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Whiskey Sour

(Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels Thrillers #1)

J.A. Konrath (Goodreads Author)

3.86 · Rating details · 14,351 ratings · 1,308 reviews

Lieutenant 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 pro ...more

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Published June 1st 2005 by Hyperion Books (first published May 12th 2004)

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May 09, 2011 Stephen rated it really liked it

Shelves: audiobook, 2000-2005, thriller, psychos, crime, hardboiled-and-noir, ebooks, mystery

INGREDIENTS

1. Two ounces ~~Jack Daniels Tennessee Whiskey~~ Lt. Jacqueline Daniels, hardboiled detective with the Chicago Police Department;

2. One-Half Cup ~~crushed ice~~ horrific, brutal killings;

3. Two-thirds ounce of ~~fresh lemon juice~~ sadistic (and I mean mondo sadistic) serial killer known as the Gingerbread Man;

4. One-half ounce ~~sugar~~ standard supporting cast, including jolly, over-eating partner with heart of gold, and a couple of FBI tosspots who couldn’t find their ass with 10 hands and G ...more

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Jul 10, 2017 Kelly (and the Book Boar) rated it really liked it

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Ack. I’m really far behind on reviewing. I read this a month and a half ago! I also just discovered this morning that I’m a library failure as well since I’m currently accruing late charges on this and my privileges at the porny library have been suspended until I prove that I still am a resident of the metropolitan area (and yes, I’m getting ready to get the DTs due to the lack of smut readily available to me at the present time).

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Nov 28, 2017 Mort rated it really liked it

Mr. Konrath is good at what he does. Even though this was a light read - not taking away all the cringe-worthy things mentioned - it was enjoyable and fun.

Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels is a lieutenant with issues - most of which she can admit to herself. During a really bad week where she was left by her boyfriend for another woman, chronic insomnia and maybe a tad too easy on the bottle, a serial killer who calls himself "The Gingerbread Man" decides to make her a target because she is investigatin ...more

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Dec 28, 2009 Danielle The Book Huntress rated it really liked it

Recommends it for: Suspense/Mystery fans

Recommended to Danielle The Book Huntress by: Action Aficionados Group Read

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Whiskey Sour is the first book in the Jack Daniels mystery series. Lieutenant Jack Daniels of the Chicago Police Department is an insomniac workaholic who is on the case of a brutal serial killer at work in Chicago. He goes by the name of the Gingerbread Man, and his favorite hobby is taking lives in the most brutal ways possible. Jack has made police work her life, at the expense of her marriage and peace of mind. And now, she’s too set in her ways to change. That same determination has attract Whiskey Sour is the first book in the Jack Daniels mystery series. Lieutenant Jack Daniels of the Chicago Police Department is an insomniac workaholic who is on the case of a brutal serial killer at work in Chicago. He goes by the name of the Gingerbread Man, and his favorite hobby is taking lives in the most brutal ways possible. Jack has made police work her life, at the expense of her marriage and peace of mind. And now, she’s too set in her ways to change. That same determination has attracted the twisted adoration of the Gingerbread Man, and he turns his attention on her in a very personal way.

This was a good suspense book. The viewpoint of the killer is absolutely chilling. He is clearly a sociopath with a mean streak a mile wide. Seeing his POV only made me root all the harder for Jack to catch him. In contrast, I liked Jack’s calm, battered but unbroken personality. She hasn’t had it easy, and the weight of the world seems to rest upon her shoulders, but she’s not self-pitying, but very matter of fact about her situation. She gave up a lot to be a good cop, and I felt bad that she couldn’t have a husband who understood her drive and loved her all the more for it. Being a softhearted person, I hope she finds someone so she doesn’t have to be lonely and turn to all the whiskey that people give her because of her name to get through the tough nights when she’s not working.

Jack kicks butt, and she’s credible in her role as a Lieutenant in the Violent Crimes Unit. She knows her stuff. I like that she’s a bit weathered by life and isn’t a spring chicken, already a mature woman in her forties with a divorce under her belt. She acts like a veteran cop, savvy and seasoned, but there was a pervasive sense of risk to her, because the killer has also been at his ‘career’ a long time. He was a wily and deadly match for her that kept me on the edge as I read. Konrath has a way of writing that keeps the tension high, but also feels very police procedural. Almost like Law and Order meets Criminal Minds.

