Reviews for Rusty Nail (Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels Series #3)

The average rating for Rusty Nail (Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels Series #3) based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-11-18 00:00:00 Laura Donahue I love this series! This is the third book in the Jack Daniels Mystery series. The heroine of this series is Lieutenant Jacqueline 'Jack' Daniels, second generation Chicago homicide cop, age 46, looks younger, dresses nice by shopping smart, and has a self confessed smart mouth. Her life isn't looking all that good either. Her mother, the first generation homicide cop, is in a hospice facility in a coma Jack blames herself for. Her partner, Herb Benedict, her strong right had and friend is about to discover he has a tumor from his colonoscopy. She screwed up the relationship with the man she loved, and he has someone new. And there is a copycat killer following the path of Phil Kork, the serial killer whose capture made her famous, in fact, a little too famous. A big part of her problem is sexist and none-too-bright Harry McGlade. Harry was a private eye who helped her catch Kork and parlayed it into fame for both of them. Something the department is none to happy about: Harry tries to get Jack to play in a series. The series is called Fatal Autonomy, and it has made Harry McGlade rich and Jack miserable. Whenever she introduces herself to anyone they comment she has lost weight. They can't separate her from her job, and she can't separate herself from Harry. He even wants her to be his 'best man' at his wedding. Worse still, the woman he is marrying, Holly, is a Barbie doll private eye, younger than Jack, smart, a fine markswoman, black belt, and to add insult to injury sincere, friendly, and despite Jack's best ' or worst ' efforts, determined to be friends and help catch the copycat killer. She even saves Jack's life. How dare she? There is also her cat, Mr. Friskers, who doesn't seem to like her, but her Mother loves him; her lack of a sex life; and the fact it seems the serial killer is seeking revenge on Jack and everyone who was involved in catching and killing Phil Kork, including everyone and everything Jack loves. Jack is on the trail though, and the hunt will take her through the Mid-West into Kork's family history and a virtual family reunion of serial killers and mass graves. Meanwhile Konrath introduces us in alternating chapters to Alex, the serial killer behind these murders and from a twisted and shocking history tied to the Kork's. Aside from being literally knee deep in rotting corpses, Jack also manages to get shot at, threatened with losing her job, and seriously singed in a fire. It's enough to make a girl wear cheap sensible shoes to work ' a real trial for the fashion and name brand conscious Jack. The serial killer is a monster, and graphically, if never exploitatively, described ' it's all Jack can do to keep from ruining a few crime scenes. What balances that is Jack is smart, attractive, good company, a genuinely good detective, and best of all, fall out of the chair and roll on the floor funny. Slight smiles aren't her style. Jack is laugh-out-loud funny, and few books get giggles out of me. I will say this book is very violent and brutal and this is not for the faint of heart. It is very sadistic and gruesome. If you are a thriller lover and love a good serial killer book, this series is for you. I am giving this rating a 3.5 due to some violence that wasn't necessary. Just way too much.

Review # 2 was written on 2018-10-14 00:00:00 Rita Blair I really adore this series. It's got the balance just right. I like the humour and the characters. But just because it's funny, doesn't mean it's crime lite, far from it. Recommended series.