Review: Very good in the context of the series but would not work as well as a stand alone.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 5, 2011
For those who enjoyed the first book about Charley Davidson (First Grave on the Right) this will be a terrific story.  For those new to the 'Charleyverse' this may not make as much sense and, given the brevity of the story, the background of the characters will not be filled in enough.As a slice-of-life for Charley (and as told from the perspective of a person seeking her out) this is great fun.  When I opened the e-book I was happy to see over 1200 Kindle 'locations' and ended up a little disappointed as only about a third of that was devoted to the new story (the rest was divided between samplers of books 1 & 2 of the series).  Considering how short it was it was fine, but I felt as though the character seeking out Charley might have benefitted from a little more of her story getting told.  It all came together a little too neatly at the end--the story being a little too conveniently told.I am highly anticipating the next book in the series due out later in August--Second Grave on the Left(I don't think that the publisher was very subtle in this release to 'remind' people).  I was happy to discover there will also be a third one as well.In any case, I do strongly recommend this story for those who enjoyed the first book and I do highly recommend the first one as an excellent and enjoyable urban fantasy story.  If you haven't yet read the first book you could read this to get an idea if you like the author's style but I would instead recommend downloading the sample from the first novel to see if it suits you as a better decision maker.JTG