I am becoming a big fan of straight mysteries, so I liked that aspect. I’m not and never will be a huge fan of serial killer fiction, so that was a bit of a turn-off, especially the descriptions of the gruesome details of the Gingerbread Man’s acts on his victims. Konrath isn’t lurid about it, but reading about the way this freak hurt people didn’t make for fun reading (and it probably shouldn’t). I will keep reading this series because I like Jack’s character, and the investigative aspects. However, the violence and sociopathy of the nemesis is quite disturbing and not something I’d want to delve into on too often an occasion. (Shrugs) You take the good with the bad.

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Jan 07, 2017 Lisa rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: thrillers

Whisky Sour by J.A Konrath is the first in the series For Lieutenant Jack Daniels AKA Jacqueline I really enjoyed this read Jack is a really well written character, loved her spunk but she is married to her job the series is set in Chicago. Her partner Detective Herb Benedict was also well written & had a bit of a quirky humour about him, but is dedicated to his job.

The plot had me from the get go & The Gingerbread Man was a well crafted villain who I liked even though he was one evil sadistic S ...more

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Jan 02, 2012 Mike (the Paladin) rated it liked it

I finished this a couple of days ago and am just now getting around to reviewing it. In many ways I'd like to give the book more than 3 stars. I like the writing overall and the characters are easy to get to know and have a "real folks" feel that I think can sell a book or series.

Unfortunately there are a few problems with the book that "bug" me personally. The biggest and worst (for me) of these are the extremely graphic murder scenes from the point of view of the killer. (I don't believe this I finished this a couple of days ago and am just now getting around to reviewing it. In many ways I'd like to give the book more than 3 stars. I like the writing overall and the characters are easy to get to know and have a "real folks" feel that I think can sell a book or series.

Unfortunately there are a few problems with the book that "bug" me personally. The biggest and worst (for me) of these are the extremely graphic murder scenes from the point of view of the killer. (I don't believe this is a spoiler as you must know this is a suspense novel about a serial murderer). In this (my objection) I'm not referring to insight into the mind of the killer or the accounts of his rationalizations. I talking about the scenes where we get detailed accounts of what he's doing with his knife and the death horrors of the victims. That I don't need. I've read war novels, techno-thrillers, murder mysteries and so on. I've read accounts of serial killers and mass murderers, but there were several scenes in this book I just skipped.

I put this here as I think you should go in, forewarned. Read it, try it. Maybe these parts won't bother you as much as they do me. Personally accounts of women pleading for their lives aren't something I find I like to include in my light reading.

On the other hand, when the story moves to it's primary point of view (that of Jack/Jacqueline) we get the modern sassy, well spoken, tough female protagonist. She's well written and comes across as a character that the writer himself is comfortable with.

The book's storytelling does have a couple of "flaws (though they may not bother everybody). First the author (like so many today) feels free to lambast (at least a bit) the last "persecutable" minority...overweight people. Jack's partner is overweight as are a few people we meet in the book. These people are universally pictured as thinking of nothing but food and talking of almost nothing but eating. I know this is from personal experience, BUT... My late wife had a thyroid condition and was diabetic. I've seen her in Weight Watchers on a diet where everyone else (including me) lost weight but she could no more than maintain. Not only did she not spend all her time talking of food, she wouldn't even eat in public. If these jokes were aimed at any body condition outside being overweight there would have been a cry heard round the world. Just be aware if you aren't "svelte" the book has an abundance of "fat jokes".

Other than that and one bothersome scene where Jack does something a police officer is trained not to do (view spoiler) the book is a pretty good read.

I have mentioned all the above negatives to say, "this is what you may not like". On the other hand the parts I did like I liked pretty well and intend to move on and try the next in the series. I've reserved it at the library so, we'll see.

As noted 3 stars, close to 4 but not quite. ...more

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Aug 06, 2021 MadameD rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Story 5/5
Narration 5/5

If you enjoy a suspenseful story , with a strong female sergeant , chasing an egomaniac sociopathic serial killer ? Read this book !
I liked it !
Jack(Jacqueline) Daniels is a great character. She’s smart, strong, confident but she’s not a cliché. The writer did a good job.
The serial killer is charismatic too. His voice was awesome I had a crush on him.😆 But he would have killed me after hours of torture. This guy can only feels emotions when he kills and tortures people. So… ...more

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Mar 14, 2017 Brenda rated it liked it

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Jun 08, 2021 Marie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorite-books, ha-2021-mt-tbr-challenge, kindle-owned-crime-fiction-read, series-crime-thriller, 2021-read-books

Wow! Impressive Crime Thriller!

