J.A. Konrath

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  • Bibliography:
    51 Books (3 Series)
  • First Book:
    January 2004
  • Latest Book:
    February 2023
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Full Series List in Order

A Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels Mystery

1 - Whiskey Sour (Jun-2004)
2 - Bloody Mary (Jul-2005)
3 - Rusty Nail (Jul-2006)
4 - Dirty Martini (Jul-2007)
5 - Fuzzy Navel (Jul-2008)
6 - Cherry Bomb (Jul-2009)
7 - Shot of Tequila (Oct-2010)
8 - Shaken (Feb-2011)
9 - Stirred (Feb-2012)
10 - Rum Runner (May-2016)
11 - Last Call (Jun-2016)
12 - White Russian (Nov-2017)
13 - Shot Girl (May-2019)
14 - Chaser (Dec-2019)
15 - Old Fashioned (Dec-2021)
16 - Bite Force (Aug-2022)
17 - Jack Rose (Feb-2023)
Jack Daniels Stories: Fifteen Mystery Tales (Nov-2010)

Mystery Puzzle

1 - Stop A Murder - HOW (Oct-2017)
2 - Stop A Murder - WHERE (Oct-2017)
3 - Stop A Murder - WHY (Oct-2017)
4 - Stop A Murder - WHO (Oct-2017)
5 - Stop A Murder - WHEN (Oct-2017)

A Phineas Troutt Thriller

1 - Dead On My Feet (Apr-2017)
2 - Dying Breath (Feb-2018)
3 - Everybody Dies (Apr-2018)

Book List in Order: 51 titles

  • The Screaming

    in The Many Faces of Van Helsing

    An all-original anthology of short stories captures the diverse faces and feats of Van Helsing, the famed vampire hunter from Bram Stoker's Dracula, in works by such authors as Katherine Dunn, Elizabeth Hand, Kathe Koja, Tanith Lee, Kristine ...

  • Whiskey Sour

    A Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels Mystery - 1

    Lieutenant Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels is an insomniac Chicago cop with a train wreck of a personal life and a stalker bent on adding her to his murder list. Join Jack, her binge-eating partner, a sleazy PI, and two very stupid FBI agents on a wild hun...

  • Bloody Mary

    A Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels Mystery - 2

    When Lieutenant Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels receives a report of an excess of body parts appearing at the Cook County Morgue, she hopes it's only a miscount. It's not. Even worse, these extra limbs seem to be accessorized with Jack's handcuffs. Jack mu...

  • Epitaph

    in Thriller: Stories to Keep You Up All Night

    PREPARE TO BE THRILLED AS YOU'VE NEVER BEEN BEFORE. THRILLER is the first collection of pure thriller stories ever published. Offering up heart-pumping tales of suspense in all its guises are thirty-two of the most critically acclaimed and award-w...

  • Rusty Nail

    A Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels Mystery - 3

    Lt. Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels of the Chicago Police Department is back, and once again she's up to her Armani in murder. Someone is sending Jack snuff videos. The victims are people she knows, and they share a common trait -- all were involved in one...

  • These Guns for Hire

    They have a combined total of 500 million book sales, and have won every possible award in the mystery, thriller, and dark fiction genres. Thirty original hitman stories by today's modern masters. Noir. Wise guys. Sex. Freelance assassins. Humor. Vio...

  • Dirty Martini

    A Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels Mystery - 4

    In Whiskey Sour, Chicago police Lieutenant Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels hunted down a killer dubbed "The Gingerbread Man." In Bloody Mary, she busted a psychopath with a penchant for dismemberment. In Rusty Nail, it was a serial killer with a doozy of a...

  • Fuzzy Navel

    A Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels Mystery - 5

    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 ha...

  • SA

    in Wolfsbane and Mistletoe

    The editors of Many Bloody Returns deliver the perfect howl-iday gift, with new tales from Patricia Briggs, Carrie Vaughn, and many more. New York Times bestselling authors Charlaine Harris, Patricia Briggs, Keri Arthur, and Carrie Vaughn--along w...



  • Cherry Bomb

    A Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels Mystery - 6

    At the end of Fuzzy Navel, J. A. Konrath surprised readers with an agonizing cliff-hanger: One of Lieutenant Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels's loved ones is dead. But who? Readers were left clamoring to know more. Cherry Bomb, the sixth Jack Daniels mys...

  • The List

    A billionaire Senator with money to burn...A thirty year old science experiment, about to be revealed...Seven people, marked for death, not for what they know, but for what they are...THE LIST by JA KonrathHistory is about to repeat itselfTHE LIST is...

  • Shot of Tequila

    A Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels Mystery - 7

    A GUTSY ROBBERY
    Several million bucks, stolen from the mob...

    A PERFECT FRAME
    All caught on video, with no chance of redemption...

    A RED HOT RECIPE FOR RAMPAGING REVENGE
    Now one man must face the entire Chicago Outfit, a group of...

