Death of a Dead Man

I truly loved this book. Karin Kaufman definitely knows how to spin a great mystery.

First of all, the technical stuff: the writing itself was fantastic. It flowed really well with vivid and picturesque language. The characters were fun and engaging. You truly cared for each of them (or truly disliked them depending on who they were). I've seen another reviewer mention what I'm about to say right now: it's probably the best edited (both copy and content edited) indie published book I've ever seen. I don't believe I saw a single typo in the whole book.

As for the mystery itself...it was twisty and turns enough to keep you guessing until the end. You had several great suspects and each of them could very well have been the culprit right up until the very end. But, as is my litmus test of such books, all the clues are there necessary to solve the case yourself if you're observant enough. But Kaufman did something else with this book that I've rarely, if ever seen in a mystery. The lead character solved the crimes not by just gathering the clues and letting the answer solve itself. No, Rachel (the lead character) used plain old common sense. She was a student of human nature and instead of searching crime scenes for forensic evidence, she spent her time questioning. “Why?” “Why would they do this?” Why would someone do that?” And in the end, that good ol' common sense paid off.

Great book. Looking forward to reading the rest of the series as well!