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Murder Feels Bad (An Empath Detective Cozy Mystery Book 2) Kindle Edition

by B.T. Alive (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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A murder at a wedding?

And the cops are calling it suicide!

But Mark knows the truth. He felt murder.

Because Mark's an empath — he feels secrets. The secret emotions that suspects try to hide.

Then a drop-dead gorgeous stranger begs Mark for help. She claims to know the killer… and that she's the next target. The problem? Her accusation sounds… delusional.

Until more people in their cozy Virginia mountain town start dying.

With Sergeant Gwen threatening to throw him in jail, a deranged veterinarian suspect with rage issues, and his goofy sidekick Pete more clueless than ever, Mark races to catch a killer who seems ready to murder anyone…

Including him.

You'll love this twisty mystery, because it's a fast-paced funny cozy with people you'll love and a thrilling surprise ending.

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October 24, 2017
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0768T6C2W
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Villette Press (October 24, 2017)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 24, 2017
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 674 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 311 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1674527497

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Bill Alive lives in lush rural Virginia, where he eats and breathes regularly.
Back in the day, stories saved his life. Maybe you feel the same.
Bill has played Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof, ridden the boat metro in Venice (it's awesome), been homeless in NYC (briefly), and planted fruit trees in his backyard. A few trees even survived.
These days, he shares his home with a kind, beautiful woman who is, apparently, his wife. Together, they have generated multiple entirely new people. It's really quite startling.
As "B.T. Alive", he loves writing hilarious cozies with heart.
He also writes fun books in other genres under creative other names (like "Bill Alive").
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Bill Alive lives in lush rural Virginia, where he eats and breathes regularly.
Back in the day, stories saved his life. Maybe you feel the same.
Bill has played Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof, ridden the boat metro in Venice (it's awesome), been homeless in NYC (briefly), and planted fruit trees in his backyard. A few trees even survived.
These days, he shares his home with a kind, beautiful woman who is, apparently, his wife. Together, they have generated multiple entirely new people. It's really quite startling.
Bill Alive loves writing across genres. He writes hilarious cozy mysteries with heart as "B.T. Alive", and fun other genres under creative other names, like... "Bill Alive".
What about you? You haven't said much, but you seem like the kind of reader who'd LOVE a free fun story.
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Julie G

Mark should tell you.

Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2018

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This is a very different-but great—cozy. Pete and Mark, as the main characters, are unique as crime investigators. Imagine solving a crime by empathically receiving jumbled thoughts from nearly everyone around you. I’d be a basket case.

This is a very funny book. It is told from Pete’s point of view as he and Mark happen upon murders. Always in the wrong place at the wrong time. Other than having a difficult time keeping all of the characters straight, I have enjoyed reading the first 2 books in this series. I will start the the third next. I’m rather invested in witnessing the way Pete and Mark evolve as detectives and as mature adults. (Pete, especially, has a ways to go before attaining the mature part. Therein lies most of the hilarity.)

I’m not one to recap the storyline. Take my word for it if you’ve read this far that you will enjoy reading about their adventures and escapades.

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Annie Douglass Lima

Recommended ... with Reservations

Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2019

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I enjoyed this second book in the series, though not quite a much as the first. It's still hilarious, and it was fun reconnecting with the characters, who are very entertaining. The author has a clever way with words that really makes certain descriptions stand out. It seasons the chuckles with some flavorful "wow"s, if that makes sense.

Unfortunately, there was just as much needless profanity as in the first book, which is why I took off a star. But what really bothered me were the references to pornography (nothing described in detail, just a few mentions), along with the idea that there was nothing much wrong with it. The main character's family was portrayed as sweet and wholesome, and yet his dad had no problem doing porn, because "life is too short not to enjoy beautiful women" (those may not have been his exact words, but pretty close). It even said his wife had no issues with her husband's habit, which I find not in the LEAST believable. What self-respecting woman would POSSIBLY be okay with her husband cheating on her electronically?! I was going to knock off another star, but (mild spoiler alert) I've started reading book 3, and there are hints that maybe the dad's habit has been having an adverse effect on his marriage after all. (Ya think??) That, combined with some worthwhile life lessons the protagonist learned by the end of Murder Feels Bad, brought it up to 4 stars for me after all.

So, all in all, Murder Feels Bad is a good read if you like cozy mysteries, though it isn't as clean as it could be. I enjoyed the ride and am glad the adventures continue with at least one more book in the series. Now I'm going back to Murder feels Crazy!

Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2018

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I really like this series and hope it continues on for a good, long time. The book is written in first person view, with that person being a bit of an airhead, so it makes for some unexpected comedy. I do hope he gets a clue soon about a certain young lady in the book.

I stayed up way too late finishing the book since I needed to know "who-dun-it". Certain traits of some of the characters seem to have changed a little from the first book but that is expected when a writer is growing a new series.

Make sure to read the acknowledgements and all at the end of the book.

Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2018

“Another real-life murder mystery investigated by a still-broke web developer who can feel people’s emotions, including murderers, who really do feel awful.”

Book 2 of this series finds Mark Falcon, web-developer/empath/fledgling detective and his tenant/trusty but annoying sidekick, Pete Villette, tying up loose ends from a murder they solved in book 1, and attending the wedding of one of the murder suspects. The wedding is sidelined when a body falls from the church bell tower, giving Mark and Pete a new case to solve.

