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Hearse of a different color (2001)

by Tim Cockey

Series: Hitchcock Sewell (2)

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Hitchcock Sewell, Baltimores hippest undertaker and civilian sleuth, is back in a second sly, original mystery.One of the most charming and offbeat amateur detectives to come around in years, Hitchcock Sewell does for the undertaking profession what Marilyn Monroe did for the ukulele gives it a touch of class. In this rollicking follow-up to Tim Cockeys "witty, punchy, snappy, well-written, and dang funny debut" (Harlan Coben, author of The Final Detail), a surprise blizzard dumps more than snow on the steps of Sewell & Sons funeral home it leaves behind the corpse of a murdered waitress as well. Hitchs television meteorologist girlfriend sees the crime as an opportunity to move into hard news. Her unctuous mentor wants to beat Hitch to the punch. Hitchs snooping takes him from low-life strip joints to high-tone mansions, proving yet again that undertakers and their clue-happy cohorts can be a pretty lively bunch.… (more)
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funny and a glimpse of a wrold you usually don't think about ( )
  cspiwak | Mar 6, 2024 |
Enjoyed this one very much. The mystery is good and the author clearly loves his hometown of Baltimore. I enjoyed all the descriptions of places (and weather!). ( )
  glade1 | Feb 19, 2019 |
This is a fun mystery series starring Baltimore undertaker Hitch Sewell. Light, entertaining reading. ( )
  BookConcierge | Feb 13, 2016 |
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Hitchcock Sewell, Baltimores hippest undertaker and civilian sleuth, is back in a second sly, original mystery.One of the most charming and offbeat amateur detectives to come around in years, Hitchcock Sewell does for the undertaking profession what Marilyn Monroe did for the ukulele gives it a touch of class. In this rollicking follow-up to Tim Cockeys "witty, punchy, snappy, well-written, and dang funny debut" (Harlan Coben, author of The Final Detail), a surprise blizzard dumps more than snow on the steps of Sewell & Sons funeral home it leaves behind the corpse of a murdered waitress as well. Hitchs television meteorologist girlfriend sees the crime as an opportunity to move into hard news. Her unctuous mentor wants to beat Hitch to the punch. Hitchs snooping takes him from low-life strip joints to high-tone mansions, proving yet again that undertakers and their clue-happy cohorts can be a pretty lively bunch.

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