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    Cherry Bomb
    Cherry Bomb
    Cherry Bomb
    Audiobook9 hours

    Cherry Bomb

    Written by J.A. Konrath

    Narrated by Susie Breck and Dick Hill

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    About this audiobook

    At the end of Fuzzy Navel, J. A. Konrath surprised listeners with an agonizing cliff-hanger: One of Lieutenant Jacqueline “Jack” Daniels’s loved ones is dead. But who? Listeners were left clamoring to know more.

    Cherry Bomb, the sixth Jack Daniels mystery, opens at the funeral. While Jack stands graveside, tears in her eyes, her cell phone rings. It’s the killer, escaped maniac Alex Kork, taunting Jack, drawing her ever further into a twisted game of cat and mouse. Because while Alex is more than willing to kill random victims, Jack is her true prey. But which woman wants revenge more?

    Cherry Bomb is J. A. Konrath’s most gripping novel of suspense yet—filled with twists and turns that will keep listeners on the edge of their seats.

    “One part murder, two parts mayhem, with a generous splash of humor and garnished with some of the most interesting characters in current fiction.” –Bookreporter.com

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateJul 7, 2009
    ISBN9781423312666
    Cherry Bomb
    Author

    J.A. Konrath

    Joe Konrath has sold more than two million books in twenty countries. He’s written over thirty novels and over a hundred short stories in the mystery, thriller, horror, and sci-fi genres. He’s twice won the Love is Murder Award for best thriller, and has also won the Derringer Award, and the Ellery Queen Readers Choice Award, and has been nominated for many others including the Anthony, Macavity, and Gumshoe. Konrath edited the collection These Guns for Hire, and his fiction has appeared in dozens of magazines and anthologies including Ellery Queen, Alfred Hitchcock, Cemetery Dance, The Strand, Thriller edited by James Patterson, and Wolfsbane & Mistletoe edited by Charlaine Harris (True Blood). He’s considered a pioneer in self-publishing. His blog, A Newbie’s Guide to Publishing, gets several million hits per year, and Konrath has been featured in Forbes, Entertainment Weekly, Newsweek, Playboy, USA Today, Time, Woman's World, the LA Times, and the New York Times among many other periodicals. He also blogs for the Huffington Post. Find out more at www.jakonrath.com.

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    • 3/5
      I agree with the other reviewer that this story line went off at least one book too long. I generally enjoy the books in this series, but a new villain might be nice. If you don't want to read about gratuitous violence or overly sexist/immature humor, then this series is not for you. For the audiobook, I don't care for the female reader - noticeable lisp that is at times distracting. Male reader does a great job speaking in the different voices of the characters.
    • 4/5
      So who was that Alex Kord killed last. Unfortunately it will not be the last loved one of Jack that she will go after. Will Alex win, can Jack and her friends win or will Jack be the last one standing against Alex.
      An enjoyable thriller.
    • 3/5
      Cherry Bomb
      3 Stars

      In the aftermath of the attack on her home and the death of a loved one, Lieutenant Jack Daniels must confront the darkest side of her soul and decide whether vengeance against the maniacal Alex Kork is worth the price of her badge and her honor.

      Not up to Konrath's usual standards.

      The characterization takes a weird and irritating turn. Who is the whiny woman who has taken over Jack Daniels' body? Since when did Phin become so smarmy? How could Harry McGlade possibly get even more grotesque? Why can't Alex Kork just die? And where the hell is Mr. Friskers?

      The cat vs. mouse storyline between Jack and Alex Kork has gone on for far too long and the descriptions of Alex's sadism and violence are excessive and completely unnecessary. They do nothing to ratchet up the tension, and it is impossible to care about any of the victims as they are completely underdeveloped stereotypical placeholders rather than actual characters.

