Dead Again: A thrilling mystery novel where the victim returns to solve her own murder

by Kevin Grover

“In a week I'll be murdered. I need to figure out who kills me before they do it again. I know they'll try. If I was that person, I would.”Neve’s last week before she dies is far from dull. There’s someone stalking her, doing their best to make her life hell. Her husband suspects she’s cheating on him, so she has to cover her tracks. Perhaps that’s what gets her killed?Or is the threat from Jenny who’s convinced there’s something alien in the woods? Is she hiding a darker secret? Of course, the obvious suspect is Neve’s secret lover, but he wouldn’t harm her. Would he? What about the stories of aliens in the woods? Could they be responsible for bringing her back to life?

A dark story of a woman returning from the dead to solve her own murder brings a number of exciting twists. Can anyone be trusted in this tale of murder, betrayal and secrets? Is the woman who returned really Neve and what’s her link to a murdered woman twenty years ago?

Neve must find her killer before she’s….

Dead Again.

In this crime thriller you can't trust anyone. Dead A page turning psychological thriller with a paranormal twist

"This book had me guessing all the way to the end." 5 * Amazon review

"A rollercoaster read with twists and turns aplenty, couldn't put it down" 5 * Amazon review

"WOW; this is definitely a different take on the psychological thriller." 5 * Amazon Review

241 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 9, 2019

About the author

Thanks for taking an interest in my books. I live in Kent, England, and originally grew up on the Isle of Sheppey, which explains my interest in dark stories. My novels range from horror to crime thrillers. I like to put a new spin on stories. For example, Dead Again is crime thriller where the murder victim has returned a year later to solve her own crime.

I'd love to hear from readers, either on my facebook page, twitter, or even email.

Reviews

[Sheena Fleming · Rating 5 out of 5]

A powerful dark suspense with twists and a fast shifting plot with characters that grip. I had to finish this and the pages turn themselves. A unique and well written psychological thriller.

[Alicia Miller · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a really interesting take on a psychological thriller. I spent a lot of the book thinking the author made all the characters a bit too suspicious to try and throw the reader off, but it ended up working out well in the end. Also, our MC may just be surrounded by shady, not good people. Four stars because I thought the book could’ve used a bit more subtlety when examining all the suspects, something to make the reader think more about the small things, rather than the glaring points of suspicion the author throws at you from each possible culprit. But perhaps that’s the magical avenue the author chose to take for this thriller, which I can understand and appreciate now that I’ve read it in its entirety. Overall, I really enjoyed the premise and the mystery surrounding this woman’s death and the days leading up to it.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers at BooksGoSocial for providing this ebook for free in exchange for an honest review.

[Jypsy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dead Again is a murder mystery. A woman named Neve returns from the dead. She relives the week prior to her death up to the time she was murdered. Neve is searching for the person who murdered her. She is not a likeable character, and it's easy to understand why several of the other characters would want her dead. Will she find the murderer? Why was she alone returned from the dead and by whom? It's an interesting premise. The story is intriguing and interesting, but the characters are flawed with questionable ethics and odd personalities. Overall, it's a good read. Thanks to NetGalley for an arc in exchange for an honest review.

[Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

In this frighteningly believable thriller from beginning to end A complex, emotionally intense novel…Fans of twisty domestic suspense novels will be rewarded.

[Hannelore Cheney · Rating 2 out of 5]

Thank you NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for the eARC.
Neve was killed and returns to life and determined to find her murderer. She's a heavy drinker, has a troubled marriage and also has a secret lover. As if that isn't enough, she's pregnant...
She's a teacher at her teenage daughter's high school and worried about the girl who has an unhealthy fascination with the lights that appear in the woods at night in the woods around their home. She believes they might be extraterrestrial, but Neve forbids her from investigating.
The premise of the book was appealing to me, but unfortunately I just couldn't get into it. I didn't like any of the characters and found the story boring. Sorry!

[Christie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed this read! Chapter one captured my attention, which is always a good thing. There was just enough twist to keep me interested, while not being able to pin-point what would happen next. I am really hoping this becomes a series.....

[Billie · Rating 5 out of 5]

A dark story of a woman returning from the dead a year later to solve her own murder brings a number of exciting twists. Can anyone be trusted in this tale of murder, betrayal and secrets? Is the woman who returned really Neve and what’s her link to a murdered woman twenty years ago?
Neve must find her killer before she’s….
Dead Again.

