Now that I am fan of Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plumb series, which anyone who has read this blog would know (if not see here), and which is rather strange considering my history, I don't know if I'm going to be reading another Konrath book from the Jack Daniel's series. Ostensibly they are similar styles but Konrath's are less refined and more gory. I'm not sure if I'm a big enough fan of gore to warrant another investment in the series.
As far as the first line goes, not too great category for sure:
No security cameras this time, but he still has to be careful. The smaller the store, the more likely he’ll be remembered.
He’s dressed for the part. The mustache is fake. So is the shoulder-length hair. His facial jewelry is all clip-on, including the nose ring and the lip ring, and his combat boots have lifts in them, adding almost three inches to his height. He’s wearing a Guns N’ Roses T-shirt that he picked up at a thrift shop for a quarter, under a red flannel shirt that cost little more. The long sleeves hide the tube.
When they interview witnesses later, they’ll remember his costume, but not his features.
Kilborn, Jack; Konrath, J.A. - Dirty Martini
Sorry, just not good enough or intriguing enough to be in the great category of first lines. But that might be part of the reason that I'm not inspired to read more from the series.
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