Shaken (Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels, #7) (Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels Mystery)

by J.A. Konrath

Chicago cop Jacqueline “Jack” Daniels has chased and caught dozens of dangerous criminals over the course of her career. But she’s about to meet her match.

When Jack wakes up in a storage locker, bound and gagged, she knows with chilling certainty who her abductor is.

He’s called “Mr. K,” and more than two hundred homicides have been attributed to him. His victims have died in the most horrible ways imaginable: he is the essence of evil. Some think he’s just an urban legend, but he’s very, very real. Jack has tangled with him twice in the past, and both times he managed to slip away.

Now Jack will finally have the chance to confront the maniac she’s been hunting for over twenty-five years. Unfortunately, it won’t be on her terms. In less than two hours, Mr. K is going to do to Jack what he’s done to countless others. And Jack is going to learn that sometimes the good guys don’t win...

• ISBN10: 1935597213
• ISBN13: 9781935597216
• Publish Date: 22 February 2011
• Publish Status: Active
• Out of Print: 14 November 2022
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Amazon Publishing
• Imprint: AmazonEncore
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 308
• Language: English

Reviews

The narrative unfolds for the protagonist in three separate time periods; the present is supplemented by two additional insights into Jack's past. Since they are all from the first person perspective, it's an interesting challenge for the writer. Ultimately the book comes together nicely and the effort works to great effect. Being the first book in the series to attempt something, Konrath deserves credit for attempting the fairly unconventional maneuver. It wouldn't have been as impactful earlier in the series. Now that readers are more in tune with the main character, this was the perfect time for a plot like this. Readers are invested enough for this roller coaster ride to be more consuming. It really works and made for a fun read.