Jennifer Flagg is part of a messed up blended family that keep her on her toes. She has ability to talk to the dead that her family discreetly refers to as "that thing you do with dead people." In MEDIUM RARE: DEAD MAN TALKING Jennifer accidently walks into a crime scene and finds the body of a rather attractive dead man who needs her help to move on.

In order to help him she gets involved with the investigation of the murder. Too bad her on again off again boyfriend is the detective in charge of the case and her brother is the Chief of Police. All they want is for her to stay out of it but she can't do that. If a dead person needs her help then she feels driven to help them. Her boyfriend and brother aren't the only ones who want her out of the investigation; the killer wants her out of it too, bad enough that someone takes a shot at her. Now everyone is driven to find out who the killer is before Jennifer becomes the next victim.

Jennifer Flagg is a great character; she is funny, driven and slightly messed up. Jennifer and her boyfriend, Dan Prince have been best friends and dating on and off since high school. You will love the way they work together and the stupid things they do to each other. Jennifer has a great supporting cast in her family and the people of the small town.

The plot is based on a believable series of crimes and brings attention to a very important subject. Michelle Witvliet does a great job balancing funny and serious in MEDIUM RARE: DEAD MAN TALKING and I look forward to her writing many more in this series. MEDIUM RARE: DEAD MAN TALKING is a great urban fantasy.