Second Grave on the Left

No sophomore slump with this one. Character wise, I may have liked it more than the first book because the supporting characters (especially Cookie) felt more involved, better drawn. The main investigative mystery itself felt a little meh - especially the let down of a conclusion the one guy's mom did it? Seriously? A character who wasn't even in the same state as everyone else?. I do wish we'd had more conversation between Charley and her dad and him realizing she's “special”. But all the chaos and action and chatting with the dearly departed (Angel cracks me up every time) was well done.