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Get It Together (The Undead Detective Agency Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Shelby Rhodes (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars 1,065 ratings
Hello, there! I’m Octavius Evander. And this is the beginning of my story—well…sort of. It’s not the very beginning. As a vampire, that story would be way too long to write down—think, before the Romans. Rather, this story is about how I met the love of my unlife. Okay, it will be mostly about the cool and fancy detective agency I opened and solving mysteries, but also a little about love too.

So, what does one need to open a detective agency, you may ask? Well, for one, a detective. As it was my idea, and I paid for everything, I, of course, filled that role. Next, I needed a secretary. My beautiful and marginally dangerous best friend Scarlett filled that role. Now, I will admit, at that time, I had not thought further than that, and simply skipped to getting my detective license, an office, and some other necessities.

My mind might have been too full of the fun adventures I was about to have. My hope was that those in and out of the paranormal communities would keep me entertained for a very long time. I quickly realized I still needed a driver, a tech person, and a witch that was good with ghosts. This is the story of how I found those people. And who would have thought the first to walk through the door would be human, with no knowledge of the paranormal—my precious Turney.


CONTENT WARNING: This is a slow burn M/M paranormal romance book. There will be blood, violence and death. Please do not read if you find any of the previous triggering.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0B6QD2GRX
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Self-Published
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 20, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4.1 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 274 pages
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  • Book 1 of 4 ‏ : ‎ The Undead Detective Agency
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Shelby Rhodes is a lover and writer of MM Paranormal Romance novels, but any genre is up for grabs. She loves building worlds and creating new realities. In her books you can expect to find a mix of humor and fluff with a dash of blood and violence. And while dramatic and comedic monologues may be her favorite things, that doesn't mean she won't try to rip your heart out.

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Customers find the book a super fun read with well-written plot and amazing world building. They describe it as adorable, with one customer particularly appreciating the illustrations throughout the book. Customers love the characters, with one review specifically praising Octavius' character. The mysteries receive mixed reactions, with some customers enjoying them while others find them repetitive.

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24 customers mention "Fun read"24 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy this book, finding it funny and well-written with an engaging plot.

"...It's funny and sweet, a touch of mystery, lots of fun paranormal beings, and a bit of steam...." Read more

"...I love that there was a lot of story and less on gratuitous on page sex that so many series have now. I want to be immersed in stories!!!..." Read more

"What a fun story! The world building is excellent and I love the characters! I'm excited to see what happens next!..." Read more

"...discouraged by the reviews because I genuinely think this was an enjoyable book and I believe the author has the capacity to make improvements that..." Read more

16 customers mention "Character development"12 positive4 negative

Customers enjoy the characters in the book, finding them wacky and fun, with one customer particularly appreciating Octavius' character.

"What a fun story! The world building is excellent and I love the characters! I'm excited to see what happens next!..." Read more

"This story was so much fun to read. Octavius' antics were so cute and had me chuckling many times throughout this...." Read more

"The story line would've been promising with the mixture of characters and creatures...." Read more

"...in this book, which was a little much, but I really was drawn in by the characters and will read more in the series." Read more

15 customers mention "Cute"15 positive0 negative

Customers find the book cute, describing it as adorable and endearing, with one customer particularly appreciating the illustrations throughout the book.

"...It's funny and sweet, a touch of mystery, lots of fun paranormal beings, and a bit of steam...." Read more

"A cute read, but the MC and love interest don’t come off as likeable...." Read more

"...I also loved the illustrations throughout the book. Octavius in bat for is too adorable. Okay, I'm off to read the next book in the series." Read more

"...I loved him. He's adorable but the problem is he knows it so thinks he can get away with anything, which...he pretty much can...." Read more

3 customers mention "Building quality"3 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the world building in the book.

"What a fun story! The world building is excellent and I love the characters! I'm excited to see what happens next!..." Read more

"...Amazing world building I cannot wait until book 2 I NEED IT NOW!!!!" Read more

"Really enjoyed the world building and the development of Turkey and Octavius’s characters. I can’t wait to see where the series go...." Read more

15 customers mention "Intrigue"10 positive5 negative

Customers have mixed reactions to the book's mysteries, with some appreciating the variety of cases while others find it repetitive.

"...It's funny and sweet, a touch of mystery, lots of fun paranormal beings, and a bit of steam...." Read more

"...now that their team is set up it's going to keep the series fun and suspenseful...." Read more

"...Which frankly for written media is a little silly. It is a very very tired trope, we can do better. Praise..." Read more

"...While I enjoy a great paradox, there is way too much giggling/pouting/glitter, so you can’t take the bloodthirsty paranormal aspects seriously...." Read more

4 customers mention "Giggling"0 positive4 negative

Customers have mixed reactions to the book's tone, with some enjoying the humor while others find it excessive, with one customer specifically mentioning too much giggling from the vampire character.

