Over Her Dead Body
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- Create Date：2022-10-02 21:21:44
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Susan Walter
- ISBN：B09PBJZQMD
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Reviews
Jim
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10/22 Amazon First Reads
Vibliophile
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A fun twisty mysteryThis dark humored story starts out with the unexpected and finishes with the same。 Ashley is a wannabe actress who's having no success。 Even when she has an unexpected opportunity to try out for a retired casting director， the woman has died when she arrives。 Then she learns that the woman has willed her fortune to her！The story relates the scenes of the mystery from different characters' points of view & nothing - & no one - is quite what they seem。 It's well written & keeps A fun twisty mysteryThis dark humored story starts out with the unexpected and finishes with the same。 Ashley is a wannabe actress who's having no success。 Even when she has an unexpected opportunity to try out for a retired casting director， the woman has died when she arrives。 Then she learns that the woman has willed her fortune to her！The story relates the scenes of the mystery from different characters' points of view & nothing - & no one - is quite what they seem。 It's well written & keeps you solidly engaged right up to the cleverly entertaining end 。。。more
Stacy40pages
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Over Her Dead Body by Susan Walter。 Thanks to the author for the gifted signed Arc ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️When Ashley meets legendary casting director， Louisa Lake George， her days as a struggling actress may be over。 She expects a possible role。 What she doesn’t expect is for Louisa to suddenly die and leave her the inheritance。 This was a twisty and compelling mystery that kept me turning the pages。 I could not figure out the twists and then when I thought I had， more twists。 I loved the different perspect Over Her Dead Body by Susan Walter。 Thanks to the author for the gifted signed Arc ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️When Ashley meets legendary casting director， Louisa Lake George， her days as a struggling actress may be over。 She expects a possible role。 What she doesn’t expect is for Louisa to suddenly die and leave her the inheritance。 This was a twisty and compelling mystery that kept me turning the pages。 I could not figure out the twists and then when I thought I had， more twists。 I loved the different perspectives and how they often went over the same events。 One would think that could get boring or repetitive， but not at all！ It takes true talent to write the same scene twice， but keep it fresh and new。 I also loved the movie， Hollywood aspect of the story which ends up playing a big role！“This was my show， and it was my turn to be the star。 I was going to go through with this if it was the last thing I did。 Which it turns out it was。 Because sometimes the ending is not what’s in the script and the characters have secrets even the writer doesn’t know。”Over Her Dead Body comes out 11/1。 。。。more
Carrie Shields
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I loved AS GOOD AS DEAD， so I jumped at the chance to read this book， and it did not disappoint！Ashley Brooks is down on her luck， and she often laments that her life hasn't turned out as she'd hoped。 Another struggling actress in Los Angeles working often humiliating day jobs to stay afloat， her luck changes when her dog runs away。 As fate would have it， her dog ran to the house of Louisa Lake George， a crotchety retired casting director who takes an instant liking to Ashley。 Turns out she has I loved AS GOOD AS DEAD， so I jumped at the chance to read this book， and it did not disappoint！Ashley Brooks is down on her luck， and she often laments that her life hasn't turned out as she'd hoped。 Another struggling actress in Los Angeles working often humiliating day jobs to stay afloat， her luck changes when her dog runs away。 As fate would have it， her dog ran to the house of Louisa Lake George， a crotchety retired casting director who takes an instant liking to Ashley。 Turns out she has the perfect role for Ashley， but the day after she auditions， Louisa is dead， and Ashley is shocked to discover that Louisa has bequeathed her a 10 million dollar fortune。 Unbeknownst to Ashley， however， she got the part and is playing it without even realizing it。I loved the alternating points of view with often simultaneous timelines。 It gave the reader a unique， multi-faceted experience that I really enjoyed。 The family drama that plays out and the varied assortment of supporting characters just made this story。 If you like your thrillers heavy with dark comedy， this is a must read！ Releases November 1， 2022。 Thank you to the author for my signed ARC！ 。。。more
Courtney （caffeinereadrepeat）
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Shake & Stir Me Like Bond's Dirty Martini！ 😳😯🤯😳🤯Uhm。。。 pardon Mademoiselle！ Just。。 just hold my dog。。。 my iced coffee。。 my book。。。 oh fluff！ Just hold ME！ I've been wolly-whooped！ I'm gobsmacked！ Once again; Walter has hit another novel right out of the park， past Lady Liberty， The Eiffel Tower， & straight for the moon！ The absolute delectable thrills， suspenseful uncovering of the plot and don't get me started on these fab characters！ Freakin' brilliance！Mყ 𝐒ყɴ𝐨ρѕιѕ: Ashley is a struggling actr Shake & Stir Me Like Bond's Dirty Martini！ 😳😯🤯😳🤯Uhm。。。 pardon Mademoiselle！ Just。。 just hold my dog。。。 my iced coffee。。 my book。。。 oh fluff！ Just hold ME！ I've been wolly-whooped！ I'm gobsmacked！ Once again; Walter has hit another novel right out of the park， past Lady Liberty， The Eiffel Tower， & straight for the moon！ The absolute delectable thrills， suspenseful uncovering of the plot and don't get me started on these fab characters！ Freakin' brilliance！Mყ 𝐒ყɴ𝐨ρѕιѕ: Ashley is a struggling actress in L。A。 She's been at it for nearly several years。 But her luck is about to change after a chance encounter with retired casting director， Louisa。 Louisa is positive Ashley is perfect for a role she has in mind。 And Ashley， well。。。 she's about to enter the role of a lifetime。 That is， certainly someone's life。 Ashley's luck is definitely about to change。。。 but will it be for the better？I KNEW it was gonna be good， but I didn't realize how good until I got to that ending and Walter reduced me to gasps and jaw drops。 This fab lady can do no wrong with her novels。 This gem is worth the wait darlings， I assure you！ I don't know if I need to stuff my face with cheesecake， take my dog on a walk， or a cold shower （perhaps all 3！）， to deflate after this devious， crazy， suspenseful family drama with one twisted twist of an ending like 3 pretzels intwined。 Gah！ Sumptuous！Thank you to NetGalley & Lake Union Publishing for this ARC。Release Date: November 1， 2022𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭: 5 / 5 Beach Waves！ 🌊 。。。more
