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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
This book was pleasingly intricate for my tastes as far as the Hitchcock Books go.
I think that this is the last one in the series thus far. Although it was good it was not as strong as the earlier books in the series. Sure hope there are more to come
Kinda sad this is the last one. But I can see that the series just ran out of steam. Still, Hitchcock was a fun protagonist…
Hitchcock Sewell has a few problems. First of there’s his name. What kind of name is Hitchcock, particularly for mortician? Then, there’s the fact that he’s called to a murder scene before the police which makes him a possible accomplice. He’s also wondering just why old people are dying faster than usual and under suspicious circumstances at a certain nursing home. Then there’s his life. Well, one impossible task at a time.
In his fifth addition to his Hitchcock Sewell series, Tim Cockey delivers an entertaining tale filled with colorful characters and a fair share of comedic moments. Professional undertaker, amateur detective and full-time smart aleck, Hitchcock invariably manages to put himself in the worst possible situations. This in itself can be handled, but when he should be using his mastery of language to get himself out of trouble, he simply digs himself a much deeper hole. Maybe when he received that call in the wee hours of the morning from his friend Jonathan "Sisco" Fontaine, his brain wasn’t functioning. Answering Sisco’s plea for help, Hitchcock finds himself at Polly Weisheit’s house, where he is introduced to her recently-murdered husband, Jake. Claiming innocence, Polly and Sisco hope Hitchcock will remove the body before the police find out. Although in the business of disposing bodies, Hitchcock refuses to help and encourages them to call the police. Rather than waiting for the police, Hitchcock leaves which marks the first of many mistakes he will make over the length of this audiobook.
Cockney paints Hitchcock as a very loveable character; witty, sensitive, intelligent, but often lacking in common sense. Like the bad penny, Hitchcock turns up in all the wrong places and never manages to say the right things, particularly when in the presence of investigating officer Lieutenant Kruk. But Hitchcock is too busy, trying to determine who killed Jake, presuming it was Polly and Sisco. In the midst of all this, he stumbles upon another case of elderly people dying rather abruptly at a certain nursing home.
Patrick Girard Lawlor executes Hitchcock’s character expertly in this first person narrative. Inherently knowing where to zig and where to zag with the jokes, Lawlor also manages to pass off Hitchcock’s mind-boggling naivety. He covers the range of characters quite efficiently creating distinct voices in which the listener can easily follow.
“Backstabber” has mystery, humor and a certain charm. You won’t be on the edge of your seat, but rather relaxed in your chair just enjoying this tale unfold.
In his fifth addition to his Hitchcock Sewell series, Tim Cockey delivers an entertaining tale filled with colorful characters and a fair share of comedic moments. Professional undertaker, amateur detective and full-time smart aleck, Hitchcock invariably manages to put himself in the worst possible situations. This in itself can be handled, but when he should be using his mastery of language to get himself out of trouble, he simply digs himself a much deeper hole. Maybe when he received that call in the wee hours of the morning from his friend Jonathan "Sisco" Fontaine, his brain wasn’t functioning. Answering Sisco’s plea for help, Hitchcock finds himself at Polly Weisheit’s house, where he is introduced to her recently-murdered husband, Jake. Claiming innocence, Polly and Sisco hope Hitchcock will remove the body before the police find out. Although in the business of disposing bodies, Hitchcock refuses to help and encourages them to call the police. Rather than waiting for the police, Hitchcock leaves which marks the first of many mistakes he will make over the length of this audiobook.
Cockney paints Hitchcock as a very loveable character; witty, sensitive, intelligent, but often lacking in common sense. Like the bad penny, Hitchcock turns up in all the wrong places and never manages to say the right things, particularly when in the presence of investigating officer Lieutenant Kruk. But Hitchcock is too busy, trying to determine who killed Jake, presuming it was Polly and Sisco. In the midst of all this, he stumbles upon another case of elderly people dying rather abruptly at a certain nursing home.
Patrick Girard Lawlor executes Hitchcock’s character expertly in this first person narrative. Inherently knowing where to zig and where to zag with the jokes, Lawlor also manages to pass off Hitchcock’s mind-boggling naivety. He covers the range of characters quite efficiently creating distinct voices in which the listener can easily follow.
“Backstabber” has mystery, humor and a certain charm. You won’t be on the edge of your seat, but rather relaxed in your chair just enjoying this tale unfold.
This is the last Hithcock Sewell book that Cockey wrote so far. It felt a bit "réchauffé" for me. Recycled. The magic is not there completely, neither are the lovable, strange characters that live in that universe. Maybe it's because there was a noticeable lack of Julia in that book. She's only there for an handful of scenes and even then she's only there as background. The plot is okay, a little ordinary for Sewell even.
The series ends on a whipper which is a little sad.
The series ends on a whipper which is a little sad.