"...While I enjoy a great paradox, there is way too much giggling/pouting/glitter, so you can’t take the bloodthirsty paranormal aspects seriously...." Read more

"...The characters were all over the place. Hijinks were just for giggles but because they were so out of place, they were just annoying...." Read more

"...sometimes make no sense and there was way too much giggling from a freaking old vampire. Now onto the story...." Read more

"...The inncessant giggling, pouting, tantrums & crying over the most idiotic things like a lollipop its a put off and clashes with the gore & horror of..." Read more

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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great start to a series, can't wait to read more.
    Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2023
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    I want to go read the second book now, but first I have to tell you that this one is fantastic. It's funny and sweet, a touch of mystery, lots of fun paranormal beings, and a bit of steam. This author is brand new to me, but I feel a binge session coming of all of her books. Happy reading!
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  • Obsidian88
    4.0 out of 5 stars Fun read
    Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2025
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    At first I wasn't sure about Octavius, he seemed a little immature but he grew on me. Turney and he seem like they compliment each other well. I thought the way the agency was set up was super fun. The case of the disappearing house had me in suspense.

    I feel like now that their team is set up it's going to keep the series fun and suspenseful.

    I love that there was a lot of story and less on gratuitous on page sex that so many series have now. I want to be immersed in stories!!! Thus definitely fit the bill. On to the next one!
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  • Genxer461
    5.0 out of 5 stars Adorable!
    Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2023
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    What a fun story! The world building is excellent and I love the characters! I'm excited to see what happens next! I definitely recommend this book and author! Thank you!
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  • Stormy Dye
    5.0 out of 5 stars Octavius and Turney
    Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2025
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    I live this series so far. I'm so curious to see how these two work out their relationship and if Turney some how will change his mind about being a vampire.
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  • Lisa Hollingsworth
    4.0 out of 5 stars It’s… okay.
    Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2025
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    A cute read, but the MC and love interest don’t come off as likeable. While I enjoy a great paradox, there is way too much giggling/pouting/glitter, so you can’t take the bloodthirsty paranormal aspects seriously.

    It was a whiplash-like experience to read about vampire crying over a sucker and then having a glitter-themed corpse-ridden scrapbook in the next scene.
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  • Baroque
    3.0 out of 5 stars Not bad, but room for improvement
    Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2022
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    I saw this book as something of a pilot episode to a series, with a fairly new director (author in this case) that was still finding their footing and I read it as such. I don't mean to be patronizing to the author, more to give context for the comments I have about the book that I see stemming more from a limited experience versus being a poor author. Because the story and the world both have potential! There are many things that I believe the author does very well, but there are also many bumps and foibles. I hope as the author continues to improve and address some of the things others have mentioned in the reviews, but for those who are about to read this book it will help you to enjoy it if you come with the expectations of it being a work by more of a disciple than a seasoned veteran. Also I think it warrants mentioning as a content warning that while the author does provide a warning for blood and violence it will likely be a higher level than you would expect given the otherwise lighthearted nature of the book. So to reiterate, there are graphic descriptions of gore and blood (which actually I think that author did a great job with as I was legitimately disturbed) that may catch you off guard. Just an additional warning because the story does take an abrupt turn into horrorville and it could be pretty disturbing for some. 

    Criticism (and some minor spoilers)

    As I said, my comments will not be original since many of them have been pointed out by other reviews. Overall the editing quality needs some work. Not just to fix grammatical and type mistakes, but also as a second voice to validate what works and tell you what does not work. What does not work for example: the author curiously chooses to frequently refer to characters as "the male". I initially gave them the benefit of the doubt that this choice would be relevant to the story or maybe somehow be a critique on how we separate ourselves and "other" certain groups. But there is no evidence that was the case, and this was rather just how the author writes. It isn't incorrect per se, but it is quite strange and makes the story read as if the speakers are third party documentarians observing what is happening very academically vs being part of the story.

    While I believe most of the characters are the author's strong point, (although I did roll my eyes at the red-haired zombie being named Scarlett. A bit on the nose.) some of the aspects of the characters could use some polish though. I don't know if it is a limitation of the english language that we don't have enough words to describe laughter, but the main character Octavius giggles far more than is reasonable for an ancient vampire....or really any mature creature. Don't get me wrong, I think his silliness and humor is a selling point, however, the character seems to vacillate wildly between maturity and complete infantile immaturity too quickly. Overall it makes the character seem a bit unhinged which would be an interesting element for a creature so old, but I don't think this was the author's intention.

