Lt. 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—all were involved in one of Jack’s previous cases. With her stalwart partner, Herb, hospitalized and unable to help, Jack follows a trail of death throughout the Midwest, on a collision course with the smartest and deadliest adversary she has 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 Lt. Jack Daniels’ third, and most exciting, adventure yet.
“Konrath creates the perfect blend of pulse-pounding thrills, side-splitting humor.”— David Ellis,author of In the Company of Liars
“Jack Daniels is a detective for the new millennium: sharply witty, deftly wry, and unabashedly cleve." —James Rollins, author of Black Order
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"At last, a book that is fun to read, interesting characters that you care about, interesting plot developments and a book that is hard to put down. It is simply fun to read----no prizes for this book or for the series, just entertaining reading. At times, a little bloody and gruesome but fun. "
— Randy (4 out of 5 stars)
" A quick two day read... As always creepy bad guys and a few black humor chuckles along the way... As always the chapters in the killer's voice are balanced by the crazy chaos that Lt Jack Daniels always finds herself in! "
— Heidi, 2/8/2014" Jack is once again in combat with members of the Kork family. A Bell jar with twenty human toes packed in salt found in Diane Kork's house. Having Bud Kork tell Jack and Herb that the root cellar is full of buried bodies and then confirming at least eighteen graves. Bud Kork beating his head into the floor hard enough to cause a skull fracture and resulting in coma. A Gingerbread Man being left with a note saying "I'm back". A video tape of the doctor who analysed the handwriting on the note being skinned. finally, an attractive young lady becoming engaged to Harry McGlade and when Harry convinces Jack to act as his best man and gets Jack to persuade Phin to give away Harry's bride. The bride actually befriends Jack and for the first time in twenty years, Jack has a friend. Things really start to come apart when Bud's common-law wife takes out the team who escort her from twelve years in prison to show where bodies are buried and then breaks out Bud Kork from the hospital. Their involvement with the wedding complicates Harry and Jack's Life to an entirely new level. Follow the twists in the plot and the heroic actions of all the principle players for the exciting turn from failure to success for Jack and some friends. A breath taking read. "
— Joe, 1/17/2014" too much detail with the killing part. Too graphic for my taste. Rest of the book was good. "
— Kim, 1/15/2014" Well done. Be warned, though; lot of torture and killing. Within its own confines the plot held up well. One odd note: two of the series characters seemed to think a colonoscopy is only for men. Not true. "
— Derk, 1/14/2014" The third installment in the Jack Daniels series was a little graphic for my taste. However, I still enjoyed it and it definitely held some moments which made the book worthwhile. A must read for a fan of the series or someone looking for an excellent mystery/thriller novel. "
— Heather, 1/6/2014" Pretty gory and somewhat predictable. However, the protagonist was fun and apparently the villain pops up again in later books in the series. "
— Gail, 12/29/2013" I think I'll need to go back and read the first two in this series--I thought it would be fluffier, but it was a pretty meaty mystery , but a lot of death. "
— Kriscrowe, 12/20/2013" The third book in the Jack Daniels series really delivers! A great, thrilling ride- I'm looking forward to the next one. "
— Janet, 11/18/2013" love these books! another good read in this series. "
— Robin, 11/18/2013" I'm really not sure why I like this series! "
— Rachel, 11/10/2013" I love this series. It's the perfect balance of suspense, humor, and a little gore. Great brain candy. "
— Maggie, 5/28/2013" Too grahic for my taste, but a good thriller! Especially gripping end. "
— Puja, 4/20/2013" I like this series. Starting the next book tonight. "
— Deanna, 2/9/2013" Hideous and diabolical - not your grannies thriller! "
— Kerry, 1/26/2013" Fun, easy cop-drama but with humor too. Good for killing time on a rainy day. "
— Dave, 5/24/2012" Another great Jack Daniels book. I loved the wedding scene. Definitely a series I will continue with. Mr. Whiskers is quite a character. "
— Luanne, 5/23/2012" Pretty graphic book - not for anyone who doesn't like violent books. "
— Debbie, 4/27/2012" I liked it, but it wasn't as good as the first two. I had a feeling who Alex was fairly early on but I still read it very quickly. "
— Katie, 11/22/2011" Rusty Nail was just...not great, but not bad. But I love the series as a whole and will most definately read the next one. "
— Leslie, 10/6/2011" I do like this series but this had some really gruesome stuff. "
— Joan, 9/19/2011" Gingerbread Man serial killer from first book in series has some seriously crazy kinfolk sweet on revenge. "
— Ruth, 7/16/2011" Edge of your seat, nail bitting right to the end. "
— Norma, 6/10/2011" Just an okay story. Very quick and easy read. None of the characters were too annoying, but there wasn't really any strong development either. And it was rather easy to predict the who did it. "
— Kellylynn, 5/17/2011" Audio Book. The Ginger Bread man's whole family comes after Jack. The mom, dad, brother and sister are all after Jack. All of them but the mastermind sister die. She marries Harry McGlade and dopes Jack, Harry and Finn at the reception so she can kidn "
— Jake, 5/6/2011" Audio Book. The Ginger Bread man's whole family comes after Jack. The mom, dad, brother and sister are all after Jack. All of them but the mastermind sister die. She marries Harry McGlade and dopes Jack, Harry and Finn at the reception so she can kidn "
— Jake, 5/6/2011" Blood, guts and belly laughs! This is the most real woman I've read and to think it's written by a dude. Go figure! All the secondary characters are all so well written. "
— Vfields, 3/5/2011" Ah, my favorite genre. Cheesy fun serial-killer books. Gloriously cheesy, laugh out loud funny and totally over the top grossness. These may be my new Sookie replacement, except there is no hot Vampire Eric character. "
— Bridget, 2/3/2011" I like this series. Starting the next book tonight. "
— Deanna, 11/27/2010" Another good read & I was a bit surprised considering the reused plot elements, but I enjoyed it. Lots of action & excellent dynamics. I'm looking forward to reading the entire series now. "
— Jim, 10/4/2010" Makes me want to try a Rusty Nail...and proves that your past can come back and bite you on the a#@. "
— Kathy, 9/5/2010" I love this series but they get more graphic and gory as we go along. A few times during this book I was like WOW do I even want to know what comes next? But I love the characters and cant wait to see what will happen to them next! "
— Stacy, 8/24/2010" at first the story didn't grab me, but as I read the story got better. "
— Jeanette, 8/17/2010J. A. Konrath has written over thirty novels and over a hundred short stories in the mystery, thriller, horror, and sci-fi genres. He twice won the Love Is Murder Award for best thriller, the Derringer Award, and the Ellery Queen Readers Choice Award, and has been nominated for many others. His fiction has appeared in dozens of magazines and anthologies including Ellery Queen, Alfred Hitchcock, Cemetery Dance, The Strand, and he also blogs for the Huffington Post. Find out more at www.jakonrath.com.
Susie Breck’s work has garnered awards both as narrator and director. She won an Audie Award, the audiobook industry’s top honor, for her narration of Sharyn McCrumb’s Ghost Riders. She is married to fellow voice talent Dick Hill, an AudioFile Golden Voice.
Laural Merlington is an audiobook narrator with over two hundred titles to her credit and a winner of multiple Earphones Awards. An Audie Award nominee, she has also directed over one hundred audiobooks. She has performed and directed for thirty years in theaters throughout the country. In addition to her extensive theater and voice-over work, she teaches college in her home state of Michigan.