What do readers think of One Death at a Time by Abbi Waxman? Write your own review.

The novel follows a young woman navigating life after dropping out of school and joining Alcoholics Anonymous. As she rebuilds herself, she lands a job with an ex-con and ex-actress turned attorney, whose unorthodox methods and vibrant personality bring big energy to the story. Together, they dive into solving a murder.
With its clever plot, quirky characters, and a touch of Hollywood glamour, this book is a fun read for fans of mysteries, dramedies, and stories of self-discovery.

This is my second book by Waxman. I have also read The Bookish Life of Nina Hill and I must say I enjoyed that one moreso than this book. To get the cons out of the way, I felt that the book was way too long - cutting 100 pages would have been better. I also thought that Waxman added about 6 additional characters that she could have left out. They seemed to be just busy work - unnecessary - they added nothing to the story and took the character count way too high for my satisfaction. When you have too many to keep track of you begin to ask yourself if the story is even worth reading. Instead of being entertaining it becomes just another problem of the day.

On the plus side Waxman's writing style is good - simple easy prose that keeps you turning pages. Her main characters have good development and are likeable. Some of the added themes are good - however she is a bit heavy handed in adding these. The plot was simple enough, yet had a good fundamental concept.

An alcoholic starlet, prone to blackouts, and her assistant try to track down a murderer, even though the starlet is the one accused - currently released after having been incarcerated for an earlier murder. Everyone is a suspect - but who took the fatal shot?

I am hoping that this book is just one that doesn't quite suit me -since I have another Waxman book on my shelf. Hoping that I can put that book in the positive column, with her first one.

Funny and quirky mystery based in Hollywood. While I enjoyed the book overall, I thought there were too many characters that were only touched on so I had a hard time tracking them all and differentiating. If you enjoy a cozy mystery, you will like this one.

A little bit of everything in this mystery, several murders, AA, some great characters, and a few great lines. Julia Mann is an aging actress fond of alcohol and Natasha Mason, her sponsor try to solve murders related to one another in Hollywood. I could see this becoming a series.