    Also this was noted as being a slow burn romance, which I think is an inaccurate description at least by my assumptions of what "slow" means. If the intent is for this to be a series, and therefore covering a longer amount of in-story time, you would expect a slow burn romance to take place over a few books as the characters learn more about each other and grow in fondness overtime. This is not the case here. While sex, love, and romance, are not all the same, the main characters do hook up quite early in what presumably will be a longer story and there really isn't anything "slow" about it. On that subject, and this is not on the author alone but much of mlm romance authors, but many seem to be under the mistaken impression that someone in the relationship *must* be well-endowed for it to be worthwhile. Which frankly for written media is a little silly. It is a very very tired trope, we can do better. 

    Praise

    Like I said the characters are fun and I think a strong point of the author. Turney, the main human character, behaves *mostly* rationally given the circumstances and is a nice foil to Octavius. I do ding the author some points though for perhaps bringing in more characters in the first book than perhaps was achievable or necessary. 

    Also I found the world building of the paranormal to be quite intriguing. Yes some things that we've seen before if you read paranormal fiction, but also some interesting takes that come from the author (deliberately vague to avoid spoilers). 

    I generally want to praise the author for the idea. This story immediately got my attention and sounded like a lot fun. I hope they aren't discouraged by the reviews because I genuinely think this was an enjoyable book and I believe the author has the capacity to make improvements that come with writing more and taking criticism.
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  • Carrie Krogh
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great start to the series!
    Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2024
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    I loved Get It Together by Shelby Rhodes. It's the first book in The Undead Detective Agency series. I loved Octavius and how he decided to open a detective agency to indulge his hobby of being a detective. I loved how impulsive he is, like buying black copy paper that then requires a special printer that uses white ink so the words can be seen. I also loved watching him hire the rest of his employees. I especially loved Turney, the driver. I also had a good chuckle over who the IT specialist turned out to be. I also loved the illustrations throughout the book. Octavius in bat for is too adorable. Okay, I'm off to read the next book in the series.
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  • DLB2572
    4.0 out of 5 stars A Lot of Fun
    Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2023
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    This story was so much fun to read. Octavius' antics were so cute and had me chuckling many times throughout this. I also enjoyed the mysteries as well as Turney's developing relationship with Octavius. I can't wait to read the next book.
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  • Naiara (@nareadsalot)
    4.0 out of 5 stars Adorable!!
    Reviewed in Brazil on August 4, 2022
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    This was such a fun read! The characters are interesting, and Octavius is extremely funny and cute, I love it. Will definitely keep an eye for book 2.
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  • María Je
    5.0 out of 5 stars Muy divertido
    Reviewed in Spain on August 24, 2022
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    Una historia que une el misterio con personajes simpáticos e historias divertidas. Ha sido una lectura muy amena y estoy deseando leer nuevas entregas.
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  • dec (¬_¬) 📚
    3.0 out of 5 stars bien mais ...
    Reviewed in France on February 4, 2025
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    L'histoire est bien mais j'ai des réserves.
    Octavius est beaucoup beaucoup trop immature. Il boude, il fait la moue, ... Pire, du haut de ses quelques 2600 années, il est toujours pas familiarisé avec les comportements et réactions des humains.
    Et ça, j'ai trouvé ça pénible à lire. Ce n'était pas du tout amusant pour moi.
    Bref, je ne continuerai pas la série.
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  • Cygny
    4.0 out of 5 stars Cute and funny
    Reviewed in the Netherlands on May 6, 2025
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    I'm not usually a huge vampire fan, but Octavius is cute and funny. The drawings at the start of each chapter are adorable, just as bat Octavius 😊
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  • Mark Lucas-Taylor
    5.0 out of 5 stars Get It Together (TUDA Bk1)
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 18, 2023
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    A highly amusing start to what promises to be a very interesting series. What do you get when a bored ancient vampire decides to open shop? The Undead Detective Agency is the result advertising for a driver, a witch and an IT specialist to complement his zombie friend Secretary Octavius hires Tunney as the aforementioned driver and it doesn’t take long for their mutual attraction to blossom.
    This first book sets the grounding for Shelby Rhodes ‘The Undead Detective Agency’ a series that walks the line between humorous paranormal fantasy and horror.
    Looking forward to reading further in the series.
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