'The Dead Stay Dead' is the sophomore mystery novel by British author Anthony Perham. It falls mainly within the British police procedural sub-category of mystery although there are some refreshing, lone detective and mild pulp adventure mystery novel elements in the story too.

A body has been found inside a reputedly haunted English mansion, and Detective Inspector Sean Crow is sent to investigate. What should have been a routine investigation turns sinister when a uniformed policeman dies while the investigation is underway and more policemen start disappearing.

I found 'The Dead Stay Dead' to be an enjoyable read, with good characterization and dialog. I did find I had some trouble suspending disbelief on the reasoning as to why so many coppers were killed but I managed to carry on anyway and I enjoyed the book enough to give it a Good rating. The reasonableness of the price helped at US $3.99. I liked this mystery enough that I will buy more novels by author Anthony Perham in the future.

You can buy 'The Dead Stay Dead' by Anthony Perham as an ebook direct from the publisher BooksforaBuck or from Fictionwise.