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Elvis and The Dearly Departed Southern Cousins Mysteries Peggy Webb 9780758225894 Books

First the good news: Elvis is alive and well and living in a small town on the outskirts of his beloved Tupelo.

The bad news: He now inhabits the body of a pudgy little basset hound, and is at the center of a nasty little canine custody battle.

Hairdresser Callie Valentine Jones is not about to give her soon-to-be ex husband custody of her dog, Elvis. Jack Jones is not about to give Callie a divorce. And Elvis? Well, Elvis didn't spend a couple of decades crooning love songs for nothing, and if he has his way these two will be patching things up before you can say "Ladies and Gentlemen, Elvis has left the building."

Besides the drama surrounding her ex, Callie has her hands full when a body goes missing from her uncle's funeral home, which leads to the discovery of yet another corpse. As Callie and her cousin, Lovie, try to sort out the mess, they discover that their bumbling investigation will either (a) catch a murderer, or (b) get them killed.

There are two ways to approach this story. Either you get into the spirit of screwball comedy, quirky characters and a preposterous and frenetic storyline, or you roll your eyes at the silliness. Frankly, I did a little of both.

What worked for me: Overall, I thought the characters had potential, although they are all ridiculously over-the-top. Parts of the story were funny, and the little tidbits alluding to Uncle Charlie's dark past and Jack's secret life did pique my interest.

Not so much: Too many characters thrown at you from page one, a completely confusing mish/mash of Callie's family and potential suspects. The plot was just too far-fetched, even for a lighthearted "cozy" read. Too repetitive - - just about every chapter had Callie determined to dump Jack for good, only to wind up ditching her clothes as soon as he so much as looked at her. Finally...enough with the shoes! Every other page dropping yet another high end shoe designer name was so annoying. You know who else had a closet full of Jimmy Choo shoes (besides Callie)? The late Princess Di. While I think that Diana had the budget for them, I'm wondering how many perms Callie would have to do per week to feed her habit?

Bottom Line: A good natured but totally wacky "cozy" set in a small southern town. The story is told in the first person, present tense from Callie's point of view. There are a few short chapters told from Elvis's (the dog) viewpoint. While parts of the story were entertaining, I can't say that it held my interest. This is the first entry in a series, and while I can see some potential here I doubt I'll continue on with the series.

Very little (if any) strong language; some sexual innuendo but otherwise no sexual content.


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Elvis and The Dearly Departed Southern Cousins Mysteries Peggy Webb 9780758225894 Books Reviews

If you are looking for a book that will give you a couple hours of escape then this could be the book series for you. Elvis is apparently back and in the form of a dog. While most of the chapters are from the perspective of the dog's owner, the dog weighs in every once in awhile. The mystery takes some interesting twists and turns and stays light hearted and fun which is perfect for the fan of cozy mystery stories.
I was going to give it a 3 but someone said Don't Be Cruel ) I'd actually rate it a 3.5. I enjoyed it. It put me in mind of the kind of light hearted read from Evanovich's Stephanie Plum. The overweight character reminds me of the ex Ho, in the Plum series. Her grandma is more feisty than she lets show - secrets there. This gal doesn't have two men fighting over her but she has a soon to be ex-husband who is not a soon to be ex in his mind and he's every bit as hunky and dangerous as either of Plum's. The other man, also dangerous, is her grandpa. It's a fun read and instead of a hamster, she has Elvis. He plays a more important part in the stories than Plum's hamster. He even has his own little chapters here and there so you get things from his point of view. It's a quick, fun read with a little romance and a little mystery.
Elvis and the Dear Departed by Peggy Webb

What a delightful romp! This book is pure fluff, and doesn't pretend to be anything else. It's quirky but loveable characters and impossibly outlandish situations are in the spirit of Stephanie Plum's Newark, NJ ...but in Mississippi, and the heroine is a beautician for both the living and the dearly departed. The star of course, is Elvis ...canine investigator extraordinaire ...and reincarnation of ...well ...the King, himself.

