Sometimes 5 stars are just not enough; Girl Jacked and the other novels in the Detective Jack Stratton mystery series deserve more than 5 stars! Jack Stratton lived in the whorehouse where is mother worked until he was age 7 when he entered the foster system and found a foster mother and foster siblings who became his real family. He joined the army with a foster brother only to see his brother killed causing him guilt and nightmares. At the time of this novel he is age 26 and has been a police officer for three years. Jack’s care for and loyalty to his foster family is remarkable.
The other protagonist in this series is his foster sister Replacement (real name Alice) who is 7 years younger than Jack. Jack promised his dying foster mother he would take care of Alice. Replacement is about getting results; rules and laws hold no sway with her. She is also a computer hacker with excellent skills.
Girl Jacked is a serial murder case with on of Jack’s and Replacement’s foster sisters being one of those murdered. Author Christopher Greyson manages to write fast paced and light novels with characters so vivid that listeners/readers feel they personally know them. Andrew Tell’s narration is superb.
I read Girl Jacked 2 years ago and just completed listening to the audio book. I’ve been reading crime mysteries for more than 60 years. Some series equal the Jack Stratton series, but none are better.