slayra reviewed Fifth grave past the light by Darynda Jones
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5 stars
Charley Davidson is a private investigator that doubles as the grim reaper. Consequently, she can see dead people which helps a lot when it comes to solve crimes. But things get out of hand when more than twenty dead women flood her apartment and Charley has no idea on how to calm them down or why they choose to appear there at the same time. Moreover, she has a cheating husband case and an arson to solve. It's a lot of cases needing attention at once and even with the help of her uncle, the police force, Cookie, Gemma and Reyes, things get out of hand - as they should since this is Charley we're taking about.
I read this book in one seating and I'm really surprised at how good it is. It's not like I didn't have high expectations - of course I had them, it's by Darynda …
Charley Davidson is a private investigator that doubles as the grim reaper. Consequently, she can see dead people which helps a lot when it comes to solve crimes. But things get out of hand when more than twenty dead women flood her apartment and Charley has no idea on how to calm them down or why they choose to appear there at the same time. Moreover, she has a cheating husband case and an arson to solve. It's a lot of cases needing attention at once and even with the help of her uncle, the police force, Cookie, Gemma and Reyes, things get out of hand - as they should since this is Charley we're taking about.
I read this book in one seating and I'm really surprised at how good it is. It's not like I didn't have high expectations - of course I had them, it's by Darynda Jones! - but the developments took me by surprise and I love to I think I have everything figured out and then realise I actually didn't. It makes it very hard to put this book down. The characters evolve the way they should and there is no time lost with characters having the same arguments over again like it tends to happen with every other long series. This is beyond awesome in my opinion. And I learnt an author doesn't need to write a cliffhanger to get her readers wishing hard for the next book, she just has to write the best ending EVER. I loved this book so much, it has the right dose of mystery, plot twists, funny remarks, romance, friendship and suspense. Great story, the pace is as fast as it can be and the myriad of situations Charley gets herself into will glue your eyes to every word.