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    Fuzzy Navel
    Fuzzy Navel
    Fuzzy Navel
    Audiobook7 hours

    Fuzzy Navel

    Written by J.A. Konrath

    Narrated by Susie Breck and Dick Hill

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    About this audiobook

    Things are going well for Lieutenant Jacqueline “Jack” Daniels of the Chicago Police Department. She has solved some of the city’s toughest and most high-profile homicides. Her personal life is finally in order. Her friends and family are safe and happy. And she just got a call that eased her mind like nothing else could: Alex Kork, one of the most dangerous criminals Jack ever arrested, killed herself while in jail.

    But things sour quickly when a group of vigilantes on a murderous spree decide to take down a cop and the people she cares about…and they turn downright awful when Jack discovers that Kork may not be dead after all. The next eight hours will be the worst of Jack’s life. And that’s saying something. Fuzzy Navel is perfect for listeners who like their mysteries with a shot of humor.

    “A particularly potent mix of equal parts mirth and mayhem with a dash of sex and a twist (or two) of plot...Konrath’s latest should be taken straight, no chaser needed.” –Publishers Weekly
    “A well-shaken mix of action, humor, suspense, and sharp dialogue.” –Newsday
    “A phenomenal thriller that never disappoints.” –Lloyd Woodall, Borders Group, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan
    “J.A. Konrath has done it again. I’ve read every book, and I still want more.” –Norman Goldman, Barnes & Noble, Encino, California

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateJul 7, 2008
    ISBN9781423312574
    Fuzzy Navel
    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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    • 4/5
      Jack gets some good news when she is informed that Alex Kork has committed suicide. But then three vigilantes start shooting at people in their homes. Can her day get worse, yes it does.
      Certainly a thrilling read with moments of dark humour. On to the next in the series
    • 4/5
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      4 Stars

      Life couldn't be better for homicide lieutenant Jack Daniels - a satisfying job, a man who loves her, a house in the 'burbs and a call from the mental hospital with the welcome news that Alex Kork is dead. Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end as is evident when a team of vigilante snipers follows Jack home and takes her, and those closest to her, hostage. To top it all off, Alex returns from the dead to make Jack's life even more miserable.

      To begin with, there aren't as many gruesome descriptions as in the earlier books, which makes one wonder whether Konrath has decided to tone it down.

      While the tension and suspense are off the charts, and there are some "edge of your seat" moments, the villains are very one-dimensional and the outcome is predictable. Moreover, the Alex Kork storyline is wearing thin and it is time for Konrath to wrap it up.

      One the more positive side, the quirky cast of characters is what makes this series such a delightful read. Whether it is the tough-as-nails Jack herself, or the self-absorbed Harry McGlade, who always ends up doing something altruistic despite himself, or Jack's obese partner Herb and his terrible eating habits, or Mr. Frisker's the psycho-kitty, each and every one has something to contribute.

      In terms of the cliffhanger ending, it might have been more irritating if the next book weren't readily available. Although I have my suspicions as to which character has been killed off, mainly because he contributes nothing to the overall storyline, it will be interesting to see if my guess is correct.

      On a final note, Dick Hill and Susie Breck's narration is fantastic as always and their voices add another layer of enjoyment to the book.
    • 3/5
      I'm not quite sure what to make of this story. In some ways it's a 4 star book, but others dropped to a 2, so I'm settling on 3. Up until now, Jack Daniels has been a fairly serious cop. Oh, there's some humor, but overall it's been a serious story. Konrath pulled out the stops on this one, though. Serious turned into seriously slapstick, almost "Abbot & Costello Meet Frankenstein". It wasn't badly done, although not what I expected.

      Another change was structure. There were a lot of short chapters, each told from a different point of view & titled for that character. It was well done & I liked it. The book took place in a much smaller slice of time than normal, too. Instead of days or weeks, it takes place in hours. This made for more detail & some exhausting action.

      There were a few real kickers in here for anyone that's been following the series. That added to the humor & was what pushed it over the top a few times - not always in a good way - but it made it a lot of fun.

      Unfortunately, Konrath gave in to some machinations I just detest. Excitement building scenes often ended chapters on cliff hangers & then came back around later with a few screws loose. The end especially sucks. (I'm going to throw the next comment under a spoiler because it's iffy - not really a spoiler, but it says something about the ending you might not want to know.) Someone close to Jack dies at the end, but we never find out who it is. Given the order in which the ambulances left, we can guess, but it could be any of 3 people.

      Cheap shot, Konrath. You get my back up when you resort to such trickery to rope me in. Just for that, I'm not buying the next book new, but getting it used.