  • Jack Daniels Stories: Fifteen Mystery Tales

    A Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels Mystery

    JA Konrath, known for the Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels thrillers set in Chicago, offers this collection of short stories and novellas from the Jack Daniels universe. Join Jack Daniels, her partner Herb Benedict, private eye Harry McGlade, and part-time ...

  • Origin

    Thriller writer J.A. Konrath, author of the Lt. Jack Daniels series, digs into the vaults and unearths a technohorror tale from the depths of hell... 1906 - Something is discovered by workers digging the Panama Canal. Something dormant. Sinister. Ver...

  • Shapeshifters Anonymous

    It isn't easy being a werewolf. Especially when you're a newbie at shapeshifting.Lucky, there's a group called Shapeshifters Anonymous that will help you work through the difficult times, like eating your friends, and shedding.When recently turned we...

  • Shaken

    A Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels Mystery - 8

    Chicago cop Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels has chased, and caught, dozens of dangerous criminals over the course of her career. But she's about to meet her match.When Jack wakes up in a storage locker, bound and gagged, she knows with chilling certainty w...

  • 65 Proof

  • Banana Hammock

    STOP!

    DO NOT read this book until you read the description, because you might just hate it...

    Private Detective Harry McGlade is hired by an Amish woman who suspects her husband is cheating on her. Going undercover into their community, H...

  • Stirred

    A Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels Mystery - 9

    Lt. Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels has seen humanity at its most depraved and terrifying. She's lost loved ones. Come close to death countless times. But she always manages to triumph over evil. Luther Kite is humanity at its most depraved and terrifying....



  • Timecaster Supersymmetry

    FUNNY! SEXY! PARADOX-PACKED!

    Chicago 2064: Forecast the Past

    A libertarian utopia of biofuels, legalized drugs, and casual sex. There hasn't been any violent crime in years.

    Until now...

    Talon Avalon is a Timecaster; a cop who...

  • Timecaster

    FUNNY! SEXY! ACTION-PACKED!

    It's the science fiction epic you didn't even know you wanted! You're welcome!

    CHICAGO, 2064: MANKIND CAN REWIND

    Talon Avalon is a timecaster--one of a select few peace officers who can operate a TEV, the...

  • Disturb

  • The Agreement

    How far would you do to get out of a gambling debt?THE AGREEMENT is a short story that originally appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine in March 2005. It currently appears in the Konrath story collection 65 PROOF.Because THE AGREEMENT ties ...

  • Rum Runner

    A Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels Mystery - 10

    Twenty years ago, a young cop named Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels arrested one of the most sadistic killers she'd ever encountered. She has since retired from the Chicago Police Department in order to raise her toddler daughter.

    But old grudges nev...

  • Last Call

    A Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels Mystery - 11

    A retired cop past her prime...
    A kidnapped bank robber fighting for his life...
    A former mob enforcer with a blood debt...
    A government assassin on the run...
    A wisecracking private eye with only one hand...
    A homicide sergeant with o...

  • Planter's Punch

    JA Konrath is the author of the Lt. Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels mysteries, Whiskey Sour, Bloody Mary, Rusty Nail, Dirty Martini, Fuzzy Navel, and Cherry Bomb. Daniels is a Chicago homicide cop with a wicked sense of humor, and the novels fluctuate betw...

  • Dead On My Feet

    A Phineas Troutt Thriller - 1

    His name is Phineas Troutt. He's a problem solver.

    If a woman is being stalked by her ex-husband, Phin can convince him to stop. If a union is being squeezed, Phin can squeeze the squeezer. He's not a mercenary. He's not a bodyguard. He's not a...

  • Grandma?: Attack of the Geriatric Zombies!

    Randall just wanted to have a fun summer vacation with his family, visiting Grandma at her cabin on a lake in the Wisconsin Northwoods.Then everything went horribly wrong.Join fifteen-year-old Randall, and his younger brother Josh, as they fight for ...

  • Stop A Murder - HOW

    Mystery Puzzle - 1

    BOOK #1 - HOW: Puzzles 1 - 12This is unlike any mystery or thriller book you’ve ever read before. You play the sleuth, and as the story unfolds you will be tasked with solving puzzles to prevent a murder from happening.In this five-book series, you...



  • Stop A Murder - WHEN

    Mystery Puzzle - 5

    BOOK #5 - WHEN: Puzzles 49 - 60This is unlike any mystery or thriller book you’ve ever read before. You play the sleuth, and as the story unfolds you will be tasked with solving puzzles to prevent a murder from happening.In this five-book series, y...

  • Stop A Murder - WHERE

    Mystery Puzzle - 2

    BOOK #2 - WHERE: Puzzles 13 - 24This is unlike any mystery or thriller book you’ve ever read before. You play the sleuth, and as the story unfolds you will be tasked with solving puzzles to prevent a murder from happening.In this five-book series, ...

  • Stop A Murder - WHO

    Mystery Puzzle - 4

    BOOK #4 - WHO: Puzzles 37 - 48This is unlike any mystery or thriller book you’ve ever read before. You play the sleuth, and as the story unfolds you will be tasked with solving puzzles to prevent a murder from happening.In this five-book series, yo...