The plot never slows down; the situations never come off as contrived (although, if one took a breath and *thought* about them...they just ...*couldn't* have happened, could they? The characters are absolutely wacky, and totally believable. I find myself hoping that, somewhere, there are people like these, because, (well, except for the villains), I thoroughly liked them. This book won't change the world, but it might make you laugh, or cheer you up, and it's just plain fun! I recommend it, especially when things are not going well, and you need something to help you pull yourself out of a funk.
In Tupelo, Mississippi there are two things that are bounded to happen. The first is that you will at sometime see a small basset hound running around named Elvis and he really thinks he is The King. The other is that you'll end up in Eternal Rest Funeral Home because it's the best funeral home in three counties. When the body of the most recent deceased disappears, the Valentine family (the owners of the funeral home) are clueless as to what happened to it. But that doesn't stop Callie and her cousin from trying to figure out who has stolen the body. When Callie's dog, Elvis goes missing and her soon-to-be ex-husband comes sniffing around hilarity is going to follow.

This book had some great funny moments - Elvis is a riot. Callie is a bit of a ditz and sort of shallow but it worked well for this book and I enjoyed her character and those of her family and Elvis. I liked this book and enjoyed it but... and there is a but. Something about it just didn't completely work for me. At times I felt the book was a little clunky in transiting from one event to the next. I also kept wondering how Callie could kept a beauty shop open when it felt like she was barely working. The stereotypes played out in this book felt a little bland to me and while at times they were funny, at others I just wanted the plot to progress.

Regardless of my problems, I did find a great deal of humor in this book and adventure. I enjoyed Elvis and the Dearly Departed and gave it 3.5 stars. It was good and I'll glad read another in this new series, I just hope for a little less ditziness from Callie.
First the good news Elvis is alive and well and living in a small town on the outskirts of his beloved Tupelo.

The bad news He now inhabits the body of a pudgy little basset hound, and is at the center of a nasty little canine custody battle.

Hairdresser Callie Valentine Jones is not about to give her soon-to-be ex husband custody of her dog, Elvis. Jack Jones is not about to give Callie a divorce. And Elvis? Well, Elvis didn't spend a couple of decades crooning love songs for nothing, and if he has his way these two will be patching things up before you can say "Ladies and Gentlemen, Elvis has left the building."

Besides the drama surrounding her ex, Callie has her hands full when a body goes missing from her uncle's funeral home, which leads to the discovery of yet another corpse. As Callie and her cousin, Lovie, try to sort out the mess, they discover that their bumbling investigation will either (a) catch a murderer, or (b) get them killed.

There are two ways to approach this story. Either you get into the spirit of screwball comedy, quirky characters and a preposterous and frenetic storyline, or you roll your eyes at the silliness. Frankly, I did a little of both.

What worked for me Overall, I thought the characters had potential, although they are all ridiculously over-the-top. Parts of the story were funny, and the little tidbits alluding to Uncle Charlie's dark past and Jack's secret life did pique my interest.

Not so much Too many characters thrown at you from page one, a completely confusing mish/mash of Callie's family and potential suspects. The plot was just too far-fetched, even for a lighthearted "cozy" read. Too repetitive - - just about every chapter had Callie determined to dump Jack for good, only to wind up ditching her clothes as soon as he so much as looked at her. Finally...enough with the shoes! Every other page dropping yet another high end shoe designer name was so annoying. You know who else had a closet full of Jimmy Choo shoes (besides Callie)? The late Princess Di. While I think that Diana had the budget for them, I'm wondering how many perms Callie would have to do per week to feed her habit?

Bottom Line A good natured but totally wacky "cozy" set in a small southern town. The story is told in the first person, present tense from Callie's point of view. There are a few short chapters told from Elvis's (the dog) viewpoint. While parts of the story were entertaining, I can't say that it held my interest. This is the first entry in a series, and while I can see some potential here I doubt I'll continue on with the series.

Very little (if any) strong language; some sexual innuendo but otherwise no sexual content.