Tim Cockey's HEARSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR
I found Tim Cockey's Hearse of a Different Color while browsing through the stacks at the library. He's a new-to-me mystery writer.
His sleuth, Hitchcock Sewell ,and his Aunt Billy are undertakers in Baltimore. They play cribbage to see who gets to do the embalming. I often forget that his "sleuth" is really an undertaker and not a detective or private investigator. Cockey is funny. The dialogue is smart and often satirical. I love the quips.
This novel starts out in a snowstorm. A wake for a local heart surgeon is interrupted when the body of a dead waitress is dumped on the porch of the funeral parlor.
Hitch, with the help of his foul-mouthed weather-girl girlfriend (who has a horrible record for bad predictions) and his zany, artistic ex-wife, digs until he uncovers a lot of secrets (past and present). It's hard to put down. There are a lot of twists, and things aren't always what they seem.
Cockey (aka Richard Hawke) was a good find, and I look forward to reading more in both of his series.
His sleuth, Hitchcock Sewell ,and his Aunt Billy are undertakers in Baltimore. They play cribbage to see who gets to do the embalming. I often forget that his "sleuth" is really an undertaker and not a detective or private investigator. Cockey is funny. The dialogue is smart and often satirical. I love the quips.
This novel starts out in a snowstorm. A wake for a local heart surgeon is interrupted when the body of a dead waitress is dumped on the porch of the funeral parlor.
Hitch, with the help of his foul-mouthed weather-girl girlfriend (who has a horrible record for bad predictions) and his zany, artistic ex-wife, digs until he uncovers a lot of secrets (past and present). It's hard to put down. There are a lot of twists, and things aren't always what they seem.
Cockey (aka Richard Hawke) was a good find, and I look forward to reading more in both of his series.
Posted by Crazy for Words at 8/26/2011 2:51 PM 
Categories: Books and Reading, Mysteries
Tags: Books Mysteries Tim Cockey
Categories: Books and Reading, Mysteries
Tags: Books Mysteries Tim Cockey
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