Third Grave Dead Ahead

How many of you think of something funny when you picture the grim reaper?  Not what you usually do is it?  Now is your chance to practice that smile!  I just finished the third book in Darynda Jones' Charlotte Davidson series' (Charley for short), Third Grave Dead Ahead.  Charley is a private investigator who is also the grim reaper.  Now, that SOUNDS horrible, but that's not really a bad thing!  Charley's job is to help lost souls pass through her and get to the "other side-"  this is helped by the fact that she shines brightly (like a beacon), but only to dead people!  Besides her side job as the grim reaper, Charley also has an investigator office that's located across the street from her apartment and on the top of her dad's bar.  Her dad is a retired police man and her Uncle Bob still works for the force.  The stories are set in Minnesota, so if you are a fan of that region, this is definitely one of the books you want to read!  The funiest part of this book is that Charley does not want to fall asleep because Reyes, the son of Satan, keeps infiltrating her dreams whenever she does. Charley spends most of this book (the action takes place over two weeks) drinking huge amounts of coffee and trying not to fall asleep while driving, solving the mystery of a doctor's missing wife and helping a local biker gang find the person(s) killing their pets.  This is a hilarious ride of a book---if you love Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series then you are sure to fall in love with Charley Davidson.  It helps to read this series in order, so start with the first one in the series, First Grave on the Right.