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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This is an interesting and fun concept. Yes, it seems gross. The main character runs a funeral home with his aunt. I very much look forward to more. What an intriguing cast of characters!
An easy read murder mystery where the main character, Hitchcock Sewell is an undertaker. He gets involved in a murder case headed by a beautiful yet disturbed detective named Kate. There is sort of a bizarre sub plot of Hitchcock and his ex wife Julia participating in a community theatre production of Our Town. It didn't bother me, but it seems expendable as a storyline. All in all, I enjoyed the book and will probably pick up the next in the series.
Quite entertaining, more than I expected. However, too much of the humor was forced. Worse yet, the author played "catch-up" in large dense chunks, he performing the old show dance instead of telling me the facts. Some parts seemed like he felt bored and wanted to move the book along instead of working at scenes pivotal to the mystery.
The whole acting in a play side story was silly. The nonsense operated as an excuse to have the main character hook up with his ex-wife.
Not in a hurry to read the other books in this series. The main character didn't inspire the devotion I expect from someone aiming at a long-term reading relationship.
But all in all, the story entertained me. That gained it the three stars.
The whole acting in a play side story was silly. The nonsense operated as an excuse to have the main character hook up with his ex-wife.
Not in a hurry to read the other books in this series. The main character didn't inspire the devotion I expect from someone aiming at a long-term reading relationship.
But all in all, the story entertained me. That gained it the three stars.
witty repartee a 'la the old gumshoes, but updated and smart and great.
I loved the connection between 'having baggage' and traveling (the road of life, having experiences, etc.) Normally having baggage has negative connotations, but this is more positive.
I loved the connection between 'having baggage' and traveling (the road of life, having experiences, etc.) Normally having baggage has negative connotations, but this is more positive.
(2.5 because it's a Baltimore tale) A ho-hum mystery read. Nothing special with stock characters and bad dialogue. The mystery was built up okay but it felt like the writer got bored with it and just threw it together at the end.
The first book I allowed myself to label dnf and put on my new abandoned shelf. I’ve had this book on my unread shelf for years. It’s essentially a run of the mill mystery but the twist is the the protagonist is a funeral director, which I thought would grab me. The book was 100% decent, I’m just setting it aside as abandoned because I have far too many others waiting for me on my tbr. I needed to release myself from this one to give myself permission to enjoy something else. Konmari style, thank you, Tim Cockey.