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Work at a funeral home can be mundane. Until you accidentally start bringing the dead back to life.

"...a clever, hilarious romp through a new magical universe" --Sarah Angleton, author of Gentleman of Misfortune

Cassie Black works at a funeral home. She's used to all manner of dead bodies. What she's not used to is them waking up. Which they seem to be doing on a disturbingly regular basis lately.

Just when Cassie believes she has the problem under control, the recently-deceased Busby Tenpenny insists he's been murdered and claims Cassie might be responsible thanks to a wicked brand of magic she's been exposed to. The only way for Cassie to get her life back to normal is to tame her magic and uncover Mr. Tenpenny's true killer.

Simple right? Of course not. Because while Cassie works on getting her newly-acquired magic sorted, she's blowing up kitchens, angering an entire magical community, and discovering her past is more closely tied to Busby Tenpenny than she could have ever imagined.

If you like contemporary fantasy with snarky humor, unforgettable characters, and paranormal mystery such as Ben Aaronovitch's Rivers of London series and Wilkie Martin's Inspector Hobbes, you'll find it hard to pry yourself away from this first book of the Cassie Black Trilogy.

• Selected as one of Apple's Most Anticipated Books of 2021
• Winner of the Novel Excerpt Prize from the League of American PEN Women
• Finalist in the Yeah You Write Novel Contest

Note: While this book delivers plenty of wry giggles and a few hexes, it's fairly clean with only an itty-bitty bit of light cursing, one fight scene, and no hanky panky or sexual situations.

Review

The Undead Mr. Tenpenny is a clever, hilarious romp through a new magical universe that can be accessed through the closet of a hole-in-the-wall apartment in Portland, Oregon.
--Sarah Angleton, author of Gentleman of Misfortune

When I saw the book title...my first thought was, "another zombie apocalypse." A wonderful surprise greeted me with an entertaining story that was written with humor, a great story line and new twist on the undead.
--J. Tate, Eugene Reviewer

Man oh man, did I love this book! ...The plot was great, and got even better as things progressed.... I think the biggest pro of this book is the characters.
--Jonathan Pongratz, author of Reaper

...suffused with dark humor and witty dialogue, of the sort that Painter excels at...a fun read for anyone who enjoys fast-paced, somewhat snarky, somewhat twisted, fantasy adventures.
--Berthold Gambrel, author of Vespasian Moon's Fabulous Autumn Carnival

...a fun and entertaining read. Great wit too.
--Carrie Rubin, author of The Bone Curse

About the Author

Short Version:
I turn wickedly strong tea into historical fantasy fiction in which the gods, heroes, and myths of Ancient Greece come to life as you've never seen them before. When I'm not creating worlds or killing off characters, I wrangle honeybees to add a little adventure into my non-writing life.

Long Version:
Tammie Painter grew up in the creative world of Portland, Oregon, and she continues to call the City of Roses home. Although she spent years working as a chemist in a behavioral neuroscience research lab, she could never quite tame her passion for writing.

Tammie has a knack for delving into and bringing life to history and mythology in her novels. Her fascination for myths, history, and how they interweave inspired the Osteria Chronicles series.

The current titles in the six-book series include
The Trials of Hercules
The Voyage
*The Maze

*The Bonds of Osteria (coming soon)

When she isn't (but probably should be) writing, Tammie can be found digging in her garden, planning her next travel adventure, creating art, or persuading her hive of backyard bees to share some of their honey with her.

Find out more about Tammie on her website at TammiePainter.com