Rusty Nail (Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels, #3) (Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels Mystery, #3)

by J.A. Konrath

When someone begins sending her snuff videos starring people that she knows who had been involved in one of her previous cases, Lt. Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels of the Chicago Police launches a personal investigation, jeopardizing her career, her closest friends, and her love life in pursuit of a deadly and savvy killer.

• ISBN10: 140130088X
• ISBN13: 9781401300883
• Publish Date: 8 August 2006 (first published 5 July 2006)
• Publish Status: Transferred
• Out of Print: 20 July 2021
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Hyperion
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 384
• Language: English

Reviews

Holy fk. My last review compared this series to a Law and Order SVU episode. This one takes it straight to Criminal Minds territory. This was fantastic. I've spent the last five minutes cackling hysterically over the ending and Phin and Harry. Fk. This was great.

It is pretty graphic though. And pretty disgusting. It's a lot more crass than the first two. But it's still extremely well written and funny and riveting. The plot is full on. I felt sorry for Jack - all the bad news that kept hitting her was horrible. Plus all the hits Herb kept taking. But she's totally badass. And Herb is ready to eat.

The cat gets me everytime.

A purring sound made me turn around. Mr. Friskers was sitting in McGlade’s lap, a dead rat in his jaws. “Good kitty,” Harry said. “Good fucking kitty.” And he continued to pet him until the ambulances arrived.

Konrath, J.A.. Jack Daniels Series - Three Thriller Novels (Whiskey Sour #1, Bloody Mary #2, Rusty Nail #3) . Kindle Edition. Well...the cat and Harry.

I can't recommend these books highly enough. They're amazing.

[ibeforem]

J.A. Konrath is brutal. He can dream up some of the sickest, most twisted things I’ve ever seen in print (maybe a little bit of influence from Albert Fish here?). Yet it’s not overwhelming, tempered by Jack’s competency and sense of humor. These books keep me engaged, and there was a twist at the end of this one that I didn’t see coming until it was upon me.

[clairelm]

I really enjoyed this crime book. It was enthralling but equally fairly disturbing in parts.

[mitabird]

There were so many things that were wrong with Rusty Nail. Once again, the plot was over the top, the villain was ridiculous and the killings excessive to the point of gratuity. I ended up skimming the last 50 pages just to see if my thoughts on who the killer was correct (and it was), but I couldn't have cared less about what happened to any of the characters. Some of the humor was funny, but some of it was forced and inappropriate in light of what was going on in the story. This is a series that I will not continue reading.