It just felt like something I read before. Is it cool to revisit the lore of Michael Myers? Is it neat that they included Tommy all grown up and brought back all the originals: Kyle Richards, Charles Cyphers, Nancy Stephens, and cameos by Nick Castle and Donald Pleasance? Sure… but there isn’t anything new to see. So now fans of the Carpenter movie head out to the movie theatre to watch a rehash of Halloween. You know that nothing will live up to the original, it just won’t (although Halloween II was a good try). It was kinda like how I felt watching all the new Halloween movies/sequels like the latest Halloween Kills. Here is the big but… it felt like it was lacking… it felt like a rehash. It is also an awesome concept for a story and the new characters that he created were the best part of that story. a love letter to all our favorite characters. It’s not that I didn’t enjoy this novel….BUT…. I guess I should start this review by saying that I read everything that comes out under Konrath/Kilborn hoping to rekindle the excitement I felt reading what he originally put out for Jack Daniels, with Blake Crouch, and his first forays You can visit Joe and sign up for his newsletter at It is what it is… Paul Wilson), and Rescue.Īnd, finally, he wrote erotica under the pen name Melinda DuChamp, also with Ann Voss Peterson. With Ann Voss Peterson he wrote the Codename: Chandler thrillers, including Flee, Spree, Three, Hit, Exposed, Naughty, Fix (with F.

They feature Joe's well-known characters from his other series, and are insane. Even if you don't think you like sci-fi, give them a try. He also wrote the sci-fi trilogy, Timecaster, Timecaster Supersymmetry, and Timecaster Steampunk.

Joe also wrote the Stop A Murder mystery puzzle series, where you become the sleuth and solve brain teasers to try and catch a killer.

If you like your thrillers on the dark side, check out the Konrath Dark Thriller Collective, which includes the books The List, Origin, Afraid, Trapped, Endurance, Haunted House, Webcam, Disturb, What Happened To Lori, The Nine, Close Your Eyes, and Second Coming. If you love Jack Daniels and her cast of supporting characters, you should know about the Jack Daniels and Associates Mysteries, which include the titles Dead On My Feet, Dying Breath, Everybody Dies, Shot of Tequila, Serial Killers Uncut (with Blake Crouch), Jack Daniels Stories Vols 1-4, and Banana Hammock.

They do not have to be read chronologically to be enjoyed, but the order is: Whiskey Sour, Bloody Mary, Rusty Nail, Dirty Martini, Fuzzy Navel, Cherry Bomb, Shaken, Stirred, Rum Runner, Last Call, White Russian, Shot Girl, and Chaser. Jacqueline 'Jack' Daniels thriller series. Joe Konrath has written over a dozen novels in the Lt.

Dirty Martini by J.A. Konrath