      While this series has been enjoyable over all, Cherry Bomb is a lackluster installment and the time has come for me to take a break from Jack for the time being or lose interest for good.
    • 5/5
      In this novel, the sixth book of the eight book Lt Jack Daniels series, Jack returns with all of her pals, including Herb, her partner who is
      apparently the size of a sumo wrestler, Phinn, the pool hall hustler who is dying of cancer, Harry, the former cop turned private eye who can't help being obnoxious, and, most importantly, Alex, the female serial
      killer who has escaped from prison and more than anything wants
      revenge on Jack. The story consists of alternating chapters telling the tale from both Jack and Alex's point of views. it is a fastpaced, easy-
      reading tale. The chase is on when Jack receives a call from Alex at
      Latham's funeral and it is nonstop action to the end. On the way, the road is littered with blood and bodies and destruction. This also may
      prove to be the end of Jack's career with the police force.
    • 4/5
      Another nice, fast read in the Jack Daniels series. This one ended the Alex-saga nicely and I look forward to a new chapter in the next book.
    • 3/5
      2.5 starts. Another typical Jack Daniels mystery, without the mystery. Before I picked up the book, I knew it was going to be about Alex & 3 of 6 about the same psycho just gets old. I was pretty sure I knew what the basic plot would be & was right, so there were no shockers overall. Specifics were pretty good though. The monkey had me chortling at times, but I have a very low sense of humor, so be warned.

      I'm fairly sure where the series has to go from here, but I think I'm done, at least for now. I'll watch my friends reviews just in case something new & exciting pops. There is a chance, but somehow I doubt it.
    • 4/5
      Thinking about it, Alex knows that with the mutual destruction of both hers and Jacks families has left them even but, a psychopath can only think that complete painful elimination of all Jack's family and friends is the only balance for her. So she calls Jack and tells her she is coming after her again and of course, Jack repeats the threat back at Alex. After all, Alex had beat Jack to the hospital and killed her fiance when the ambulance pulled up to the hospital emergency dock as well as all the staff on the dock. This is an exciting dual between blood enemies but, Alex has no conscience and Jack has to make provisions to protect her family and friends. Surely, the match doesn't seem too even. Much suspense, tension and excitement while the contest plays out. Konrath mixes dark visions with humor!
    • 5/5
      If you haven't read any of the books in the series, then you need to read the first one and enjoy the ride. CHerry Bomb is such a great read! The books opens right where the last book leaves off. A psycho serial killer has killed someone in Jack's life that she loves, and in the first sentence of this book we find out who it is. For obvious reasons, I won't say who it is, you'll have to read it to find out. This is a great cat and mouse between Alex Kork who is taunting Jack by killing everyone she loves and wants a final showdown between her and Jack. And what a show down this is. This book has a way that keeps the reader hooked till the final page. I pretty much read it in a 24 hour period, I hated to put it down, it was that good. I love the character of Harry! Honestly, I was laughing out loud at him, and what Harry said and did. He was just to funny. I also loves Slappy. I won't deprive you on the experience of finding out who he is, but he's a hoot too. I also liked this book because it shows Jack Daniels darker side. As a reader, we really get to see the toll this cat and mouse game takes on Jack, and it's not pretty. That just adds to Jack's character. I. Loved. This. Book. I hateed to see it end. If you've read all of the books in the series, you have to read this one. As I said if you haven't read the series, then do yourself a favor and start the series and enjoy the ride. You don't be sorry, I sure wasn't. I hope there are more in the series. I love Harry, funny as all get out. :O) He's a piece of work that you can't help but to love.
    • 2/5
      I've been reading this series since it started with Whiskey Sour and couldn't stop raving about it. I was eagerly anticipating this book since Fuzzy Navels heart stopping, cliff hanger of an ending. The past books had enough humor and irreverence to make up for all the horror. They were wonderful police procedural's as well as mysteries. The reason why I gave this book such a low rating is that I know that JA Konrath could have done so much better. After all, as I said, he managed to hook me into this series with his other books. So had he made more of an effort to keep our adrenaline jacked with more than just a series of random killings that did nothing to move the plot along I may have been a little less harsh in my review. But this offering is nothing but non-stop gratuitous murder, yes we get the fact that Kork is a nut case and this is her reason for living, but a break would have been nice, there is no humor and the fact that Jack would have had sex so soon (I would explain why this is disturbing to me, but it would mean adding something that would spoil the book for those who haven't read it yet) doesn't ring true and only goes to show that men authors may not really want to write books from a woman's POV. Too much of this book forces me to suspend disbelief to the point that I may as well have been reading a paranormal. The characters have not developed any farther than they had in the last book and in that one they hadn't changed one iota from the previous books, and the added character in the way of a monkey that throws his feces at everyone is well, maybe it's something a teenage boy would find hilarious, I didn't. I recommend that if you must read this because you have a compulsive need to keep up with a series, then wait and buy it in paper back. I'm sorry that I got it in hard cover and didn't buy it for my Kindle. At least I wouldn't feel so cheated.