✍ Scribed by J. A. Konrath
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Konrath's third outing to feature Chicago police lieutenant Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels, like its predecessors, Whiskey Sour and Bloody Mary , offers violent thrills peppered with hilarious one-liners. Jack's receipt of an anonymous snuff video that looks like the work of a serial killer called the Gingerbread Man, who was recently brought to justice, marks the start of a cat-and-mouse game with the killer, who plucks victims from the periphery of Jack's world—both professional and private. When Jack shakes the Gingerbread Man's twisted family tree, she unearths an unspeakable history of depravity and awakens sleeping dogs better left alone. A wedding in the woods turns sinister after a poison-laced champagne toast renders everyone in the wedding party unconscious, and Jack must race to save her friends from the surprise demon spawn that has outwitted her—though perhaps not the reader. Some may find that the surfeit of gore detracts from the engaging characters, true guffaws and tightly knit subplots.
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"Excellent smart-mouth thrills . . . my advice: Take a long sip." -- Lee Child
"Snappy dialogue. Powerful action. A fabulous character to spend time with." -- David Morrell
"This is a solid and successful sophomore effort that demands the next drink -- er, installment -- and soon" -- M.J. Rose
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### From Publishers Weekly Konrath's third outing to feature Chicago police lieutenant Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels, like its predecessors, _Whiskey Sour_ and _Bloody Mary_ , offers violent thrills peppered with hilarious one-liners. Jack's receipt of an anonymous snuff video that looks like the work