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Dirty Martini (Jack Daniels #4)

J.A. Konrath

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Feb 17, 2012 Mike (the Paladin) rated it liked it · review of another edition

What I'm having here is another one of those "here we go again" moments. I've read all these books (up to this one I mean) and like them...in a way. Still I can't bring myself to rate any of them higher than 3 (I'd really say almost 3.5 but of course we don't have half star system). Why?

There are things in each book that either annoy, bother or frustrate me. Sometimes I'm so frustrated I think I may need to double up on my blood pressure medication.

First, while I like the character of Jack, and What I'm having here is another one of those "here we go again" moments. I've read all these books (up to this one I mean) and like them...in a way. Still I can't bring myself to rate any of them higher than 3 (I'd really say almost 3.5 but of course we don't have half star system). Why?

There are things in each book that either annoy, bother or frustrate me. Sometimes I'm so frustrated I think I may need to double up on my blood pressure medication.

First, while I like the character of Jack, and that is probably one of a couple of reasons they get as high as 3 and that I keep coming back, she also makes me beat my head against the wall. Jack Daniels is a police lieutenant, an experienced detective on a Major Crimes unit. YET, she continually ignores police procedure. She contaminates crime scenes, compromises evidence, never gets a warrant (she doesn't even call on her ubiquitous cell phone for an electronic warrant.) She also ignores simple common sense police procedure. She breaks into suspect areas not only without backup, but sometimes without letting ANYONE know where she is...charging off in pursuit without calling in, on and on... I could scream.

Also...sorry, but I've said it before I just can't stand Harry. He drives me up the wall, I wish Konrath would simply write Harry books and leave the character out of the Jack Daniels books.

I've also been a bit annoyed at the long detailed descriptions of torture and so on. I will say there's a bit less of that in this book mainly because of our maniac of this novel's choice of horrific forms of murder. (view spoiler) Made for a good book.

As noted the way Mr. Konrath writes Jack is a redeeming part of the book for me. While I hate the romance/emotional angst parts of the book the story itself and the people have kept me reading. SO FOR ME, I repeat FOR ME while I find the books flawed and in some ways frustrating and annoying I like them over all. Pretty good.

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