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Death Will Get You Sober

di Elizabeth Zelvin

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On Christmas Day, Bruce Kohler wakes up in detox on the Bowery in New York City.nbsp;He knows it’s time to change his life, but how can he stay sober without dying of boredom?nbsp; When homeless alcoholics start to die unexpectedly, Bruce is surprised to find he cares enough to want to find out why. Most of them had been down and out for many years, but Bruce’s friend Guff was different: a cynical aristocrat with a trust fund and some secrets. Two old friends give Bruce a second chance and agree to help him with his investigation: his best friend, Jimmy, a computer genius and history buff who’s been in AA for years, and Jimmy’s girlfriend Barbara, a counselor who sometimes crosses the line between helping and codependency. Barbara works a night shift at the detox and confronts a counselor who might still be dealing drugs. Bruce gets a job temping for Guff’s arrogant nephew. Between the three of them, suspects start piling up. The trail leads back to the detox. Or does it? InDeath Will Get You Sober, Bruce discovers that the church basements of AA are a small world in the big city of New York.nbsp; As he grapples with staying sober, he finds that not drinking is only the beginning of coming back to life---a life he finds he wants to keep when it’s threatened by a killer. Debut author Elizabeth Zelvin has used her expertise as an addiction councilor to pen a riveting mystery filled with memorable, realistic characters who are as flawed as they are heroic.… (altro)
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Bruce Kohler wakes up in detox at Christmas believing he can stay sober without being bored. (Curious to know what he did that so memorable when he was drunk).
Then a fellow alcoholic dies.
Once he is out he joins two of his friends to determine whether alcoholics are being murdered. ( )
  Vesper1931 | Jul 29, 2021 |
Excellent whodunit with a side order of the struggle to keep sober, especially after watching a friend die. Strong characters and difficult situations are important to the steady plot.
I wanted to read this one after reading Death Will Help You Leave Him, and found it hiding in the TBR pile since May 2015! Glad that I unearthed it!
Mark Boyett did a great job as narrator. ( )
  jetangen4571 | Nov 23, 2017 |
I enjoyed this book even though it covered a topic that makes me uncomfortable. I have said for years that I have an addictive personality but it is for food, however I have always avoided alcohol because of that. So, having the main character and his best friend be alcoholics made me squirm a bit. Having said that, this is an excellent book, both about murder and about the challenges that face those who are addicted to alcohol and drugs.

Bruce wakes up in the Bowery detox center on Christmas Day. While he is there he meets "God", aka Godfrey. After a day out God comes back and then dies later that night. Once Bruce is released he gets together with his boyhood friend Jimmy (a recovering Alcoholic) and his wife Barbara who is a counselor.

While Bruce is fighting the urges to drink and Jimmy is encouraging him to go to AA meetings, Bruce starts thinking about God, why did he die? And, was it murder? He enlists Jimmy and Barbara to help him find out -- giving him something to focus on instead of drinking.

There is a good mystery here that has an ending that I didn't see coming. I'll be reading more in this series.

( )
  bookswoman | Mar 31, 2013 |
The mystery is only so-so but the characters and the depiction of AA and recovering alcoholics make it worthwhile.
  escl | May 6, 2010 |
Bruce Kohler has been in and out of detox centers most of his adult life. On Christmas day, he isn’t too surprised to find himself in another center, this one on the Bowery in New York City. Bruce quickly befriends fellow patient Godfrey Kettleworth, III, a man on the outs with his rich family and not too popular with the staff. While in detox, an alcoholic with terminal cancer is found dead in the laundry room and Godfrey dies right before Bruce’s eyes. With the help of his lifetime friend Jimmy and Jimmy’s girlfriend Barbara, a counselor who has worked at the Bowery before, Bruce begins his own investigation into these two mysterious deaths, which unravels a murderous pattern among detox centers in New York and places his own life in jeopardy.

Zelvin’s debut novel provides the reader with an insightful peek into the mind and life of an alcoholic trying to stay sober, as well as AA’s 12-step program. The characters are intriguing and well-developed, especially alcoholic Bruce who faces a continual battle to refrain from drinking, and Barbara, a codependent counselor with a witty sense of humor. The plot moves at a fast pace with plenty of twists and turns and suspicious characters lurking about, all set within the glorious backdrop of New York City. This entertaining mystery is sure to draw fans anxious to read future books by this talented author. ( )
  ctfrench | Nov 29, 2008 |
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On Christmas Day, Bruce Kohler wakes up in detox on the Bowery in New York City.nbsp;He knows it’s time to change his life, but how can he stay sober without dying of boredom?nbsp; When homeless alcoholics start to die unexpectedly, Bruce is surprised to find he cares enough to want to find out why. Most of them had been down and out for many years, but Bruce’s friend Guff was different: a cynical aristocrat with a trust fund and some secrets. Two old friends give Bruce a second chance and agree to help him with his investigation: his best friend, Jimmy, a computer genius and history buff who’s been in AA for years, and Jimmy’s girlfriend Barbara, a counselor who sometimes crosses the line between helping and codependency. Barbara works a night shift at the detox and confronts a counselor who might still be dealing drugs. Bruce gets a job temping for Guff’s arrogant nephew. Between the three of them, suspects start piling up. The trail leads back to the detox. Or does it? InDeath Will Get You Sober, Bruce discovers that the church basements of AA are a small world in the big city of New York.nbsp; As he grapples with staying sober, he finds that not drinking is only the beginning of coming back to life---a life he finds he wants to keep when it’s threatened by a killer. Debut author Elizabeth Zelvin has used her expertise as an addiction councilor to pen a riveting mystery filled with memorable, realistic characters who are as flawed as they are heroic.

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