Death Warmed Over by Kevin J. AndersonMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Welcome to the world of Dan Chambeaux Private Investigator.
After a bizarre sequence of events (The Big Uneasy) the world changed and all the classic monsters and supernatural "terrors" became real, for Dan who had recently been murdered while investigating the death of his girl friend this meant digging himself out of his grave and living his afterlife as a Zombie. Dan being Dan just meant he continued being a PI but now he had his own murder to solve. Of course paying clients are a must have so a Vampire convinced someone is out to get him, a Mummy suing the museum for his freedom, Witches suing a published for poor spell checking on a spell book and various other distractions occupy Dan's day, oh yes the original murder of his girlfriend needs to be solved, fortunately she came back as Ghost and with minor poltergeist powers now works in the office. Life is never dull in the Unnatural Quarter and being dead once doesn't mean it can't happen a second time and well wear and tear for a Zombie is a big issue.
Death Warmed Over is a very satisfying introduction to the world of Dan Chambeaux aka Dan Shamble and the world that Kevin has created to allow his character to play within is fascinating and only begun to be explored. The main characters have a Noir feel to them (Classic PI) and the humour both with the narrative and characterisation comes through strong. This and other stories within the series was part of a Kickstarter reward and it hasn't disappointed, highly recommended.
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