WOW; this is definitely a different take on the psychological thriller.
I really enjoyed the story as the plot is very interesting. There are a lot of twists and it will keep you guessing to the end.
I can't give too much away as it will spoil the story for you but it is definitely a roller coaster of a ride and I look forward to reading more from the author.

Thank you NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for the eARC.

[Marie (UK) · Rating 1 out of 5]

I received an ARC of this book from net galley in exchange for an honest review.

There are lots of problems with this book. The first being that it doesn't rally know what it is - a murder mystery? A husband or boyfriends psychological manipulation? An Alien invasion? who knows and to be frank after wading through the first 60 % i was so bored I couldn't really care. The most thrilling thing in that first 60% was the MC saying was it **** who killed me ?

The writing was turgid the premise unclear and this certainly left me not wanting to read any more from this author.

[Kaili (Owl Book World) · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has a really interesting take on a psychological thriller. The ending actually left me pretty surprised which lately has been really hard to do with thrillers. Dead Again will leave you in anticipation and you'll have a hard time putting it down!

[Jenni V. · Rating 4 out of 5]

*I received an electronic copy of this book via NetGalley and would like to thank the author and/or publisher for the opportunity to read and honestly review it*

I had a dream about being murdered after reading it before bed so I would say it stuck in my mind. Halfway through it was still ramping up and adding more stuff instead of resolving anything and I was wondering if the author would be able to wrap everything up. She did and I ended up rating it 4 stars because I couldn't stop reading it even though it wasn't really that great; it was more out of confusion and wanting to see how everything would come together.

There were a few groan-worthy lines, such as when she rang the buzzer at her lover's apartment and then thought, "In a few moments, I realize he'll be ringing my buzzer." There were also a few little typos that I feel like I should point out since I read it on NetGalley but I don't really hold against the author since I never know how much control they have over the formatting.

This review ended up being more negative than I actually feel about the book, probably because I didn't stop to make notes of anything I enjoyed (usually the case with mysteries since I want to avoid spoilers) and instead only noted things that took me out of the story. This book may not have fired on all cylinders for me but it was a quick read and I would read this author again.

[KatsCauldron R · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an interesting thriller with other worldly elements with well written if not likable characters. It is surrounding a teacher with her special needs teenage daughter and strained relationship with her husband and stepping out f said relationship having an affair. Ther is also the obsession of the woods, a ufo cult her daughter is obsessed with and holding onto sanity by a thread for multiple characters

[Momma Says: To Read or Not to Read · Rating 2 out of 5]

The author presented an interesting concept here. A woman mysteriously comes back from the dead, presumably to solve her own murder. It started out well enough with Neve telling her story. We get the week leading up to her death in detail, and considering the sheer amount of stuff that happened within that week, the biggest mystery for me was when she had time to get murdered. Nevertheless, the story does come with its share of questions. Who killed Neve and why? What mysterious force brought her back from the dead? And why her? Out of all the murdered people in the world, why her? Some of those questions do get answered, but some - well, not so much. Unanswered questions aside, the story did have an acceptable pace despite a few lags here and there. So, we have a decently paced story with hints at the supernatural, and a mystery to solve. That should've made for at least an okay read. Ah, but here's the rub. The characters, there wasn't a likable one in the bunch except for the teenager who also wasn't in the running for who killed Neve, at least not as far as I was concerned. The more I read, the more my question changed from who killed Neve to who wouldn't at least want to kill her. Sadly, the list was long, and the suspects were just as reprehensible as the victim, each and every one of them. Everyone was cheating, lying, just plain crazy, or a combination of all three, and none of them seemed to see anything wrong with any of it. It felt like the author picked every negative quality he could find in any given group of people and gave them all to this group. Honestly, I started to put this one aside, unfinished, numerous times, but I kept going in hopes of finding some reason to care about this woman, some reason for her to be given this second chance at life. In the end, I couldn't find much reason to care about any of these characters or what happened to them, and felt like I'd just been subjected to every dirty secret they had whether I wanted it or not. Instead of gritty thriller, it was like a day spent at the gossip fence. So, while the premise was a good one, the journey came up short - way short. If you don't mind a whodunit with no real good guys, give this one a shot, hopefully, you'll like it more than I did.