I struggled with this one, as I did with the first in the series – it’s a great premise, an empath who can sense the evil doers. That’s a skill I’d like to have. Mark and Pete remind me of a less cool version of Holmes/Watson – Pete follows along as Mark solves the crime and writes it down for posterity.

Minuses: Some of the dialogue where they were figuring out the identity of the murderer sort of dragged for me, so I paged past it. And there’s too much repetition of Pete and Mark needing to shout while they are riding around in “Thunder,” Mark’s aging car. Yes, I get it, the motor is very loud, but after the fifth repetition in as many pages, that gets a little old.

Pluses: The writing style is conversational, reminding me of the scenes in “Wayne’s World” where the characters are riding around in an AMC Pacer, eating licorice from the dome light slot. The dialogue is snappy, the settings well-described, and the characters interesting.

Pete still strikes me as a Labrador on crank, but there’s something appealing about him, in a kid-brother/messy puppy kind of way. Still not fond of Mark - he’s cranky and generally a miserable person, and needs a kick in the pants to get going, but his empath skills are intriguing. I keep hoping he’ll lighten up. And I’m secretly hoping Pete develops some sort of paranormal skills of his own. I think that would be an interesting twist.

I received a free copy of this book from the author. Absent that, I probably would have purchased the book anyway, because I read book 1 and was curious. And this did make the time on the elliptical pass quickly. Is this something I’d want to read again? No. Will I read more in the series, assuming there is more? Yeah, at least one more, to see if there are any shifts in the characters.

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S. Kavanagh

An enjoyable read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 14, 2018

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This is the second book in the series and the second that I have read. I enjoyed it very much. It is written in a quirky, first-person style which helps to bring the characters to life, the plot is interesting with a nice mix of clues and red herrings to enable you to play detective as you read.

Pamela Taylor

Fantastic

Reviewed in Australia on January 17, 2019

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Well, that was a roller coaster, never knew what was happening next or to whom ( or who to ) not sure which is correct. Of course I had to stay up all night till I finished reading the book, with the usual great main characters and a bunch of other strange people. Liked the ending too.

ppsphil

A Good Fun Read That I Really Enjoyed

Reviewed in Canada on April 10, 2018

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OK I enjoyed this just about as much as I did book 1 "Murder Feels Awful" which gets referenced quite often especially in the early parts of this book although I don't think I found it quite as hilarious as the first book. Oh it definitely gave me lots of smiles and giggles and even quite a few LOLs and again the humour is mainly in the early parts and is replaced in the mid parts of the book by a more serious mystery investigation and then the humour returns in the latter part of the story. It's possible that being familiar with the concept makes it lose some of it's uniqueness and I sort of knew what to expect so some of the situations may have been a bit predictable to me. The bad guys here are all pretty unlikeable and they all met fairly satisfactory conclusions and Pete and Ceci are quite good characters although Pete could slow down on the ogling of every attractive woman he sees and realize the real prize he has in Ceci. Now Mark is a different story and I think he needs to lighten up a bit and not be so sour, grumpy, serious and down on himself. Even Gwen showed a little softer and more human side by the end of this story and could there be a bit of a romantic attachment with Mark in the future? The dialogue is all done very well but I sure wish Mark would get a muffler on Thunder 'cause the shouting is getting a bit old hat. Once again we have a spectacular and far out ending and a pretty solid wrap up although it would be nice to have a bit more detail on how Olivia's murder was achieved. There are a few minor proofreading errors that would not be caught by a spellchecker and don't really detract from the reading enjoyment but another pass through the manuscript by a proofreader might be a good idea. Again I don't know to what genre I'd assign these books 'cause they are grittier than cozies but with a lot of the required cozy elements. In my calibre library I have them tagged as "hilarious mysteries" and I think I'll leave 'em at that.
And I'll definitely read the rest of this series. Any idea for the title of book # D? We already know about # C!
I was provided an ARC by the author in return for an honest review and this is it!

Godiva 2000

The empath detective is back.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 26, 2018

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I enjoyed the first book in this series (Murder Feels Awful) and I thought that this one was better, it is very nearly a 5 star book, maybe book 3 will get there!
As in the first book this is narrated in the first person by Pete, a rather impressionable and naive young man who is into 'new age' in a big way, but also falls in love (or at least lust) with every 'hot' girl he meets. This results in some very funny situations and dialogue. His house-mate, Mark is the empath who can feel people's emotions and who, despite being nominally a very reclusive web site developer gets involuntarily involved in murder investigations, to the extent that he is now supposed to be training to be a Private Investigator.
There is a rather involved multiple murder mystery forming the backbone to the book, but the main strengths of this book are the character descriptions, which being told from the perspective of Pete are frequently hilarious and also the humour.
If you like cosy mysteries with a different spin and lots of humour then this is a great read and highly recommended.

Robin Hansen

Mark does it again

Reviewed in Australia on November 8, 2018

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A good kooky book of Pete who will one day grow up and see Ceci for who she really is and incredible Mark, who feels others vibes and emotions, nearly eliminating himself in the process. Gwen is thawing, good news for Mark. The book is about the ability of one person to override others will to commit evil. Tragic

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