Dirty Martini

Mixed feelings on this one. On one hand I liked it better than the last Jack Daniels story - at least from what I remember (it's been awhile since I read Rusty Nail). I basically remember being easily distracted while reading it. On the other hand, it feels a bit deja vu-ish to me. Jack, our gruff, sarcastic, fits in with the boys club, female lead character is once again chasing a diabolical criminal mastermind/mass murderer. The absolute constant “smarter than your above average cop until almost the last chapter” thing was getting a bit hard to swallow. At least he had motive other than liking to watch people suffer.

I still can't stand McGlade. Useless and Crude. I keep hoping he'll die. I keep being disappointed.

On the plus side, the humor was enjoyable and it was nice to see the “softer” side of Jack when she found out about her father.