oohlalabooks
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Wow it’s so good I finished it in a day！ Struggling actress Ashley Brooks’ luck changes when her pup Brando runs off & wanders into Louisa’s lawn。 Louisa Lake George is the famous casting director with lots of connections！ But that luck turned sour quick！ Louisa is dead， Ashley inherits Louisa’s money， Louisa’s two kids are pissed - it’s crazy！ This is told in multiple POV’s， there’s a lot of action & the pacing is great！ Thank you to the author for a gifted copy！
Uri Frodis
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I loved Susan Walters second book！ It's a fun， twisty story with great characters。 Like her first book， the story is based in LA but the characters and plot are completely different。 Once again， we are provided a perspective on Hollywood， but it's completely different from her last book。Great writing and a great story， the perfect combination。 I can't wait for Ms。 Walter's next book！ I loved Susan Walters second book！ It's a fun， twisty story with great characters。 Like her first book， the story is based in LA but the characters and plot are completely different。 Once again， we are provided a perspective on Hollywood， but it's completely different from her last book。Great writing and a great story， the perfect combination。 I can't wait for Ms。 Walter's next book！ 。。。more
Jessica Gleason
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I was given an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review。I don't like to give spoilers in my reviews。 So， I've given as much info as I can while trying not to compromise the thrill of the chase。I was immediately drawn into "Part 1" of the story wherein Ashley （an aspiring broke actress） loses her dog， Brando， in the yard of Louisa （a rich retired Hollywood casting director）。 Their meet cute sets up the bigger arc for the book's mystery and exciting plot。 Both characters have interesting I was given an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review。I don't like to give spoilers in my reviews。 So， I've given as much info as I can while trying not to compromise the thrill of the chase。I was immediately drawn into "Part 1" of the story wherein Ashley （an aspiring broke actress） loses her dog， Brando， in the yard of Louisa （a rich retired Hollywood casting director）。 Their meet cute sets up the bigger arc for the book's mystery and exciting plot。 Both characters have interesting voices and if you go in blind， you will be left guessing where the story is going and even what type of book this is。 As you move through the book， you'll be introduced to the entire ensemble。 This book sets you up for a twist， but leaves you guessing right until the end。I sat down to start the book and zipped through the entire section and the through the second section and so on and so on。 The way the story is woven is interesting and different， richly textured and layered。 There are many perspectives but never too many at one time。 You're getting several sides to a story， but usually just from two viewpoints。 By the time you have all of the voices you know which character is which。 So， you don't get lost like with some multiple perspective books--I give up on those ones。 。。。more
Diane Driscoll
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“Be careful what you wish for” is a great warning， and in “Over Her Dead Body” it’s the “lest it come true” half that shakes up the world of this novel。“Over Her Dead Body” is a gripping， slyly ensnaring story that sets author， Susan Walter， as a bona fide twisty-mystery writer of the first order。 A fantastic follow up novel to her first， you feel Walter easing into her strong voice with an even greater rhythm and flow。 Added to that are unique and complex characters that make this story come a “Be careful what you wish for” is a great warning， and in “Over Her Dead Body” it’s the “lest it come true” half that shakes up the world of this novel。“Over Her Dead Body” is a gripping， slyly ensnaring story that sets author， Susan Walter， as a bona fide twisty-mystery writer of the first order。 A fantastic follow up novel to her first， you feel Walter easing into her strong voice with an even greater rhythm and flow。 Added to that are unique and complex characters that make this story come alive。Ashley Brooks is an actress who’s come to Hollywood in search of her big break。 When she meets Louisa Lake George， one of Hollywood’s legendary casting directors， a star maker， she thinks， “This is it。” Louisa offers to set Ashley up with an audition for a role she’s “perfect” for。 Hope quickly turns to dismay when the next day Louisa is dead。 Then comes the reading of the will and a bewildered Ashley， asked to attend by Louisa’s lawyer， finds out Louisa’s left everything of her vast estate to her。 But is this all too good to be true？ It soon becomes obvious to Ashley that something more is going on here。 There’s the doting and adored nephew， left completely out of the will， and Louisa’s fraught relationship with her adult children--all in turmoil as they resolve to find out what exactly has gone on here and who exactly is this stranger， Ashley Brooks？ What makes this a wickedly devouring dish of a book for the reader is nobody is who you think they are—heightened even more as the story unfolds from varying perspectives。 The cast of character are perfection—and well， then there’s the character of Luisa Lake George…a mother the likes of which we have’t seen since “Mommy Dearest。”Walter knows how to build a world， fill it with vivid imagery， and add an emotional depth that enables the reader to just fall in and be taken away。 Her skill with story and characters， caught up in uncertainties， draws the reader into a hunger to find out “what next？！”And here’s the difference between Walter and a lot of the top selling mystery/thriller genre writers out there: many have solid stories abound with surprises and clashes， but the actual crafting， the actual writing of a sentence is underwhelming。 This is what rises Walter above the rest—she is a gifted writer， and everything is thoughtfully， creatively and beautifully written – every page， every paragraph， every sentence。 There is a skill and it’s impressive。 It’s as much and more as any reader could want！ 。。。more
Mary Sanders
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