I actually enjoyed this little supernatural murder mystery book that should be the first in a series of like stories. It begins with a man named Painter that is a private investigator, the best, because he's dead, a ghost, suck in limbo and oh, the only one he knows of, so, then that makes him the worst too. he has decided to take on the job of getting it out to the material world who caused the demise of wayward ghost so they can go on to the next plane of their existence, for whatever that means because he doesn't know. utilizing live people that can see or hear him, mostl real close to the veil of death to do so, he will tell them the name of vic and murderer thus sending said victim on. He is now stuck into the case of his life or death oor afterlife however you wish to look at it] to solve a string of serial killer customers and maybe even himself so someone else can take up the mantle and thankless job.

I received this book free from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
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Unique storyline. The basis is that if you are killed violently, your spirit is stuck until the murderer is brought to justice.

the book was good. characters were interesting.

I enjoyed this book immensely - it is well written, pacy and very entertaining. Nothing like anything I have read before, the premise is that if you die violently, your spirit stays 'in between' worlds until the cosmic scales are righted and your murderer is brought to justice. Painter Mann is there to help as many spirits as possible to achieve this and move on, by discovering who has murdered them. He uses his team of 'Temps', people with terminal illness who can see ghosts, to achieve this.

The characters are entertaining and likeable (apart from the evil ones, of course). When a serial 'killer' appears to be stalking both living and dead, Painter's world changes forever as he battles to overcome events even he cannot believe at first.

A very good book, and I shall be looking out for more in the series.

Thank you to NetGalley and Dee Dub Publishing for allowing me access to the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I first was intrigued by this books title and cover. I read the description and wanted to read it. I like the concept of this book and a like a good ghost story but I did not enjoy this book.

I received a free copy from NetGalley in exchange for a fair review.

The InBetween is not my usual type of read, but I was intrigued by the description and I am glad that I requested it. Painter Mann is the world’s best dead Private Detective. Painter operates his private detecting business in the InBetween, the place for spirits who have not yet moved on to a more permanent location. He investigates open questions surrounding their death in order to allow them to move on. Lots of quirky, interesting well written characters, the mechanics of the dead and how they function and move are interesting and well thought out, and there is a great deal of black humor. The only issue that I really had with the book was at times it seemed that all the story lines seemed too disconnected and could be difficult to follow. A read for fans of black humor and quirky PI characters.

3 stars

This book is very unusual novel. That being said, I enjoyed it and yet at the same time I didn't.

Painter Mann is is in a unique position. As the only dead (yes, dead), private investigator (that he knows of anyway), he claims the title of being the “world's best private investigator.” It is his place in life – or rather death – to investigate persons' murders and uncover the perpetrator so that the murdered person may move on.

In this book the reader meets several of Painter's clients. Here the book gets graphic regarding some of the killings. I was a little uncomfortable with these descriptions.

This book is fairly well written and plotted. I say that because while the book is written in linear fashion, I got a little lost and confused at times. The story seemed disjointed in places and I would have to go back and re-read some passages. I really enjoyed Painter's understated and humorous observations. I didn't enjoy his smart-alecky comments/observations about new/prospective clients. So I liked him and I didn't.

I want to thank NetGalley and Dee Dub Publishing/IBPA Members' Titles for forwarding to me a copy of this interesting book for me to read, enjoy and review.

Painter Mann, the best P.I in the InBetween, goes around looking for clients who need his help.
With the help of newly-dead reporter Brenda, he's about to solve the biggest case of her career.
I really enjoyed reading this book, and I could easily relate to Painter's scattered thinking.
I only felt the ending came quite suddenly, although it opens the door for the next story in the series.
Although there were some errors that need correcting, I liked this book and I will certainly be reading the ones that follow.
Thanks NetGalley and the publisher for my ARC of this book.

Painter Mann, the best (and only) dead private investigator, solves the murders of people that are stuck in the ‘in between’ that exists after life, but before The actual afterlife, so that they can move on.
I liked the concept for this book and enjoyed the moments of dark humour within the story telling. The telling of separate stories, that would later become linked together, was a good idea. But I did feel that at times it was a little too disconnected and I found myself having to read sections again to work out which story the author had jumped back to.
Aside from a few grammatical errors and the use of ‘you’re’ rather than ‘your’ on the page 77% through, I overall enjoyed the book and the characters. The end leaves you primed for the next book and I look forward to reading it. #TheInbetween #NetGalley

The book was fast Paced. It was an adventure that let the reader travel as part of this crazy and enjoyable story.