A review by wardenred
Posted To Death by Dean A. James

lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Could Mrs. Stevens have possibly murdered Abigail Winterton for blocking her attempts to take control of charitable affairs in the village?

I wouldn't call this book particularly memorable, but it was definitely a lot of fun. I liked how mundane a lot of the story was despite having a vampire for a MC. The inclusion of the supernatural did play a part in this cozy mystery, but the focus was on the small town community with all of its private secrets, public smiles, charity events, and so much bickering. It was a fun community to follow, and I liked how the murder wasn't the only mystery for the MC to solve. The entire investigating was pretty exciting, with enough twists to keep things unpredictable yet plausible.

I'm kind of intrigue what gruesome-yet-cozy crimes will happen in this town next, and how Simon and Giles's relationship will develop, so may as well pick up the next book at some point.

One thing that annoyed me at times was the prose; it wasn't exactly unclear, but just... needlessly complicated? It's like the author tried so hard to make everyone but the MC sound British, except I'm not sure British = "using the longest possible words in place of shorter ones."