Over My Dead Body

by Maz Evans
Over My Dead Body cover
Good Books rating 4.4
Technical:
  • ID: 205
  • Added: 2025-09-04
  • Updated: 2025-09-04
  • ISBN: 9781035402328
  • Publisher: Hachette UK
  • Published: 2023-08-03
  • Reviews: 3
Reviews
Goodreads · 2025-09-04
engaging 4.50

The book balances humor and serious themes with a compelling mystery, featuring a complex protagonist whose redemptive journey grows on the reader.

This review highlights how the protagonist, Dr. Miriam Price, starts off as an unlikeable yet entertaining character whose sharp personality and flaws make her compelling. The interaction and begrudging partnership with her neighbor Winnie add humor and depth, enriching the story. The mystery plot is praised for its well-crafted tension and surprising resolution. Beyond the laughs, the book thoughtfully explores themes of grief, addiction, regret, and redemption, culminating in a moving and satisfying ending.

Quick quotes

    Over My Dead Body made me laugh, and quite a lot.

    Miriam is quite a character... not a particularly likeable one at first to be honest, but definitely entertaining.

    Despite the general hilarity of the novel, Evans touches on serious themes such as grief, addiction, regret, atonement, and redemption.

From First Page to Last · 2023-09-07
humorous 4.40

The book is a laugh-out-loud, witty mystery with sharp banter and an engaging dynamic between the two main characters who must overcome their rivalry.

This reviewer adored the book from start to finish, emphasizing the humor that had her laughing out loud repeatedly. Miriam’s selfish and sharp-tongued nature contrasts hilariously with her nemesis Winnie, and their evolving relationship is a highlight. The story's blend of quirky characters and a long list of suspects keeps readers intrigued, while the lively exchanges and unexpected twists deliver a fresh and entertaining whodunit experience.

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    Each page made me laugh, often that whole body shaking, trying to keep it in laugh.

    Miriam is self centred, selfish and sharp-tongued.

    There is brilliant banter between the two, who begin to grow close as they race around town.

Emma's Bibliotreasures · 2023-08-28
entertaining 4.30

A lively and witty mystery with a unique supernatural twist, where the protagonist’s rivalry with her neighbor adds fun and urgency to solving her murder.

The review presents the story as an engaging and amusing supernatural whodunit, where the dead Miriam must prove she was murdered to avoid decades in Limbo. Forced to rely on her enemy Winnie for help, the dynamic between the two women is entertaining and drives much of the book’s charm. The long list of suspects and the race against time to solve the mystery keep the narrative brisk and compelling, making it a fun and satisfying read.

Quick quotes

    Unless I prove to my inquest this week that my death was no ‘misadventure’, I’m condemned to 50 years in Limbo.

    I’m forced to beg for help from my arch-enemy and neighbour, Winnie.

    Let’s catch a killer! Assuming we don’t kill each other first.

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