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Watched Too Long: A Thriller (Val Ryker Series, Book 4) Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 359 ratings

Small-town Wisconsin cop Val Ryker is about to move in with her longtime firefighter boyfriend when her old boss asks for a favor. Former Chicago homicide lieutenant Jacqueline “Jack” Daniels needs Val to babysit for a few days.

Val isn’t comfortable around toddlers, but she accepts. Then one baby becomes two, and some criminals from Jack’s past come calling with child abduction and arson on their agenda.

Val might not know babies. But she knows a whole lot about putting up a fight....

Watched Too Long, by Ann Voss Peterson and JA Konrath.

Some would kill for a good babysitter....

Watched Too Long is the fourth story in the Val Ryker series.

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Listening Length 2 hours and 21 minutes
Author Ann Voss Peterson, J.A. Konrath
Narrator Bob Walkenhorst
Audible.com Release Date December 04, 2018
Publisher Joe Konrath Books LTD
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B07KYXDNQX
Best Sellers Rank #433,585 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#12,390 in Women Sleuth Mysteries
#24,074 in Suspense (Audible Books & Originals)
#61,172 in Women Sleuths (Books)

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Customers find the book easy to read and enjoyable. They appreciate the humor and light-hearted tone of the story. However, some readers feel the book is not worth the time and a serious disappointment. There are mixed opinions on the story length - some find it exciting and interesting, while others consider it short and lacking development.

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11 customers mention "Readability"11 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the book's readability. They find it fun, easy to understand, and a quick read that holds their attention. The story is enjoyable for them.

"...Very entertaining. Could not put it down...." Read more

"A little darker than a Jack Daniels book but still a good read . Lot of violence and action packed with a predictable ending." Read more

"This is a fun and exciting story about Samantha while her parents fight at Harry's cabin. She is left in the care of Val Ryker...." Read more

"I found this book fun and an easy read, typical of the Jack Daniels series: suspenseful and humorous with light-hearted humor and characters...." Read more

8 customers mention "Humor"8 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the humor in the book. They find the dialogue funny and the characters silly. The book makes them laugh out loud, making them wonder about the crazy lady.

"I laughed out loud on the treadmill, making everyone wonder about the crazy lady. Funniest crooks I've read since Donald Westlake's comic mysteries...." Read more

"...This novel is too funny and humorous to review. Many times, a reviewer will mention that a novel is a laugh-out-loud experience...." Read more

"...No writer makes me laugh out loud like JA Konrath. Hilarious." Read more

"...and an easy read, typical of the Jack Daniels series: suspenseful and humorous with light-hearted humor and characters...." Read more

12 customers mention "Story length"8 positive4 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the story length. Some find it exciting, suspenseful, and action-packed with a predictable ending. Others feel it's too short, unfinished, and the author just stopped writing.

"No spoilers but you'll laugh yourself silly over the antics of the crooks in this book! No fooling. A total riot!" Read more

"...Lot of violence and action packed with a predictable ending." Read more

"...All that downloaded when I bought it was a very short story. Big rip-off." Read more

"This is a fun and exciting story about Samantha while her parents fight at Harry's cabin. She is left in the care of Val Ryker...." Read more

3 customers mention "Value for money"0 positive3 negative

Customers dislike the book's value for money. They say it's not worth the time, the worst book they've read by J.A. Konrath, and the last one in the series was a serious disappointment.

"...However, this apparent last one in the series was a serious disappointment...." Read more

"...and Dave was my thought (since I loved the series so far).... Waste of time and money... Many found this entertaing I did not... The colaboration..." Read more

"This is likely the worst book I've read where J.A. Konrath was involved. Not worth the time." Read more

Top reviews from the United States

  • Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2016
    I laughed out loud on the treadmill, making everyone wonder about the crazy lady. Funniest crooks I've read since Donald Westlake's comic mysteries. Val's scenes with the babies and her issues with Lund moving in were touching and a hoot. Very entertaining. Could not put it down.By less talented authors, some scenes would've seemed slapstick, but Peterson and Konrath pulled it all off brilliantly.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2018
    Watched Too Long by co-authors Ann Voss Peterson and J. A. Konrath is a fourth book in the Val Ryker series. Ann Voss Peterson is the sole author of the Val Ryker trilogy. In this cooperative writing effort, J. A. Konrath brings in situations and characters from his novels Webcam and Rum Runner but assures us that all novels are standalone stories.