      I want to keep up with the series anyway. It is a fun, light read. Perfect for me right now, in the middle of budget season.
    • 4/5
      Continuing saga of Lt. Jack Daniels on-going battle with the Kork family of Psychopaths, this one specifically with the recently escaped from prison, Alexandra (Alex). Through in a trio of would be military want-to-be sniper vigilantes and you have an idea of what Jack is going against only it is worse than times past. Now, Alex has spent the last few years in prison pumping iron and is really strong in addition to her third level black belt martial arts training. After Jack deals with the snipers, she asks Herb, her partner, to make excuses while she goes home after her mom's urgent call asking her to come home. When she arrives, she finds that Alex arrived before her and has both her mother and fiance bound and uses threat against them to convince Jack to invite her former partner, Harry, her friend Phineas Trout and current partner, Herb. Alex wants to host a pain party with all of Jack's family and friends. This is an action packed thriller that tests the ingenuity and endurance of Jack with the risk of pain and death for her and her friends. As always, Harry provides the comic relief.
    • 2/5
      This is the fifth book in Konrath's Jack Daniels series. I loved the first four. This one, however, was a huge disappointment for me. Halfway through, I gave up and skipped ahead to the last few pages just to see how it ended. It didn't, really.Lots of "action", that was more gratuitous violence than anything else. Most of it made no sense. Lots of shooting. I mean lots! Houses being ripped apart by high-powered bullets. Yet the people inside are discussing birthmarks and Jack Daniels is holding a frozen bag of peas to her sore jaw, as if it's just another day at the office. Coincidences bordered on the ridiculous. Jack Daniels' life has become a violent comic strip, with her as the heroine pursued by a constant onslaught of madmen and women that no one but her can stop. This was more of a satirical spin on suspense than a book I could take seriously, even for a moment.Konrath has proven himself a brilliant writer with prior books in this series, which is the only reason I bumped this one from 1 star to 2.
    • 5/5
      good book, not as good as the previous ones, but still highly recommended
    • 5/5
      Chicago PD Lieutenant Jacqueline “Jack” Daniels is going through a good period in her life. She’s engaged to Latham, a guy she’s crazy about, is living with her mom in a house outside the city, and has just received word her archenemy Alex Kork is dead. Jack and her partner Herb Benedict are called to the scene of a murder, where a sex offender has been killed by a sniper. But the sniper isn’t finished and keeps taking potshots at Jack and the police officers investigating the crime scene. Jack manages to get the officers out of danger, attracting the attention of the sniper, and learns that two other snipers have murdered sex offenders in other parts of Chicago. In the midst of all this, Jack gets a call from her mother telling her she needs to come home. Jack, feeling something isn’t right, rushes home, where she finds her mother and Latham held prisoner by Kork. From that point on, Jack is engaged in a battle to save her own life, as well as her mom’s and Latham’s, and even that of her ex-partner Harry McGlade when he shows up. And not just from Kork, but from the snipers, who have tracked Jack down and want in on the fun.Take a deep breath before beginning this book because there’s nonstop action and nail-biting suspense from the first page. Jack Daniels is a tough cop but Kork proves herself to be more than a worthy adversary and is as relentless as the Energizer bunny. The book moves along at a fast pace, with plenty of dark humor and witticisms thrown around, and a quirky surprise involving the obnoxious McGlade. Some readers may feel cheated by the ending, which leaves a question unanswered.
    • 2/5
      I really like this series (ALL 5 books so far), this one was great! Definitely not for the faint-hearted; lots of blood & violence in all 5 books, this one included. This is the first one in the series that has a definite cliff-hanger at the end. Now it's going to drive me nuts until the next one comes out!!
    • 5/5
      Great read. I hated the author leaving you hanging for the next book....argh.
    • 5/5
      Unless you have 14 hours with nothing to do, don't start reading this book. I couldn't put it down. As a fan of the series, this is the best so far. Chicago Police Lt. Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels is called to the scene of a homicide which erupts into an attack by sniper fire on the responding officers. With more than 10 officers down/dead or dying, the sniper escapes. Lt. Daniels then discovers two other sniper attack homicides have occurred simultaneously...as she prepares to be debriefed by her superiors, a frantic call from her mother causes Lt. Daniels to drop everything and rush home, where a hostage situation begins......got the picture? How can you put a book like this down? I really enjoyed it, and since this is a series, I leave you with one warning, this has a cliff hanger ending and that means you'll have to wait till the next book is published to find out what happened.