# Whiskey Sour

By J.A. Konrath · Jack Daniels, book 1

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Chicago police lieutenant Jacqueline “Jack” Daniels is tracking a killer known as the Gingerbread Man just as her boyfriend leaves her. The investigation becomes more personal when the murderer starts intruding into her own life.

## What makes it funny?

Jack arrives at a murder scene dressed for style rather than Chicago weather, giving her partner an easy target. Another cop says fast food killed his father, then explains that a pizza-delivery truck hit him.

### The comedy at work

Jack’s first-person narration lets her mock her clothes and romantic failures while she works a grisly case. Brief, dry exchanges between colleagues keep puncturing the solemnity of police business.

### Try this if…

Police banter, a capable detective with an unsettled personal life and an aggressive serial-killer plot are the main attractions here.

### Good to know

The violence is graphic. Kidnapping, torture and the murder of women are central to the case, and the jokes sit alongside scenes of severe cruelty.

## What to expect

- Genre: Crime & thriller · Mystery
- On the shelf: Private eye & detective
- Kind of humor: Banter · Dark comedy · Dry wit
- Format: Novel
- Audiobook: 6 hr 55 min
- Published: 2004

## A few distinguishing details

- A lieutenant named Jack Daniels hunting the Gingerbread Man
- A killer who targets the officer investigating him

## Sources & further reading

- Reading sample: [Opening chapters](https://www.bookreporter.com/reviews/whiskey-sour-a-jack-daniels-mystery/excerpt)
- Book information: [Audiobook edition](https://books.apple.com/us/audiobook/whiskey-sour-jacqueline-jack-daniels-mysteries-book/id290899421)
- Author commentary: [Author publication commentary](https://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2015/08)
- Review: [Kirkus review](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/ja-konrath/whiskey-sour)