Rusty Nail

by J. A. Konrath

Lt. Jack Daniels is back and her nemesis, The Gingerbread Man, has found a way to terrorize the City of Chicago yet again. Jack receives a copy of snuff video that appears to be the classic work of the Gingerbread Man. Her partner Herb is hospitalized and unable to help, so Jack sets off on her own to discover that the Gingerbread Man was the least of his family's sick members.

Konrath's third Jack Daniels mystery was as entertaining as the first two. The regular cast of characters is back to help, or hurt, Jack. As always, for anyone looking for a Stephanie Plum mystery, be warned that this is more Kay Scarpetta medical detail than Stephanie Plum. But the humor and characters who surround Jack give it a lighter air that makes the books less intense and an easier read. I can't say enough about this series.