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Floaters - A Jack Daniels/Alex Chapa Mystery [Kindle Edition]

J.A. Konrath , Henry Perez

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When the latest in a series of dead bodies turns up in the Chicago River, newspaper reporter Alex Chapa and Police Lieutenant Jacqueline “Jack” Daniels reluctantly join forces.

Thriller writers J.A. Konrath (Whiskey Sour, Fuzzy Navel, Cherry Bomb) and Henry Perez (Killing Red) and their series characters have teamed up to create FLOATERS, a mystery tale that combines humor with thrills.

Included in this 30,000 word collection are J.A. Konrath's LAST REQUEST, a Phineas Trout story, and FAMILIAR PLACES, a story by Henry Perez about hit man who has seen better days.

This collection also includes a conversation between the authors and excerpts from each of their novels, SHOT OF TEQUILA, by J.A. Konrath, and KILLING RED by Henry Perez.


Praise for JA Konrath's thriller Fuzzy Navel:

"This gripping novel is an adrenalin rush." — Library Journal

"Fuzzy Navel is Konrath at his best – a hilariously heartstopping thriller." — Linda Fairstein

"This book moves so fast it was like having the words fired into my head by a machine gun." — Crimespree

Praise for Henry Perez's thriller Killing Red

"Intense, lightning-paced, brilliantly executed, a novel that demands to be read in one sitting." — James Rollins

"Fascinating! Killing Red is not for the faint of heart. It kept me turning pages long into the night.” — Lisa Jackson

“Killing Red is an intense, smart read, and Alex Chapa is a character of flesh and blood. A terrific debut—bravo!” — Marcus Sakey

"Killing Red heralds a meteoric debut crafted with surgical skill! Not since Thomas Harris burst onto the scene with Black Sunday has a debut thriller come along that sinks its hooks this deep into a reader from page one. Here's a public service message to all thriller lovers: Do not start this book at night if you want to get any sleep, because you will be up until you cross the finish line – pulse racing, skin sweaty – but happy as hell you decided to go on this magnificent thrill ride. Highest recommendation!" — Jay Bonansinga

"Taut, provocative and unforgettable. Henry Perez's Killing Red is the one debut novel you need to read this year." — Tasha Alexander

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 249 KB
  • Print Length: 82 pages
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B002BDT780
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11 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Floaters 26 Jan 2011
By Jereme Hatfield - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Kindle Edition
Quick and short. Half the book is a preview for another book. Should be sold as a short story. Not worth the $1.99 I paid for it. Will hesitate before buying this author again.
11 of 14 people found the following review helpful
a meeting of two dark minds 19 May 2010
By Scott Nicholson - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Kindle Edition
As a longtime Konrath fan, I've come to expect serious thrills and occasional bits of wit and violence--I've not read Henry Perez before but after this engaging introduction to Alex Chapa, he's now on my list. The bonus material is also clever and insightful, and the formatting is taut.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
An interesting, but weak, collaboration -- yet still successful? 2 Feb 2012
By AmeliaAT - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
I started out enjoying Floaters. The introductory chapter with Alex grabbed me, and I liked the idea of him looking for the woman's missing husband. I got to the Jack Daniels chapter and was prepared to enjoy that too, but it seemed very short and as though it was just a bridge to get to the next Alex chapter. After that, the pattern stayed the same.

In the "interview" that Konrath and Perez did with each other at the end of the story, there was something about how it only took a month to write. Yep, it felt like it, too. It really could have used more development. Not necessarily a much higher word count -- maybe just a few thousand would have done it if they'd spent longer reworking the material they already had.

I ended up feeling that the story could have been told entirely without the Jack Daniels chapters -- or rather, that there could have been random cops stuck into the chapters where Alex is interacting with them -- and nothing about the story made me want to grab a Jack Daniels novel to get more of her character. I also felt that the experiment, while interesting, didn't result in a real collaboration.

I was also surprised when the story ended. It seemed that there should have been some kind of wind up, and one more opportunity for Jack & Alex to talk. Instead, it was just over.

I have to say that I now am more interested in books by Henry Perez, and I now wonder if that wasn't really the point of the collaboration, and perhaps Konrath deliberately allowed the Alex character to outshine Jack Daniels. After all, Konrath has become pretty successful, but I think that Perez is a newer author. Perhaps this was a successful joint effort after all.

A grudging 3 stars.

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