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Chaser: Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels Mystery, Book 18 Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Dani McIntyre (Narrator), J.A. Konrath (Author), Joe Konrath Books LTD (Publisher)
4.3 out of 5 stars 1,310 ratings

Retired cop Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels and her ex-criminal husband Phineas Troutt have made a lot of enemies over the years. But none worse than The Cowboy, a gunslinging nutcase who wants to slaughter them both, and Hugo Troutt, a gang leader who has been plotting revenge against his younger brother for over a decade.

Separately, these baddies are formidable. Together, they are unstoppable.

But Jack has even more hell to deal with. She and her former partner, private eye Harry McGlade, are in L.A. chasing an insane plastic surgeon who specializes in disfiguring his victims. And Jack's colleague Tom Mankowski has problems of his own with a snuff film auteur named Erinyes.

With four psychopaths on the prowl, Jack, Phin, Harry, and Tom will need to call on some old friends if they hope to get out of LaLa Land alive....

This thirteenth Jack Daniels novel brings together villains from Konrath's thrillers White Russian, Everybody Dies, and Webcam, along with heroes from Shot of Tequila, The List, What Happened to Lori, and Flee, for the ultimate West Coast showdown.

The hunt is on. But who's hunting whom?

If you are a more sensitive (or adventurous) listener, this handy scale rates specific categories from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest) to give you some idea if this is your kind of book.

Chaser by JA Konrath

Bad Language - 7

Scary - 5

Violent - 8

Funny - 8

Sexy - 4

Crossovers - Includes characters from the Timecaster series, the Jack Daniels and Associates Mysteries series, and the Konrath Dark Thriller Collective series

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  1. Listening Length
    9 hours and 36 minutes
  2. Author
    J.A. Konrath
  3. Narrator
    Dani McIntyre
  4. Audible release date
    April 21, 2020
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Joe Konrath Books LTD
  7. ASIN
    B087C9DWX4
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Listening Length 9 hours and 36 minutes
Author J.A. Konrath
Narrator Dani McIntyre
Whispersync for Voice Ready
Audible.com Release Date April 21, 2020
Publisher Joe Konrath Books LTD
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B087C9DWX4
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Customers find this book to be a compelling read with great action and suspense. They appreciate the variety of characters and McGlade's humor. The violence level receives positive feedback, with one customer describing it as a rollicking good time full of violence.

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31 customers mention "Readability"26 positive5 negative

Customers find the book highly readable, describing it as an incredible and compelling page-turner.

"...It's an exciting and a compelling read...." Read more

"...subtle reason than to get the cliffhanger resolved: I simply love reading his work...." Read more

"...you early on but the more I read, the more I settled in and thoroughly enjoyed this book....I love the way KONRATH writes, a touch of gore.....a BIG..." Read more

"...This series has only ever improved and I am forever grateful for its continuation...." Read more

29 customers mention "Thrills"29 positive0 negative

Customers find the book thrilling and entertaining, with great action and suspense throughout the story.

"...could have ever imagined, all bound together in a complex but maintainable plot - you have to pay attention, but the characters are so crisply drawn..." Read more

"...you LOVE....some you get tired of...it was a definite thrill ride all the way through but when I get to the ending I realize why I stopped at books..." Read more

"...The writing is AMAZING, the characters are beloved, and the stories are original and addicting...." Read more

"i love when they get the band all together! Fun time - i needed that!..." Read more

21 customers mention "Character variety"15 positive6 negative

Customers enjoy the characters in the book, with one review highlighting McGlade's antics, while another notes how the team works together to uncover villains.

"...maintainable plot - you have to pay attention, but the characters are so crisply drawn that it is not a great effort to keep track...." Read more

"...KONRATH writes, a touch of gore.....a BIG touch of humor.....characters you LOVE....some you get tired of...it was a definite thrill ride all the..." Read more

"...The writing is AMAZING, the characters are beloved, and the stories are original and addicting...." Read more

"The characters have very weird names and it matches their very weird personalities...." Read more

18 customers mention "Humor"14 positive4 negative

Customers enjoy the humor in the book, particularly the Harry McGlade jokes, with one mentioning laugh-out-loud moments.

"...book....I love the way KONRATH writes, a touch of gore.....a BIG touch of humor.....characters you LOVE....some you get tired of...it was a definite..." Read more

"...all of these people is a rollicking good time full of violence, humor, pathetic whining, & of course Harry's new pets...." Read more

"...As usual for his work, I killed it in one sitting. It’s good, and it’s funny. It’s violent and a bit gory...." Read more

"...LOVE me some HARRY, he is freaking hilarious always...." Read more

6 customers mention "Violence level"6 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the violence in the book, with one describing it as a rollicking good time full of action, while another mentions graphic child abuse scenes.