  • Stop A Murder - WHY

    Mystery Puzzle - 3

    BOOK #3 - WHY: Puzzles 25 - 36This is unlike any mystery or thriller book you’ve ever read before. You play the sleuth, and as the story unfolds you will be tasked with solving puzzles to prevent a murder from happening.In this five-book series, yo...

  • White Russian

    A Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels Mystery - 12

    Just when you get out…

    Former Chicago cop Jack Daniels thought she’d left her former life behind. She’d traded her badge for a toddler, and her lifelong pursuit of heinous serial killers for a boring house in the suburbs.

    …they pu...

  • The Globs of Use-A-Lot 3

    Janet and Michael are alien children that live on the Glob Planet of USE-A-LOT 3. The Globs are a happy people. They especially love drinking Snail Soda and having belching contests.

    But too much consumerism leads to pollution, and when the Glo...

  • Dying Breath

    A Phineas Troutt Thriller - 2

    This is a specially priced box set of three novels in the Phineas Troutt thriller series (#1, #2, #3).D E A D O N M Y F E E THis name is Phineas Troutt. He's a problem solver.If a woman is being stalked by her ex-husband, Phin can convince him to sto...

  • Everybody Dies

    A Phineas Troutt Thriller - 3

    This is a specially priced box set of three novels in the Phineas Troutt thriller series (#1, #2, #3).D E A D O N M Y F E E THis name is Phineas Troutt. He's a problem solver.If a woman is being stalked by her ex-husband, Phin can convince him to sto...

  • Shot Girl

    A Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels Mystery - 13

    Jack is a retired cop who knows and respects firearms. A recent victim of gun violence, she is confined to a wheelchair, getting physical therapy in a rehab facility, and teaching handgun safety and Second Amendment history to the elderly residents.<...

  • Genesis



  • What Happened To Lori Book 2

    Four people.Two women. Two men.Something extraordinary has happened to them.They'll risk everything to get home.They'll risk everything for each other.Spoiler alert: At least one of them won't make it.Can you guess who it will be?WHAT HAPPENED TO LOR...

  • Afraid

    WELCOME TO SAFE HAVEN, POPULATION 907...Nestled in the woods of Wisconsin, Safe Haven is miles from everything. With one road in and out, this is a town so peaceful it has never needed a full-time police force. Until now...A helicopter has crashed on...

  • Haunted House

    BEYOND AFRAID...It was an experiment in fear.Eight people, each chosen because they lived through a terrifying experience. Survivors. They don't scare easily. They know how to fight back.BEYOND TRAPPED...Each is paid a million dollars to spend one ni...

  • Chaser

    A Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels Mystery - 14

    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 b...

  • Old Fashioned

    A Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels Mystery - 15

    Former Chicago Homicide Lieutenant Jacqueline Jack Daniels has finally left her violent past behind, and she's moved into a new house with her family.But her elderly next door neighbor is a bit... off.Is he really as he appears, a kind old gentleman ...

  • Bite Force

    A Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels Mystery - 16

    Being admitted to a hospital during a pandemic is bad.Being trapped there while a lunatic is on the loose is even worse.Ex-cop Jacqueline Jack Daniels, ex-criminal Phineas Troutt, and ex-private eye Harry McGlade are all healing after a near-fatal en...

  • The Nine

    After former Chicago Cop Tom Mankowski found out the truth behind his birth, he discovered others with the same secret.Some want to live out their lives in hiding.Some are fighting to make the world better.And some are trying to destroy all life on E...

  • Second Coming

    In 1906, a demon was unearthed in Panama, and confined to a secret government testing facility.A hundred years later, Satan escaped.As a rash of strange and horrible deaths plague the United States, only a few key people know what's really happening....

  • Trapped

    TERRIFIED...It was supposed to be a harmless camping trip.Then Martin told a campfire story about the island's history. Of the old civil war prison hidden in there, and the starving confederate soldiers who resorted to cannibalism to stay alive. Ever...

  • WEBCAM

    Someone is stalking webcam models.He lurks in the untouchable recesses of the black web.He's watching you. Right now.When watching is no longer enough, he comes calling.He's the last thing you'll ever see before the blood gets in your eyes.Chicago Ho...



  • What Happened To Lori

    Three people.Each has a secret.Each has an agenda.All three are liars.One of them committed a terrible crime.One of them is on the run.More than one of them is a killer.These three people are about to find out what happened to Lori.And they're going ...

  • Jack Rose

    A Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels Mystery - 17

    Welcome to SerialKillerCon!The convention where true crime fans get to dress up like their favorite criminals, attend forensics seminars, and meet law enforcement legends.Former cop Harry McGlade loves being a Guest of Honor.Former cop Jacqueline Jac...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

J.A. Konrath has published 51 books.

J.A. Konrath does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Jack Rose, was published in February 2023.

The first book by J.A. Konrath, The Screaming, was published in January 2004.

Yes. J.A. Konrath has 3 series.
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