Winter Snow has had it! With her business in a death drought, her best friend Scoop implicated in a string of arsons, and an obituary listing Winter herself as deceased, her life is heating up. But just as she’s trying to cool things down, she receives her newest assignment: an obituary for Chester, a homeless man found in a burning building.
Promising the local funeral home manager that she will have the obituary by the deadline, Winter is stonewalled at every turn, failing to discover Chester’s last name, or where he came from. When it is discovered that Chester was murdered and that the fire was set to cover it up, all fingers immediately point to Scoop. Not only is Scoop a person of interest in the arsons, he was also the last person to see Chester alive.
As more nails are pounded into Scoop’s coffin, Winter’s uncle Richard hopes to help by inviting the notorious town gossips, The Nosy Parkers, to a neighborhood food fest. Unfortunately, the breadcrumbs they toss set murder in motion.
More determined than ever, Winter must figure out the twists and turns of the case to clear Scoop’s name, putting her on a deadly deadline to solve the murder and avoid meeting the same grave consequences. (Summary via Goodreads)
Grave Words is the second book in the Deadly Deadlines Mystery series written by Gerri Lewis. This is the first book that I have had the pleasure of reading, although I can imagine the excitement that occurred in the first book, The Last Word. Regardless whichever book you read, you will be swept up in the story immediately.
In the Deadly Deadlines Mystery series main character Winter Snow has a unique profession as an obituary writer. She gets hired to help families by getting to know them as well as the person who died so that she can write a very personal and fitting obituary. However when readers open Grave Words it seems that there is some confusion because an obituary that she wrote for a cliente was sent with Winter as the deceased person and not the over one hundred year old who did pass away.
Meanwhile while she is trying to work out that issue and get it fixed, it looks like her best friend Scoop is being looked at as the culprit in a few arsons in town. And when, in the latest fire, a homeless man, Chester, is found, things don't look good for Scoop.
Winter is asked by her friend Carla who works at the funeral home to write an obituary for Chester even though no one knows much about him and trying to get even his last name is going to be difficult. And Winter's boyfriend Kip, who is a detective on the force, tries to get her not look for answers.
Besides the murders, arsons and Winter trying to do her job, which is another thing, there is a lot that will pull readers into the story. You will love her close circle of family and friends. You will love Winter's determination with her job making sure that every one of her obituaries is written so that whoever reads them will know the life that person lead.
I cannot say enough about this story and this series to entice you to grab your copy and dig in. I honestly feel that you will enjoy it !!! Happy Reading !!!
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