Honestly, I was disappointed in Death Warmed Over by Kevin Anderson. I was familiar with Mr. Anderson's writing through the Dune series of books he's written with Frank Herbert's son, Brian Herbert. I love those books, so I was certain I'd enjoy the tale of Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I. But, unfortunately, no joy . . .

The story starts out slow, with a lot of repetitious information, back stories and descriptions followed by obvious puns and flat jokes about being a zombie. There was also a lot of cliché P.I. phrasing and corny Humphrey Bogart dialog.

The main character, Dan Chambeaux, is recently deceased and risen as a Zombie, while his girlfriend, Sheyenne, is recently deceased and reappears as a ghost, so there's a lot (and I mean A LOT) of agonized longing, because they can't touch each other. Sheyenne can, weirdly, "poltergeist" objects and works as Dan and his human attorney-partner's executive assistant. She makes coffee, types, files, answers the phones and she can knock other ghosts on their asses, but she can't touch Dan - Go figure. However, I soldiered on.

Finally, just after the halfway mark in the book, the story picked up a little. By that time, there'd been a couple of amusing characters introduced and a surprise situation or two, so it did become slightly more entertaining. These did not, regrettably, save the story.

The ending, of course, was predictable. You could see how it was going to shake out a mile away. I'll confess - I struggled to finish this book, and I did finish it, albeit with a sense of relief. I won't be reading any of the other books in this series, and I can't recommend it as a "read-worth" story. ( )

Very enjoyable. ( )

This book was tons of fun as well as being a satisfying mystery. Sure, there were a few blatant clues, but that didn't diminish the story for me at all and I was on board until the end. I'll definitely check out more books featuring these characters. Light and fun despite the rather gruesome aspects of a setting populated mainly by undead and unnaturals, I highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys humorous fantasy. ( )

I apologize in advance for the two stars. It wasn't that this book was horrible, or written by an illiterate ape, I just didn't like it. It wasn't my cup of tea but that doesn't mean that it won't be anyone elses. I don't know if I wasn't in the right mood or what, but I was very meh about it all.Death Warmed Over stars a private investigator who has recently come back from the dead as a zombie. Not only does he have to investigate his own murder, he has a full caseload as well. From a vampire too scared to leave his own home from a witch who was turned into a pig because of a typo, Dan Shamble has his arms full. Funny and witty, perfect for fans of Charlainne Harris and other "punny" paranormal mysteries. ( )

Book source ~ ARC. My review is voluntary and honest.

With the unlikely event of the Big Uneasy our world was thrown into a post-apocalyptic paranormal scenario the likes of which has never been seen before. All things fantastical or paranormal are now pretty much everyday life. The problem with such a big change happening so quickly, the laws haven’t had a chance to catch up yet. Enter the office of Chambeaux & Deyer Investigations.

Dan Chambeaux was a live PI. Now he’s a dead one. After his murder he came back as a zombie. Their secretary Sheyenne is a ghost (she was murdered first), and Robin is their human attorney. Together they make a great team if not a lot of money. With a habit of taking Unnatural cases pro bono they really need to solve their paying cases. So, they get to work and in-between, Dan tries to solve his and Sheyenne’s murders.

Well, this is quite the fix to be in. Who knew that a highly unlikely series of events could activate a spell that could turn everything upside down? Well, not literally upside down. Man, they don’t need that on top of everything else. The world is intriguing and I like the characters. The cases the trio are working on are varied and interesting. And then there’s Sheyenne’s and Dan’s murders to solve. Lots going on here, but not too much to overwhelm. The writing is decent, but there’s something a tad off about the whole book and I can’t put my finger on what is bugging me. In any case, it’s still a good read. ( )