published by Hyperion Books
Take
one offbeat undertaker and one mystery woman; mix in a little murder, a
whiff of scandal, and the sexiest woman on the entire Eastern Seaboard,
ladle the whole thing into Baltimore, and you've got "THE HEARSE YOU CAME
IN ON", Tim Cockey's new novel introducing Hitchcock Sewell, the most clever
and appealing amateur sleuth to stumble along in years.
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Say What?
“If
you’ve never held your breath and laughed at the same time, get ready.
“The Hearse You Came In On” takes you on a fun and frantic ride.
Grandma Mazur loves this book.”
Janet Evanovich,
author of "High Five"
"The
Hearse You Came In On"
is a witty, punchy, snappy, well-written and dang funny debut.
Take a ride on Tim Cockey's, er, uh, 'Hearse.' You'll be glad you did."
Harlan Coben,
author of "The Final Detail"
"In
"The Hearse You Came In On", author Tim Cockey affectionately captures
the cockeyed grace of Baltimore with a funny and perceptive screwball mystery.
A strong and welcome debut, as satisfying as a bushel of crabs and a cold
six of Natty Boh."
George Pelecanos,
author of "Shame the Devil"
"Just
when you think we’ve run out of oddball vocations for the ever-growing
number of amateur sleuths, you’re fooled again: meet Hitchcock Sewell,
the mystery genre’s first undertaker hero. Cockey’s delightful first novel
begins when a woman named Carolyn James wanders into a wake at Hitch’s
mortuary and wants to schedule a funeral - for herself. James turns up
murdered the next day, right on schedule, but it isn’t the same woman,
prompting Hitch to launch an investigation that uncovers wholesale corruption
in the upper reaches of the Baltimore police department. It also throws
Hitch into the arms of a beguiling female police detective who has some
serious scores to settle with her superiors. Cockey possesses a terrific
comic touch, and his spot-on evocation of working-class Baltimore calls
to mind a Barry Levinson film. Elmore Leonard fans are sure to like
Cockey’s dry wit, and the laidback Hitch, who would rather drink another
beer than risk his life, will remind readers of Dallas Murphy’s equally
laconic Artie Deemer."
Bill Ott,
Booklist, January 2000
“I
loved it. It's a funny, fast-paced, well written mystery. I love "Hitch"
Sewell!”
Willow Tree Books,
Westminster, MD
“I
thought it was hysterical. The most fun I've had since first reading the
great and fun Robert Parker/Spenser novels.... Irreverent, clever, sexy,
funny, well-plotted, and...very lovable and poignant characters.”
Carl Lennertz,
Book Sense, Tarrytown, NY
“...it
is absolutely wonderful. As a native Baltimorian I can say (Cockey)
captures the city perfectly!”
Paige Rose,
Mystery Loves Company Bookstore, Fells Point, MD
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