Whiskey Sour

Are you kidding me? You've got a fairly macabre series of murders, a handful of clever cops, an interesting collection of characters only tangentially related to the main story. It all adds up to a solid police procedural with a healthy (but not overwhelming) dose of humor. Why haven't I been reading about Daniels and her crew for years?

Best of all is that Jack Daniels is a real female hero–not some sort of super-woman like Lisbeth Salander or action hero like Charlie Fox. Not a comic hero like Stephanie Plum. A driven, smart gal who's good at her job. That's all you need in real life–and with a good writer, that does the trick in novels, too

I'm ready for another round.