if you 're new to my books , or joe 's books , and want to get caught up on the entire history of these characters before reading stirred , here is the order they go in , along with the characters they spotlight : shot of tequila by ja konrath ( 1991 , jack daniels ) desert places by blake crouch ( 1996 , luther kite ) locked doors by blake crouch ( 2003 , luther kite ) whiskey sour by ja konrath ( 2004 , jack daniels , alex kork ) bloody mary by ja konrath ( 2005 , jack daniels ) rusty nail by ja konrath ( 2006 , jack daniels , alex kork ) dirty martini by ja konrath ( 2007 , jack daniels ) serial uncut by black crouch , jack kilborn , and ja konrath ( 1978-2010 , jack daniels , luther kite , taylor , mr. k ) afraid by jack kilborn ( 2008 , taylor ) jack daniels stories by ja konrath ( 2004-2010 , jack daniels ) fuzzy navel by ja konrath ( 2008 , jack daniels , alex kork ) cherry bomb by ja konrath ( 2009 , jack daniels , alex kork ) trapped by jack kilborn ( 2010 , taylor ) shaken by ja konrath ( 2010 , jack daniels , mr. k , luther kite ) stirred by blake crouch and ja konrath ( 2011 , jack daniels , luther kite ) this may seem like a devious effort by us to get you to buy everything we 've written .