    This novel is too funny and humorous to review. Many times, a reviewer will mention that a novel is a laugh-out-loud experience. While I may chuckle occasionally, I usually do not laugh out loud. But I did so with this novel. The humor starts on page one with the introduction of the absurd name of Jet Row. I laughed out loud through pages one and two. Although Jet is not the main protagonist, he will burn himself into your memory.

    My second audible expression of amusement, one that startled people around me, was when I read of an attempted killing my condiments. Not as in poisoned condiments, these condiments were fired from a gun. My values might be a bit warped when I can laugh at a person being shot with condiments but there it is.

    There is an attempted kidnapping of a young child. The gang contracted to do the kidnapping will join groups as famous as the Keystone Cops and The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight. Some readers may have seen them in the “Home Alone” movies. This gang has four rather than two members. Jet belongs to this gang.

    There is no way I can extract and give examples of some of the humor because it is not funny taken out of context. As I read the novel I thought of the fun these two authors must have had throwing hilarious situations back and forth. This gives me another reason to try some of Peterson’s novels. I know Konrath is wickedly funny. In a guilt by association type of thing, I assume Peterson will be similarly sarcastic and disrespectful of norms.

    This 85-page collection of fun stuff is available for “free” through Kindle Unlimited.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2016
    I thought there were descriptions and wordings that were used over and over and that was boring.
  • Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2022
    No spoilers but you'll laugh yourself silly over the antics of the crooks in this book! No fooling. A total riot!
  • Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2020
    Just finished the three Val Ryker/Lake Loyal books, then this little jewel came right after. No writer makes me laugh out loud like JA Konrath. Hilarious.
  • Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2022
    A little darker than a Jack Daniels book but still a good read . Lot of violence and action packed with a predictable ending.
  • Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2020
    I loved the Val Ryker books # 1 - 3. However, this apparent last one in the series was a serious disappointment. Some funny lines from the wannabe gang who were coming to kidnap kids staying at Val’s house. Never found out which kid or who wanted them taken. Oh well, and finally the character Harry is overwritten, nobody is that clueless and obnoxious.
  • Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2023
    There is nothing in this book (not really a book but a short story) about Val Ryker. All that downloaded when I bought it was a very short story. Big rip-off.

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  • 3bunnies
    4.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely ridiculous, but I found it funny and it kept me entertained.
    Reviewed in Canada on October 25, 2016
    Certainly not a book to read unless you have read the previous books in this series, because it is absolutely nonsensical and ridiculous. Having said that, I thoroughly enjoyed it as it did its job and kept me entertained with the humour. I read books for entertainment. I actually laughed out loud.
    My main complaint is that there was no ending about Jack & Harry. Also no explanation about why the kidnapping was even occurring & very far fetched that Val could possibly have more bad stuff happen to her.
  • Sleipnir
    4.0 out of 5 stars Novella that can be read by itself or as a ...
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 10, 2016
    Novella that can be read by itself or as a tie-in with Joe Konrath's novel Rum Runner. In that novel there is mention of some of the gang members being sent on a mission to kidnap Jack Daniels' child. The four sent on that mission, which is the tale told in Watched Too Long, are inept, one is a pyromaniac, and their bungling attempts to snatch the child are amusing.
  • Kindle Customer
    1.0 out of 5 stars Weird but not wonderful
    Reviewed in Canada on October 29, 2019
    This book was not up to the standard set by Peterson in her previous books in this series. I wasn't sure if it was supposed to be a comedy or a tragedy or neither. I would not recommend this book.
  • Claire Russell
    3.0 out of 5 stars Funny and entertaining
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 27, 2019
    Have enjoyed reading this series and like how this one goes in with Jack Daniels. Didn't take long to read though
  • Derek
    3.0 out of 5 stars Comedy?
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 25, 2016
    More funny than a thriller but enjoyable