A murder at a wedding?Come on. And the cops are calling it suicide!But Mark felt murder.Mark’s an empath… he feels secrets. The secret emotions that suspects try to hide.Is this an awkward way to catch murderers? Yes. But it’s great when it works.Then a mysterious woman begs Mark for help. She claims to know the killer… and that she’s the next target. The problem? Her accusation sounds… … The problem? Her accusation sounds… delusional.
Until more people in their cozy Virginia mountain town start dying.
With Sergeant Gwen threatening jail, quirky locals turning lethal, and his goofy sidekick Pete more clueless than ever, Mark races to catch a killer who seems ready to murder anyone…
Including him.
You’ll love this twisty mystery, because it’s a fast-paced funny cozy with people you’ll love and a fantastic surprise ending.
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Pete totally does it again…. I mean Bill… Whatever. The author takes us on a ride worth of the mightiest rollercoaster. I have to admit i was surprised by the bad guy. This was one twist i did not see coming and i’m not so easy to surprise. Just ask all my friends that refuse to go with me to the movies because i ruin the ending for them.
Follows almost immediately after Murder Feels Awful WHICH YOU REALLY MUST READ FIRST (along with Origin Story [the link is in the back of Murder Feels Awful]). The three books together can be read in a long, uninterrupted weekend. I read an ARC and this voluntary review is my own opinion.
Murder Feels Bad by Bill Alive.
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Another story of Mark and Pete, aspiring investigators who actually do solve murders. They are an unlikely duo. Mark is an empath who feels what others feel and can, at times, send them signals. He frequently reads Pete’s mind which bugs the heck out of Pete.
Pete works at a new age store part time and is Mark’s housemate. He is a hyper little guy obsessed with beautiful women. As I said, they are quite a pair!
In this story, a wedding is interrupted by the discovery of a body. Looking for the killer leads our heroes into an association with a religious guru and his followers, several of whom end up dead.
This book is easy to read and is a good one for vacation/beach reading. It can be very funny, which seems weird for a story about murder, but it works. Easy to pick up and put down or read in one sitting.
I am looking forward to the next in the series, Murder Feels Crazy.
Four and a half stars. Half star is for excessive silliness at the end; an afterward of sorts.
Imagine being an empath and investigating multiple murders, feeling every emotion; guilt, sorrow, and pain. Although he doesn’t have a PI license, Mark and his sidekick Pete manage to solve the murders. Well written, good plot and characters, fast paced, and plenty of twists.
I enjoyed this book as much as the first. I love the sarcastic humor of the characters and a plot that kept me guessing to the end. Looking forward to the next book in this series.
Empath Strikes Again
(Disclaimer: I received a copy of the book. Read it and decided to provide my honest review). Murder Feels Bad, The Empath Detective Mystery Series by Bill Alive has me more perplexed than Book One. The book is still formatted as a journal and narrated by the main character, Pete, as he goes through his adventure of solving a series of seemingly connected murders in his town. The murders are actually solved by his roommate Mark who is an empath. The book is written in the first person exclusively through the eyes of the main character, Pete. However, I would argue the main character should be Mark, the empath, who actually solves the murders using his talents.
The author did a really good job building out Mark’s character, defining what an empath is, and how an empath would look like as an everyday person. The author then takes the character-building further by depicting the breadth and depth of such a character who uses their empath talent as a detective solving murders. Fascinating! Mark’s character is witty, charismatic, charming, and endearing and I wish his voice was much more prevalent and independent in the storyline. Unfortunately, since this story is told solely by Pete and his machinations, there is a certain tediousness in The Empath Detective Mystery Series Book Two that has not lessened from the first book. It took a lot of energy to push myself through the book due to the main character’s immaturity and his constant whining voice that just gets in the way of solving the mystery and enjoying the storyline. Overall, what made this novel readable was the author’s character-building and storytelling capability beyond Pete and the different twist on a mystery using an empath detective.
I really struggled with the rating of 3 or 4 stars but landed on a 4-star rating because Murder Feels Bad is enjoyable in filtered chunks. MY RECOMMENDATION HAS NOT CHANGED FROM BOOK ONE: If you are able to filter your reading then Murder Feels Bad can be an enjoyable read. –Tex.
Great Ending To A Good Murder Mystery
This novel is in keeping with book one. It is witty and sarcastic. The narrator is still pretty immature and the empath detective is still finding his way. I love the way this book ended. While the reader could guess some things, there were a whole bunch of details that were hidden until the author did the big reveal. Can’t wait to see what happens next! I received this book for free and voluntarily chose to post my honest review.