Jacqueline “Jack” Daniels of the Chicago Police Department is back, and once again she’s up to her Armani in murder.
Someone is sending Jack snuff videos. The victims are people she knows, and they share a common trait — each was involved in one of Jack’s previous cases. With her stalwart partner hospitalized and unable to help, Jack follows a trail of death throughout the Midwest, on a … a collision course with the smartest and deadliest adversary she’s ever known.
During the chase, Jack jeopardizes her career, her love life, and her closest friends. She also comes to a startling realization — serial killers have families, and blood runs thick.
Rusty Nail features more of the laugh-out-loud humor and crazy characters that saturated Whiskey Sour and Bloody Mary, without sacrificing the nail-biting thrills. This is Jack Daniels’s third, and most exciting, adventure yet.
About the Author
JA Konrath is the author of eight novels in the Jack Daniels thriller series. They do not have to be read in chronological order to be enjoyed, but for those who want to know it is: Whiskey Sour, Bloody Mary, Rusty Nail, Dirty Martini, Fuzzy Navel, Cherry Bomb, Shaken, and Stirred.
Jack also appears in the novels Shot of Tequila, Flee, Spree, Three, Timecaster Supersymmetry, Banana Hammock, and Serial Killers Uncut, as well as the short story collection Jack Daniels Stories, and the novellas Floaters and Burners.
Last Call, the ninth Jack Daniels novel, will be available in spring of 2013.
Konrath writes horror under the name Jack Kilborn, including the bestsellers Afraid, Trapped, and Endurance.
He has sold over a million ebooks.
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Fuck this is an intense read!
LIke seriously, I was flipping the pages like a madman. I had to know what the heck was going on. Who was the killer? Who was next?
This one blew me away too. I kinda had a suspicion that Holly was bad news but I had no idea just how bad.
I’m so wanting more right now. I am kinda pissed it’s over.
Yeah, this is one of …
The main plot is the mystery, told in first-person POV from Jack’s perspective, as well as various third-person POVs, including the killer. The story moves at a steady pace, building to a pulse-pounding climax. Humor is woven throughout to keep it from getting too dark, and this really helps an otherwise gruesome story from getting too morbid. I …
I love this whole Detective Jack Daniels series. Konrath really does his research on so many subjects giving the books facts that make the story line more realistic. He gives the characters a great sense of humor even at some of the most intense times. I wish they would make the series into a movie or tv show like Connelly did with Detective Harry …
Another awesome installment to the Jack Daniels series!
A small backstory:
Jack has her hands full this time as she takes on a family of crazy killers that are out to get her and it is somehow tied to her old case of the Gingerbread Man. In this story though, Herb is not helping her as he has some issues of his own and is not able to be by her …
I honestly didn’t think this series could get any more twisted but it did! I lost count of how many times I said “THAT’S SICK!” but I just can’t stop reading this series . I figured out who the new killer was but it was still shocking.
Very good book! I loved Jack because she seemed more real than a lot of police women. I don’t like the mouthy tough-acting type. There were some scary parts, but they can be skipped over without hurting your enjoyment of the book.
Average read about a. Female cop detective.
Rusty Nail is the third book of J.A. Konrath Jack Daniels series. At the opening of the book the author has this to say among a few other things:
This was also the book where I got my first real hate mail. Some readers thought it was too violent. As in the rest of the series, I never have graphic depictions of violence or carnage. I use minimal …