June/July 2012 Group Read: Whiskey Sour

[Nancy H]

M. wrote: "I'm loving everyone's comments on whether or not Jackie thinks & acts too much like a man. I'm mostly amazed that we're still having such a discussion in 2012. True, a majority of men may have ce..."

I agree, M. It never occurred to me to compare how Jack thinks like a man, because like you, I look at people as individuals. I, too, will be reading more of this series.

[Dottie]

I'm surprised that I seem to be one of the few that really liked these books. I really enjoyed it. I ended up with the six pack that had all the books on my kindle, so I just read thru the entire series and really loved it. I'm trying really hard to keep this about the first book and not talk about the others, so I apologize if I do.
Yes I do think the author makes the FBI guys out to be some kind of definite idiots. I really don't understand the obvious disdain for the FBI but I can get over it.
It was a disappointment that Harry ended up saving the day, I was surprised that more wasn't made out of it. I really thought the taking down of the killer should have gone to Jack or Herb.
Herb definitely has an eating disorder, but I love him for it. Yes the candy is a disappointment, and I honestly didn't even think about it until reading these posts, I just skimmed right over that, so they got me on that one!
All in all I loved it - especially the snippets of humor and sarcasm throughout. I wish I could remember some of those great one liners to use on my friends and family!

[Michael]

I’d like to thank Donna for the Group Read. I probably wouldn’t have read any of Konrath’s novels otherwise. It’s nice to discover a new author and I definitely will be reading more of his books.

[M.]

The Goodreads system just told me there was a "problem" saving a longer comment I made on Herb's eating, so here's a summary:

Part way into the book, I started to think the eating schtick was overdone. Then the bag of candy entered & was used (effectively, I think) to set up tension. It fit perfectly with Herb's gluttony. His shrug about where it came from created an expectation of disaster or near disaster. As he chomped away, I half expected Jackie to finally be lulled and take one, only to encounter the razor blade.

At any rate, I thought both the eating and the candy had decent payoffs in terms of plot. Other aspects of Herb kept him from being one-dimensional.

[Jeremiah]

Really loved the book. Picked up the series for my Kindle and am heading into the 3rd book now. Thank you for this one.

[aPriL does feral sometimes]

I'm locking all of my doors NOW! Started this today...

[aPriL does feral sometimes]

I enjoyed the book very much. It delivered. I want to continue with the series. Daniels is very cool and funny, and this is a completely traditional modern mystery novel. I've been reading adult mysteries since the 1970's and Daniels is the usual tough female detective with dark sunglasses playing in the men's sandbox. No nuances, no surprises, and so far, not a female flounce or flutter in any sentence.