A review by twitchyredpen
Working Stiff by Kevin J. Anderson
2.0
A series of stories about a zombie detective solving supernatural mysteries. Previously published as separate stories in various anthologies or what-have-you, leading to every story explaining that he's a zombie, how he's a zombie, where he works, who is friends are, why his girlfriend is a ghost... Necessary in separate publications, a bit tiring when they're all collected.
Fun, and the obligatory violence is low-key -- not graphic, not gory, just there to start the plot off -- everything is for laughs, not to be scary or all that suspenseful.
Unfortunately, between the repetition and the brevity, everything is very shallow and hard to build much interest in. Interesting enough to keep reading while it was convenient, but losing the book mid-story wouldn't have been upsetting.
Fun, and the obligatory violence is low-key -- not graphic, not gory, just there to start the plot off -- everything is for laughs, not to be scary or all that suspenseful.
Unfortunately, between the repetition and the brevity, everything is very shallow and hard to build much interest in. Interesting enough to keep reading while it was convenient, but losing the book mid-story wouldn't have been upsetting.