Book Reviews of Dating Dead Men (Wollie Shelley, Bk 1)

Dating Dead Men is a mixture of chicklit and a cozy. The chicklit parts were better than the mystery parts, IMHO. The pacing was uneven - there were sections during which I was bored and my mind kept wandering, but some of the scenes were LOL funny. I did not find the love interest very appealing, which was a major drawback for me. I did like this book enough to give the next one a chance.

A riotous romp of a romantic murder mystery. A great candidate for a summer read.

Fun book! Ferret lovers will adore this book. Wollie, a greeting card designer is dating 40 men in 60 days as research for a radio-hosts upcoming book. On the way to visit her paranoid schizophrenic brother living at Rio Pescado, she stumbles across a dead body and is momentarily taken hostage by a charismatic "doctor" who becomes tangled up in her life....

Very entertaining, fast-moving story. I'll be looking for the sequel.

1st in the series.. I really enjoyed it.. a fun read

Author's first book and it's great! The protagonist is an unlikely, begrudging one who gets tangled up in murder, kidnapping, thefts, etc. purely by accident. The author has a gift for making you laugh and cry at the same time and I like Wollie a lot. I hope to see another book of her escapades. Her friends are colorful and as different as night and day. Her relatives are a bit strange but it all works for entertaining us cozy murder fans.

I loved it! Sort of Stephanie Plum-like in tone. Lots of fun characters.

A really hilarious and fun read. If you like Stephanie Plum novels, I highly recommend this series! Can't wait to read more!

This was a fun read. You can ignore the almost formulaicnature of this zany murder-mystery/love story format because the lead character is so appealing.

Greeting card artist Wollie Shelley stumbles over a body on the way to the state run mental hospital where her brother lives. Fearing her brother may be involved in the murder, Wollie fails to call authorities. Soon she is taken hostage by a man posing as a doctor, being followed by men in a Hummer, and trying to avoid being killed.

This is the debut novel by Harley Jane Kozak. I thought her writing was reminiscent of Janet Evanovich. Very funny. But sometimes during the story, I was a bit confused by the plot and the many dates that Wollie went on.

pretty good