A small backstory:

Jacqueline Daniels nicknamed "Jack" is a lieutenant in the Chicago PD. Jack and her partner, Herb are on a case of a serial killer that calls himself the "Gingerbread Man". Women are being killed and Jack and Herb cannot figure out how they are all connected, but what becomes eerie for Jack is when the serial killer sets his eyes on her as the killer starts stalking her.

Who is the Gingerbread Man? Does Jack and Herb connect the dots of all the wo ...more

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Sep 26, 2018 Cheryl rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

This is a 4.5 star read.

A surprisingly great find on Kindle Australia, this is an exceptional murder mystery that kept me riveted to the page. Written in a very "blokey" style, our protagonist, Jack, is a female given more than her fair share of ribbing due to her name. There are amusing moments woven throughout the story and I especially liked the author's and protagonist's obvious disdain for the F.B.I.'s profiling unit. Highly recommended. ...more

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Jul 20, 2012 aPriL does feral sometimes rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: dark-gleeful-fun, mysteries-potboilers-thrillers

'Whiskey Sour' by J.A. Konrath is a muscular mystery, Book One in a series. There is a huge current of cynical dark humor throughout the story, and it is omnipresent in almost every character. In my opinion, while the humor inserts a common tone to the book and it is very entertaining, too many characters possess this single voice. The exceptions, the psychopath serial killer and the FBI, have extreme voices as well, so it would be fair to say this writer is not nuanced.

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Mar 25, 2015 Vicki Willis rated it really liked it

Shelves: z-2016

I can't believe I waited so long to start this series. This was my kind of book. I loved the character of Jack, being both flawed and funny. The book was fast paced and easy to read. The chapters had an alternating POV which I like and the sections written from the Gingerbread Man were tense and suspenseful. I can't wait to read the next book in the series. ...more

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Aug 05, 2012 Derrick rated it it was amazing

Recommends it for: People who like tough chicks, police procedurals, or thrillers

Shelves: e-books, mystery, novels, fiction-american

Five Stars for what it is: A fine, fast-reading hard-boiled pulp detective novel starring a tough female cop.

Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels is a 40-something Detective Lieutanant in Chicago's Violent Crimes unit. She has a hard time with relationships, can't sleep, holds her own in a bar fight, and works herself to the bone. Fans of Kinsey Milhone and her compatriots will recognize Jack. The supporting cast are a bit cardboard, but that's to be expected. You have the goofy FBI agents, the overweight ...more

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Jun 01, 2015 Kirsten rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Book Club Selection for the J.D. Robb group.

Another wonderful "new to me" detective discovery. I very much like "Jack" Daniels. She's got a great attitude and sense of humor. It was an interesting format going back and forth from Jack's to the killer's POV. At one point, it was gritty and dark and violent, and, then, we're back to Jack's pov which is at turns detecting and police procedural and then also action and comedy.

I can't wait to move on in the books. ...more

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Aug 25, 2018 Emma rated it really liked it

Shelves: crime

Really entertaining. It’s not easy to combine light hearted with gruesome serial killing action, but this was very well done. Jack Daniels and her partner are great characters. I really enjoyed the FBI jokes! Looking forward to the rest of the series.

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Apr 02, 2015 Luffy rated it really liked it

I had shifted the focus from thrillers and after a stuttering start with experimenting with Fantasy books, I came to the conclusion that maybe I should halve my reading time and do other things. I mean if the biggest names in the genre were not doing much for me, maybe thrillers or Fantasy are simply not my cup of tea.

Despite all this, I had a hunch that Whiskey Sour would be a good enough read. See, I've been a visitor to J.A. Konrath's blog, and I thought, if he could devote his lampooning a I had shifted the focus from thrillers and after a stuttering start with experimenting with Fantasy books, I came to the conclusion that maybe I should halve my reading time and do other things. I mean if the biggest names in the genre were not doing much for me, maybe thrillers or Fantasy are simply not my cup of tea.