"...and doubling back - and the ending is suitably exciting and bloodthirsty to satisfy the wildest taste. It's an exciting and a compelling read...." Read more

"...No graphic child abuse; (8) No animal abuse; (9) No alternative lifestyle agenda or promotion;..." Read more

"...The collision course between all of these people is a rollicking good time full of violence, humor, pathetic whining, & of course Harry's new pets...." Read more

"...It’s good, and it’s funny. It’s violent and a bit gory. It is a welcome lead into the future for his little world...." Read more

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  • John R. Sheehan
    5.0 out of 5 stars Like A Circus Sideshow
    Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2020
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    When I was a child I LOVED the sideshow at the circus - all the different and VERY unusual characters on display. This book has characters stranger than anything PT Barnum could have ever imagined, all bound together in a complex but maintainable plot - you have to pay attention, but the characters are so crisply drawn that it is not a great effort to keep track. And the new characters keep arriving - the tension is high, and the plot keeps winding, unfolding and doubling back - and the ending is suitably exciting and bloodthirsty to satisfy the wildest taste. It's an exciting and a compelling read. And of course the characters and relationships from earlier books have to be reviewed, and while the book does end - it also leads to the next book.
    One warning from the beginning - each chapter is told from the point of view of a different character, so you need to be sure to check out the "title" at the head of each chapter, which tells you who is speaking. I missed that for the first couple of chapters, but confusion led to understanding and I thoroughly enjoyed the adventure.
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  • mrsdepass
    4.0 out of 5 stars Like Harry McGlade, I wish it was longer...
    Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2020
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    This is a very solid four, just-barely-edged-out-of five-star selection. Let me say at the outset, this particular book is NOT one of my favorite Konrath selections. Matter of fact, I’ll have to un-recommend it for anyone who’s squeamish (a huge problem for me) or who abhors, under any circumstances, humor that reduces itself to puns of an occasionally juvenile and scatological nature. I avoid the former, but have known to heartily embrace the latter.
    I liked this one because of its “latter,” regardless of all the one- and two-star naysayers, also because of the details I surprisingly find so many reviewers complaining about (someone once said, “In a tale I enjoy it’s not always the destination, it’s the journey.” Oh, yeah…that was me) and the frequent scene and character changes, the details that bring a setting alive. The characters are well-developed, although there are some mysteries that remain about their previous lives, each is very clearly good or evil, and even the good ones have an edge that makes you think might be worth exploring in greater detail. If there was anything I found annoying, it was Harry’s tendency, toward the end, to babble – even when he wasn’t whacked out under anesthesia. That and the name of Harry's pet capybara, who deserved better. But there's redemption in the self-deprecating and gallows humor, many of the intelligent folk I know aren't above engaging in such efforts, so in my life it's true to form; rather sad for those who do not.
    Unfortunately I have to shorten my list of absentee turnoffs with yet another caveat, because – although the primary plot does resolve – it leaves one fairly vital aspect open, which makes it a cliffhanger: My number one reason for marking any author DNR. (Konrath is probably the only author I've found over the last 20 years or so who could persuade me to essentially buy a subsequent edition, but for a more subtle reason than to get the cliffhanger resolved: I simply love reading his work. Matter of fact, of the dozen or so contemporary authors I consistently read, he is the only one whose newsletter I've signed up for and whose blog I am reading from day one.)
    If you’re still interested, and for those who are keeping score, here are the standings:
    (1) Zero paranormal/supernatural/magic components;
    (2) No profanity (I consider less than four instances to equal none);
    (3) No gooey romance;
    (4) One semi-explicit sex scene, but there is a somewhat consistent sexual undertone;
    (5) Violence (wet but not graphic enough to offend me and I'm pretty gore-sensitive);
    (6) No graphic child abuse;
    (8) No animal abuse;
    (9) No alternative lifestyle agenda or promotion;
    (10) Grammar and punctuation police, come ahead on: I know you'll find something.
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  • Randy Smith
    5.0 out of 5 stars my personal LOVE/HATE series has officially ended here
    Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2020
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    first off, this was billed as a stand alone....now, I've read jack series numbers 1 and 2 and stopped to branch out back 7 years ago....came back to this one and all the characters started to confuse me...a lot of names get thrown to you early on but the more I read, the more I settled in and thoroughly enjoyed this book....I love the way KONRATH writes, a touch of gore.....a BIG touch of humor.....characters you LOVE....some you get tired of...it was a definite thrill ride all the way through but when I get to the ending I realize why I stopped at books 1 and 2....while they do well as stand alones, they end in extreme suspense akin to "who shot J.R." and makes you need to pick up another book and see what happens where last book leaves off and this is what I don't see myself shelving out money for anymore.....i'd rather see a bad ending that starts anew with next book then cliff hanging to reel in the big fish.....if you disagree with me, then take my word for it, you will LOVE this series as you read more....
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  • Terry
    5.0 out of 5 stars Worth Waiting For
    Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2020
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    First things first. Read the authorʼs forward. I know most of us skip the forward (isn't a forward the same as a prologue?) but, this time, it is imperative. Trust me.

