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Whiskey Sour
Jack Daniels · Book 1 · 2004
Audiobook available · 6 hr 55 min
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.
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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.
A few distinguishing details
- A lieutenant named Jack Daniels hunting the Gingerbread Man
- A killer who targets the officer investigating him
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Sources & further reading
- Opening chapters
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- Audiobook edition
Book information
- Author publication commentary
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- Kirkus review
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