[Tracy Cavanah · Rating 5 out of 5]

A dark story of a woman returning from the dead a year later to solve her own murder brings a number of exciting twists. Can anyone be trusted in this tale of murder, betrayal and secrets? Is the woman who returned really Neve and what’s her link to a murdered woman twenty years ago? Neve must find her killer before she’s

Thank you to net galley and the publisher for giving me the opportunity to read this book it was a great experience first time reading anything from this author

[Suzanna Salter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Too much alcohol, affairs galore and a death or two. How would you feel knowing your partner was a cheat? Would you turn to drink? Cheat right back? Die and come back to life? Sounds far fetched but that is the very convincing story in this thrilling read, I enjoyed this book and would happily recommend it. And the ending will leave you shocked but no spoilers here!

[Kelly Schindler · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well it's a good thing that this isn't the final copy of this book. There were a bunch of misspellings and fragmented sentences that made it hard to read at times. Now onto the story...

Decent read. It kept me wanting to know what was going to happen next. From the jump however I hated most of the characters. Honestly 95% of them made me want to crawl into the book and strangle them while yelling "Why are you like this?". (strangle? ha! this story has that for you.) Now there was only one thing that I didn't expect at the end and that was one of the murders (oh no, now you know there is more than one murder!) This murder had nothing to do with the story and was simply filler which as a writer I understand.

I would give this story 3 1/2 bookmarks out of 5. I would still recommend this story to my friends.

[Billie · Rating 5 out of 5]

A dark story of a woman returning from the dead a year later to solve her own murder brings a number of exciting twists. Can anyone be trusted in this tale of murder, betrayal and secrets? Is the woman who returned really Neve and what’s her link to a murdered woman twenty years ago?
Neve must find her killer before she’s….
Dead Again.

WOW; this is definitely a different take on the psychological thriller.
I really enjoyed the story as the plot is very interesting. There are a lot of twists and it will keep you guessing to the end.
I can't give too much away as it will spoil the story for you but it is definitely a roller coaster of a ride and I look forward to reading more from the author.

Thank you NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for the eARC.

[Keisha · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought it would be hard to like a book where the main character makes you want to murder her yourself but I did.

This thriller is one of a kind. A murder mystery told by the victim back from the dead. From the first chapter the story takes off and sends you on one he'll of a ride.

[Hells · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dead Again has a most unusual premise, the main character coming back to investigate her own death. This is such a unique idea that I couldn't wait to read it. The plot is fast paced and packed with an assortment of interesting characters and I thoroughly enjoyed hating them all. It's a bit like a murder mystery and a soap opera rolled into one. The bit I struggled with was the feeling that the back from the dead plot was shoehorned in, as many of the main character's thoughts, actions and worries made no sense from someone who knew she would be dead in a week. However, if you ignore that, you end up with an entertaining story that will keep you guessing as you race to the end.

[wendy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thank you NetGalley for allowing me to read this book for my honest opinion.

I cannot tell you how many times I found myself yelling at my tablet because I was frustrated with the characters.
The storyline seemed to drag on and on. A lot of the content seemed to be just filler which I think something else would have been better placed in there.
All of the characters were beyond irratating. I mean Neve is constantly stalking her husband and he thinks she's cheating. He drinks alot but then so does Neve.
Everyone believes that there are aliens in the woods and you should never go in there. There are strange lights in the woods.
Neve is trying to find her killer.
I will give the author props for the plot twist, I did not see the ending coming!!!
I would recommend this book to all of my friends. Everyone at Goodreads, Amazon, Barnes and Nobles and my book club!!!

[Marie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Neve will be dead In a week. Who wants to kill her and why? Could it be her husband or one of her friends? She needs to know before they do it again. She is being stalked, her husband thinks she may be cheating on him. So many people who wish her harm. Are there aliens in the woods? Did they bring her back to life? So many plot twists. It is a thriller which will be leaving you guessing until the very end. I received this book from Net Galley and BooksGoSocial for a honest review. I voluntarily read this book.

[Sarah Z · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received an ARC of this from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

If you like creepy psychological thrillers and strange UFO phenomena, this is a book for you. I can’t say I’ve read anything like it and I’m left with more questions than answers.
Never gets a second chance to solve her own murder. She takes the reader back through her last week alive and we are left trying to piece together a complicated and sometimes far fetched story. The author does a good job of portraying all the characters in a guilty light so you’re never really positive on who did it and why.
Great suspense, very interesting storyline. I’d read something from the author again.

[Kimberly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting concept. Kind of reminded me of Happy Death Day a little. The point of view was interesting as it felt like the character was talking directly to the reader.