    The Gang is all here, the good, and the psycho wackos the Gang has left alive.

    If there is a rule about novel writing, Mr. Konrath has broken every one of them. The puns are atrocious.**

    Jackʼs back. A different Jack, but youʼll recognize her. Eventually.

    Mr. Konrath is so very sneaky. I donʼt know why other authors donʼt add links to previous books. Even though this book is a stand alone in that you donʼt have to read any of the others, if you click the link and read the synopses, you will want to read the book. Yes, very sneaky.

    I love this book. And will get to start over.

    **Read the forward, dang it. I told you!

    Heads up: the next book, Old Fashioned, goes on sale December 20, 2020.
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  • MKW
    3.0 out of 5 stars A little boring as compared to others
    Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2022
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    I'm a huge fan but I found this one to be a little predictable and too neatly wrapped too easily. There was missing the interaction between the good and bad. Both were doing things on their own to thwart the other but didn't face each other until the final scene. Then...poof....over. Easy peasy. I expect more from these characters. It was more a story of psychological wounds and marriage counseling.
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  • Author Michael Altieri
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good Ending
    Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2023
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    The characters have very weird names and it matches their very weird personalities. It takes a while to figure out who's who and what the hell is going on. About 60% into the book I finally started to like the direction it was headed. However, too many really off color jokes may stop you from getting past the first half of the book.
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  • Mr. N. J. Veitch
    5.0 out of 5 stars page turner
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 24, 2020
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    I havent even finished this book yet, but had to say something !
    Brilliant read so funny in parts, and so dark in other parts.
    Harry McGlade he is some guy, hilarious and very annoying
    I will be sorry when this book end's it's a real page turner.
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  • Jacqueline
    4.0 out of 5 stars Classic
    Reviewed in Australia on September 30, 2020
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    Virtually all of Jack's past enemies came back to bite her in the thirteenth installment, including some creepy new ones with serious issues against women. I recently learned what an 'incel' was and was rightly horrified. At times, there were so many characters all vying for Jack and friends that it was hard to keep up but the amped up ending was extremely satisfying. Finally, the right people are crushed by bricks, shot in the head or stabbed in the throat.
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  • Claude Tremblay
    5.0 out of 5 stars les acteurs principale
    Reviewed in Canada on January 16, 2020
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    Pour ceux qui ont suivi les péripéties de Jack, celui-ci rassemble presque tout les méchants que Jack a rencontrés, c'est palpitant!
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  • T. Renzer
    3.0 out of 5 stars “The only way to win a war is to have more guns than the other guy.”
    Reviewed in Germany on March 7, 2024
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    Harry McGlade is getting the whole Gang together in his house in the Hollywood Hills. Who the whole gang is? Jack Daniels and her husband Phineas Troutt. Tom Mankowski and his partner Roy Lewis. They call Chandler and other mercenaries. McGlade has all this electronical stuff you need to find people or secure your house, he has lots of guns and more ammo and a new pet. McGlade needs the help of the gang to hunt one man. There is this one – not serial killer -, it’s a psychopath that takes away all the beauty of his victims and leaves them ugly, disfigured and disfaced after his special operation. Seventeen victims known so far. Because he must have an surgery background he is called “Plastic”.

    But out there are more than this one psychopath. “The Cowboy” is searching for Jack to torture and kill her – or kill her and torture her? The Cowboy frees Hugo Troutt out of prison. Hugo just has one big target in life: to kill his brother Phin, who is Jacks husband. The Cowboy also gets help grom a mercenary called Hammett, who is the sister of Chandler. Another serial killer is roaming LAs streets but his most wanted victim is Tom Mankowski for revenge.

    The best starting position for this book. The good guys together against the very psychopathic and very bad guys. Lots of action promised. If you are a Konrath fan and even a fan of the Jack Daniels stories, you have to read them in original. Not translated into your native language. If you don't do, you will miss a lot of fun and humor, believe me.
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  • Amazon Customer
    2.0 out of 5 stars Violence and crude suggestive sexual content
    Reviewed in Canada on November 10, 2020
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    I began reading as I thought I had bought previous books. May have had a good story line but I could not read past Harry's sexual talks and the gratuitous violence that seemed just to be over the top.
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