The Hearse You Came in On

Rating:
Summary: Fun New Mystery Series
Review: With a title like "The Hearse You Came In On", I was immediately hit with the I have to purchase this. Tim Cockey first in hopefully a long series of novels about funeral director Hitchcock Sewell is well written and gives the reader all the chills, shocks and, laughs they could ask for. I believe that the Sewell character has enough development in him too make this a strong solid running series.

The story starts with a beautiful mystery lady paying a visit to Sewell's funeral home in Baltimore. The women wants to plan for an upcoming funeral, her own. She gives Sewell a name and then disappears. Then when a different women bearing the same name is found dead Sewell starts a little amateur detective work. Sewell finds himself in the middle of a police case involving bad cops, bad politicians,blackmail videos and illegal toxic waste dumping. Only Sewell and his mystery lady can solve it, but does Sewell have all the pieces?

The storyline moves and a very nice but not rushed pace. Sprinkled in are a few very funny parts on the various types of funerals that Sewell must put on. The supporting cast is also very strong including Sewell's ex-wife Julia, Sewell's local pub drinking buddies and a great gang at the community theater that Sewell is invovlved in. Looking forward to the next installment "Hearse Of a Different Color".

Rating:
Summary: Fun New Mystery Series
Review: With a title like "The Hearse You Came In On", I was immediately hit with the I have to purchase this. Tim Cockey first in hopefully a long series of novels about funeral director Hitchcock Sewell is well written and gives the reader all the chills, shocks and, laughs they could ask for. I believe that the Sewell character has enough development in him too make this a strong solid running series.

The story starts with a beautiful mystery lady paying a visit to Sewell's funeral home in Baltimore. The women wants to plan for an upcoming funeral, her own. She gives Sewell a name and then disappears. Then when a different women bearing the same name is found dead Sewell starts a little amateur detective work. Sewell finds himself in the middle of a police case involving bad cops, bad politicians,blackmail videos and illegal toxic waste dumping. Only Sewell and his mystery lady can solve it, but does Sewell have all the pieces?

The storyline moves and a very nice but not rushed pace. Sprinkled in are a few very funny parts on the various types of funerals that Sewell must put on. The supporting cast is also very strong including Sewell's ex-wife Julia, Sewell's local pub drinking buddies and a great gang at the community theater that Sewell is invovlved in. Looking forward to the next installment "Hearse Of a Different Color".