Despite all this, I had a hunch that Whiskey Sour would be a good enough read. See, I've been a visitor to J.A. Konrath's blog, and I thought, if he could devote his lampooning and mickey taking brain cells to writing fiction, then his book could not only be slick and smart, but also funny. And the book was all of those things and more. Till now, I didn't get the appeal of the umbrella term 'black humor' or black comedy. I found movies with that tag quite unfunny. Like Fargo, The Wolf Of Wall Street, and Pulp Fiction. No, Pulp Fiction was funny at times. Anyway, so was Whiskey Sour. The opening salvo of jokes and puns were relentless in the first half of the book. I found myself telling a couple of the jokes from the book to my brother. I haven't done that in ages.

The characterization in Whiskey Sour is nearly world class. It's very good. Not only that but the heroine, Jack Daniels, looks to be a person with a lot more to say and reveal. I did find the accumulation of details about her slightly overwhelming. I mean, if a character has too many mannerisms, he or she just becomes like a walking cliche or a bunch of tics. Just ask post 1950 Hercule Poirot. But fortunately the author stopped his tendency to elaborate at the right time. The other characters in the book were all much more interesting than the main villain, and that's something uncanny. Even the kind, gentle daughter of Booster, was very well sketched and made an impact with me. Same goes for the tubby, gluttonous, genial, kind, and optimistic Benedict and the sleazy Harry McGlade, and the brave, half good, half fallen, Phineas Troutt.

The plot itself is good, and Jack possesses quite some flair and talent as a detective - well lieutenant. She makes use not of abduction, like Sherlock Holmes did, but of plain old deduction. She makes her work sound simple when it's not. I wish the climax was better. It was not satisfying enough. I guess I wanted Jack to throw more one liners at the villain. I wanted the guy arrested instead of killed outright. That's because I wanted a sliver of self doubt to crawl in the villain's sick mind. I wanted him to live enough to know that he, the woman killer, has been bested by a woman. But he still got his comeuppance in a believable and somewhat symbolic way. This book rekindled my passion for reading and I'm looking forward to reading the next one in the series. I really liked Whiskey Sour and that, I believe, is reflected in my rating and my review. Ta. ...more

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Dec 30, 2016 La Tonya Jordan rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Recommends it for: Mystery Lovers

Recommended to La Tonya by: Mystery Book Club Carmel, IN

Shelves: good-read

Jack Daniels is short for Jacqueline. Lieutenant Jack Daniels is chasing a serial killer by the name of "The Gingerbread Man". His murders are becoming more deadly and sadistic at each turn. The entire Chicago Police Department is looking for him as well as the feds.

Lieutenant Jack Daniels and her partner Detective Herb Benedict are following up each lead with precise. But, "The Gingerbread Man" starts to have an obsession with killing Jack and will stop at nothing to make sure she dies with pa ...more

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Aug 27, 2007 LJ rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: police_procedural, mystery, contemporary_post_1945, illinois

WHISKEY SOUR (Police Procedural-Chicago-Cont) – VG
Konrath, J.A. – 1st in series
Hyperion, 2004- Hardcover
Lt. "Jack," short for Jacqueline, Daniels can't seem to sustain a relationship. Her partner, Herb, will eat anything, anytime. Together, they are on the hunt for "The Gingerbread Man," a serial killer who tortures women before killing them. Oh, and the FBI profilers think it's a hunchback who likes horses.
*** This was great! The characters are marvelous, the dialogue is crisp and funny, and ye ...more

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Sep 22, 2010 Jim rated it really liked it

Shelves: action, 1paper, 3series, mystery-thriller, 2fiction

I gave this 4 stars, although it's probably only a 3 star book. It's an entertaining thriller - serial killer tracked by Lt. Jack Daniels, a cop. She's as tough & gritty as any I've read about. The action scenes are well done, dialogue is good & the plot is ample.

I gave this book an extra star because I got it for free from Konrath's site:
http://www.jakonrath.com
I think that's a great way to introduce a series. I've already bought the next 2 books & they're on their way, so the freebie got the ...more

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Feb 28, 2022 Kristie rated it liked it

Shelves: audio, mystery, humor, kindle-unlimited

This book was not light and funny as I expected it to be. It had some humor, mostly funny banter, but it was also more graphic and gory than I expected it to be. The parts told from the perspective of the killer were a bit much at times. If you have difficulty reading anything with abuse, torture, animal and child abuse/torture, murder, sexual assault, etc, then you want to avoid this one.

