Over Her Dead Body

Over Her Dead Body is a darkly humorous fiction thriller written by H J Garbett. In this first volume, Ruth Watkins is an ambitious journalist whose life shattered after her best friend became the victim of a serial killer. When the police stop investigating the case, Ruth takes matters into her own hands. She begins staging fake crime scenes to force the authorities to reopen the hunt for the murderer.

Working at a funeral home provides Ruth with the necessary materials to create convincing scenes, but her plan carries dangerous risks. The actual killer notices her efforts, turning the investigation into a deadly game of cat and mouse. Over Her Dead Body explores themes of grief and revenge through a story where the line between solving a crime and managing corpses becomes blurred.