped in at the middle.
The mystery was solid, and having adopted Chicago as my town more than 20 years ago, I always enjoy Chicago settings when they're done well (Konrath does it well). I'm looking forward to starting the series at the beginning.
The mystery was solid, and having adopted Chicago as my town more than 20 years ago, I always enjoy Chicago settings when they're done well (Konrath does it well). I'm looking forward to starting the series at the beginning.
Dec 20, 2009
Ruth
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There's a great deal of personal drama for the main character in this series. Seems something traumatic occurs to one or more main characters in each book. And the crimes are extremely violent and most often very gross. But I continue to enjoy the series, particularly the comedic banter.
This one deals with domestic terrorism in the form of produce tampering, food poisoning, etc.
This one deals with domestic terrorism in the form of produce tampering, food poisoning, etc.
Jun 03, 2010
Mickey
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I still don't understand why she is the same age, yet again, in this book. All this bad stuff keeps happening to Jack! Every bad person who wants to commit awful crimes commits them within her jurisdiction. And then everyone is always out to kill her, if only because she's doing her job. I still like the series, but I'm starting to feel bad for Jack and her family and friends!
Apr 16, 2009
Deena
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This was the 4th in the series which I didn't know until I'd finished it. I still enjoyed the CD and will definitely "read" more by him. I am finding that I enjoy not knowing who the "killer" is at the beginning of the story which is unlike James Patterson's novels. Don't get me wrong, he is still A favorite just not THE favorite any more.
Jan 03, 2011
Jaime
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My husband and I listened to this book on a long trip last week. This was a great story, with likeable characters, or at least interesting ones. Having met J.A. a few times at writers conferences, I can say the same about him :) We liked the main character and the side characters, and the mystery/investigation was fun to follow.
Jan 19, 2012
Vikki
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J.A. Conrath is a great author! If you haven't tried him yet, I urge you to! Another great murder mystery author is Randy Wayne Wright!,,, I met him several times! Great guy and a wonderful writer! His stories are based on the beautiful Sanibel Island in Florida. He is a native of Sanibel and still resides there!
Aug 02, 2011
This is the sort of book where you make time in the day that you didn't have to continue reading. This series is very solid police fiction with fast dialogue and peppered with humor, a style cross between Parker's Jesse Stone and Evanovich's Stephanie Plum. I look forward to the new additions to this series.
Mar 09, 2010
Janene
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Just finished book 4 in this amazingly horrorhilarious series. I have to say that this one did have the usual LOL moments and had you thinking "how does Konrath come up with this stuff"?!...however it didn't have me on the edge of my seat like the others and I was able to set the book down. I liked the book and remain a die-hard Konrath fan, but will be going 3.5 stars on this one.
May 31, 2009
Marcy
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The 4th in the Jack Daniels series and my favorite so far. Although the series' plots are all basically Jack, the cop, up against crazy, serial killer types, the twist and turns are very different and not predictable and the writing is good with lots of humor thrown it. A very enjoyable reading experience.
May 06, 2011
Carol
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I'm at work, so I can't give this review the time it deserves, but once again, 5 stars and I would give it 10 if I could. Jack Daniels is fast becoming my favorite detective EVER. Loved this book, and moving straight on to fix myself a Fuzzy Navel ;)
Aug 23, 2009
Joe
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Outstanding; Continuing character: Jack Daniels; man with grudge against police starts spreading various lethal poisons around the city and setting booby traps for cops; Jack and her team finally figure it out after numerous close calls
Sep 20, 2011
Joan
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This is another good Jaqueline Daniels novel that survived and thrived in spite of way too much violence. Konrath's lively dialogue and clever use of words makes up for the unlikely sequence of events that makes up the plot.
Jul 30, 2011
I recommend this series. I enjoyed this book.
Other authors that I like:
James Patterson: Women's Murder Club.
Janet Evanovich
J.A. Knrath: Jack Daniels Series
Lisa Lutz: Spellmans Series.
Other authors that I like:
James Patterson: Women's Murder Club.
Janet Evanovich
J.A. Knrath: Jack Daniels Series
Lisa Lutz: Spellmans Series.
Oct 31, 2010
Jim
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Another fun read from Konrath. Jack just keeps getting tougher all the time & has the competition to match. This case was interesting & scary. It could happen all too easily. I look forward to the next!
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Apr 07, 2009
Jessica
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This is my favorite of the series so far. McGlade is hilarious. This book had everything. It was a completely different mystery with so many twists, I was on the edge of my seat through the whole book.
Nov 28, 2009
James
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This is the novel I have read by J.A. Konrath with Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels as the Chicago detective. This is a very fast read and is very entertaining. The final scene is a little far fetched but the book ends with a bang. If you don't take life too seriously, I recommend this book.
