Dating Dead Men

A Good Read

This is a good light read. Those who like Janet Evanovich will probably enjoy this author. The plot was intriguing and kept me guessing most of the way through. The characters were funny, if not sometimes over the top with their antics.

At times the similarities between the characters of Evanovich's Plum series and the characters in Dating Dead Men were a little too glaringly obvious. The main character, Wolley, is much like Stephanie Plum in that she acts brave while secretly being scared. She does crazy things and has crazy friends. And her love life gets her in trouble. Wolley's good friend and co-worker, Fredreeq, is much like Plum's friend Lula. She dresses outrageously and speaks her mind to everyone. Consequently, I found myself making too many comparisons between the authors and their books.

Overall the book is well-written and enjoyable. Definitely a good choice when you're looking for something not too complicated, that will make you laugh and leave you feeling good at the end.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Who knew dating could be so deadly!

Wollie Shelley has to date forty men in sixty days as part of the Dating Project, a research project. She will earn $5,000 from Dr. Cookie Lahven, a bestselling radio personality psychotherapist.. All of her dates have to be selected related to her list of requirements. Her friends Fredreeq and Joey are doing the initial screening for her dates. She receives an outfit to wear on each date and has to keep a journal afterwards. Wollie has a small card shop ¿Wollie¿s Welcome! Greetings.¿ She¿s trying to upgrade her status to Wilkommen! status which would allow her to buy her shop. She has to make it through the inspection by Mr. Bundt. Near the end of that inspection, he informs her that there are two more inspections. These will be done by plain clothes people. In other words, spies! Her shop is located on Sunset Boulevard, east of Highland, smack in the middle of a small strip mall. This was not an optimum location. Her philosophy is, hookers need greeting cards, too. Also during her inspection her brother P.B. calls. He is a paranoid schizophrenic living at Rio Prescado, a stat-run mental hospital. He hangs up before she can find out why he¿s calling. Later she gets in touch with P.B. Turns out he¿s concerned about a dead body. Wollie doesn¿t know what to think about this. He does have delusions and lots of anxiety. He asks her to bring him more foil. She says she¿ll bring out to him that night. After her latest date, she goes to the hospital to deliver his foil. As she was approaching the hospital in her car, she discovers a dead body in the road. Now she¿s concerned P.B. might have something to do with this. He¿s never been violent before. But she is still unsure. She goes to P.B.¿s room. He is asleep and she hates to wake him. She just leaves the foil. When she gets in the elevator to leave, there is an empty gurney and a man. He is dressed like a doctor. At first she is scared. Then she finds herself attracted to him. She didn¿t talk to him as she¿s afraid she¿ll blurt out about the dead body she saw. They are joined by two guards. When they get off the elevator, the doctor ends up shoving the gurney at them and kidnapping Wollie! Things escalate from there. Turns out the ¿doctor¿ is on the run from the mob. Men begin chasing them. Not only is Wollie¿s life in danger, her future with Welcome! Greetings is at risk. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I found it hard to put down. Wollie is such a fun character and her friends and dates really add to the story. Then there¿s the ¿doctor¿ and all the escapades with him. What a fun book! I highly recommend this book! I look forward to reading the next in this series. Can¿t wait!

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Way fun read

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Good golly, Miss Wollie!

This is a great read! Actor-turned-author Kozak has hit a grand-slam outta the park with this series debut. L.A. business owner Wollie Shelley contends with the mean streets, her gun-toting best friend, serial dating, her franchiser, her take-no-prisoners assistant, her nutso brother, and a sexy kidnapping stranger ... not to mention the dead body ... with wit, humor, and brains. Excellently written, 'Dating Dead Men' is a hoot-and-a-half. Can't wait for the next one!

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