The story was decent and I enjoyed the characters of Jack and Herb. Harry drove me crazy, as I guess he's s ...more

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Jul 06, 2019 Ted Tayler rated it it was amazing

"A potent mix"

That's the thing with a Jack Daniels; one can lead to several when they're so easy to digest. I could imagine myself finishing the series in a few sessions. All the ingredients are here. A rich mix of characters on the right side of the law. A sick psychopath to rival any villain in modern literature. Everything is laced with acid sharp dialogue and irreverent humour. Sit back and let the concoction tickle your taste buds. It's not an award-winning red wine of a book perhaps, but i ...more

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Dec 07, 2020 Michelle rated it really liked it

Shelves: owned-books

It was good. A little cookie cutter when it came to the villian but he was one sick puppy. Jack and her partner were done very well. I liked how flawed they both were but how supportive of each other they were. Friends and allies. I liked the angle of having Jacks mother having been a cop who worked her way up the ladder in a male job as well. It's a series that took me a little by surprise and one I am looking forward to fallowing. ...more

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Dec 31, 2016 Tonya rated it really liked it

This is the first book of this series. it was good but I've read them out of order these books really need to be read in order due to the same character in them. ...more

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Aug 23, 2020 John rated it liked it · review of another edition

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This is the debut of a substantial series by J. A. Konrath featuring a female Chicago police lieutenant, Violent Crimes division, named Jack Daniels. She's in her mid-forties, rarely hears her birth name Jacqueline, and has been solitary for years after a failed marriage; she's also highly intelligent, obviously competent, matter-of-fact, and virtually married to her job with only occasional forays into a pool hall. I think her first-person narration of systematic police procedure, with a bit of This is the debut of a substantial series by J. A. Konrath featuring a female Chicago police lieutenant, Violent Crimes division, named Jack Daniels. She's in her mid-forties, rarely hears her birth name Jacqueline, and has been solitary for years after a failed marriage; she's also highly intelligent, obviously competent, matter-of-fact, and virtually married to her job with only occasional forays into a pool hall. I think her first-person narration of systematic police procedure, with a bit of terse sarcasm, will make the series work.

What didn't work for me very well in this first outing was the author's selection of a thriller structure in which scenes from a psychopathic serial killer's point of view, told in third person but immersed in the killer's thought process, are interspersed with Jack's first-person narration. I count 17 chapters for the killer against only 29 for Jack. That's 34 abrupt switches of person and point of view. In general, I'll argue that the inclusion of chapters from a culprit's perspective works best if there are no more than half a dozen of them.

In this case, it doesn't help that most of the killer's chapters are standard textbook serial killer psychology, the only really original component being that we see the killer has an overall plan. Not so original and rarely believable, but not a spoiler because it's in the publisher's blurb, is that the killer decides to target the lead investigator also. Much worse: the killer's delight in torturing attractive young women is thrust at us repeatedly; big trigger warning, folks, and yes, that's what he wants to do to Jack too.

Jack's relationship and interactions with the rest of her Chicago police team are solid and make enjoyable reading (except for some fat-shaming), and her partner Herb is quite likable, but the two FBI agents are so moronic I thought they must be impostors...well, no, I was wrong. Fans of the FBI aren't going to like their scenes at all.

Overall, a tightly written, mostly grim novel with touches of humor and humanity. ...more

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Dec 30, 2019 Alaina rated it liked it

Shelves: 2019, kindle-unlimited, thriller, audiobook, december-2019, fiction, mystery

Such a fun mystery book!

Whiskey Sour has always been on my mind. Every time I scrolled through KU books. Never had the guys to take the toe dip into the book until now. Let me tell you, I wasn't disappointed one bit. Ever since I met Jacqueline, I was in love. It also doesn't hurt that I like Whiskey either..

The mystery was what kept me alive. I was exhausted when I dove into this and it somehow woke me up (even after having a cup of coffee).

BRB gotta jet home and then I will finish the review. ...more

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Jul 21, 2020 Cori rated it liked it

Shelves: modern-crime, thrillers

Solid, cornerstone-of-the-genre detective novel. There's nothing new under the sun in this book; Whiskey Sour is your stereotypical crime cocktail with all the expected ingredients: troubled cop, alcohol, slew of hacked up bodies, alcohol, groan worthy puns, alcohol, two dimensional characters, and comedic relief partner. And alcohol.

While nothing mind-blowing happens in terms of plot and twists, the familiar tropes are comfortable and entertaining. I'd consider reading the next book in the ser ...more

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May 28, 2015 Lauren rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: kick-ass-heroines, serial-killers, fbi-agents, audiobooks, prickly-heroine, police-procedural, female-detectives

Whiskey Sour
4 Stars

Lieutenant Jacqueline “Jack” Daniels (yes, yes that’s her name), is a seasoned Chicago detective investigating a series of horrific murders of young women committed by a killer calling himself the Gingerbread Man. Once Jack takes over the case, the killer becomes obsessed with her and things become a lot more personal.

***Beware: short rant ahead***
The only strike against this book is the derisive and dismissive attitude toward the FBI. Whether the author likes it or not (and h Whiskey Sour
4 Stars

Lieutenant Jacqueline “Jack” Daniels (yes, yes that’s her name), is a seasoned Chicago detective investigating a series of horrific murders of young women committed by a killer calling himself the Gingerbread Man. Once Jack takes over the case, the killer becomes obsessed with her and things become a lot more personal.

***Beware: short rant ahead***
The only strike against this book is the derisive and dismissive attitude toward the FBI. Whether the author likes it or not (and he obviously doesn’t), the FBI is not a group of bumbling nincompoops, but a highly efficient and effective law enforcement agency. Moreover, profiling, while not an exact science, is also not the punchline to a ridiculous joke, but a useful tool in narrowing down suspects, motives and modus operandi.

With that out of the way …

Other than the aforementioned annoying portrayal of the FBI, this is a solid police procedural/serial killer story with an original and compelling heroine.

Jack's intelligence and take-no-prisoners approach is reminiscent of other female detectives driven to seek justice such as Jane Rizzoli, D. D Warren and Kate Burkholder. Despite her harsh profession and egregious personal life, Jack is not cold or bitter and she truly seems to care for the victims.

Most of the secondary characters, aside from Jack, are stereotypical and one dimensional. Whether it be the overweight, food obsessed partner or the smarmy ex-boyfriend and his skeevy new girlfriend or the psychopathic and misogynistic killer determined to exterminate the female of the species one woman at a time. Nevertheless, each contributes to the overall tension and excitement of the story and the Gingerbread Man is a particularly chilling and diabolical villain.

The writing is sharp with gritty descriptions of the murders that may disturb some readers and the parts presented from the killer’s POV are spine tingling and blood curdling (forgive the melodramatics here).

The dual narration by Susie Breck and husband Dick Hill is excellent. They capture all the small nuances of the characters’ personality traits.

All in all, a promising beginning to the series and I look forward to continuing. ...more

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Jan 30, 2019 Mike Kazmierczak rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Book 1 of Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels series
I kind of went all-in on Konrath before really reading anything beyond his short stories. While I currently have fourteen of his novels already purchased and on my To Be Read list, this is really the first one I read. Yes, technically I did read AFRAID but he wrote that as Jack Kilborn, his not-so-secret pen name. Kilborn is supposed to author the scarier novels while Konrath writes everything else. Or at least that's how I understand it. Anyway, WHISKEY ...more

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Nov 21, 2014 Lisa Kay rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Recommended to Lisa Kay by: Rebecca NJ

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★★★★✩ (This is a review of the audiobook.) Nicely narrated by Susie Breck (female voices) and Dick Hill (male voices). I liked this method, as it worked well with the book, since we get the female detective's first person POV and the villain's thoughts. The psycho was a little too sick for me, so I skim-read some of those chapters instead of listening; however, I'll continue with the series. Fast listen and well paced. It kept me up until the wee hours reading and listening. ...more

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Jun 17, 2009 Terri rated it it was amazing

Shelves: thrillers-suspense, mysteries

I loved this book. Jack Daniels is the kind of cop I like and her determination to catch the Gingerbread Man. Konrath was excellent in making Jack a strong,likeable character and I will defintiely read more!

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J.A. Konrath

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Joe Konrath has written over a dozen novels in the Lt. Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels thriller series. They do not have to be read chronologically to be enjoyed, but the order is: Whiskey Sour, Bloody Mary, Rusty Nail, Dirty Martini, Fuzzy Navel, Cherry Bomb, Shaken, Stirred, Rum Runner, Last Call, White Russian, Shot Girl, and Chaser. More coming soon.

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“Sorry to hear about your Dad."
He shrugged. "He was seventy, and we always told him fast food would kill him."
"Heart attack?"
"He was hit by a Pizza Express truck.” — 29 likes

“I wish I was like that. More carefree."

"Anyone can be. People aren't carved out of marble. We're all works in progress. The trick is to define ourselves, rather than let outside influences define us.” — 9 likes

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