Morgue Drawer for Rent

Written by Jutta Profijt

Narrated by MacLeod Andrews

Wishing to return to his peaceful life and spend more time with his girlfriend, coroner Martin Gänsewein wants nothing more than to rid himself of his foulmouthed undead sidekick, Pascha. Unfortunately, such things are easier said than done. When bodies at the local cemetery begin to turn up sans organs, Martin and Pascha are once again forced into partnership to solve the case. With the stakes higher and body count greater, Martin realizes he has no hope of ever finding solace until he solves one last crime.

Picking up where Morgue Drawer Next Door left off, this third chapter in the gruesomely hilarious crime-solving saga delves deeper into the relationship between Martin and Pascha and is sure to please fans of the series.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Brilliance Audio
• Translator: Erik J. Macki
• Release date: Dec 4, 2012
• ISBN: 9781455876440

Jutta Profijt

Jutta Profijt was born in 1967 in Ratingen, Germany. After finishing school, she lived abroad working as an au pair, an importer/exporter, a coach to executives and students, and a business-English instructor. She published her first novel in 2003 and today works as a freelance writer and translator. Her first novel featuring coroner Martin Gänsewein, Morgue Drawer Four, was shortlisted for Germany’s 2010 Friedrich Glauser Prize for best crime novel.

Reviews for Morgue Drawer for Rent

[montzaleew · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Morgue Drawer for Rent by Jutta Profijt narrated by MacLeod Andrews continues the crazy adventures of Pasha the snarky ghost and Martin the boring doctor. Full of mystery, intrigue, and body snatching in this book. Lots of interesting new characters and wild plot. I giggled and enjoyed this book too! Fun series!

[mrslee_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Another episode in this whimsical series. There is a heat wave in Cologne, and people are dying. More disturbing, bodies are being stolen from the Morgue and mutilated. Pasha, the spirit, is on the case, nudging Martin along.Fun reading, although the language and Pasha's attitude towards women may be offensive to some. Since he is the spirit of a young man in his early twenties who lived as a car thief, it isn't unbelievable that he would be immature and crude. Martin is slowing having an effect on Pasha though. I like seeing the progress of this soul.

[quibee · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Enjoyable, light read.
Third book in the series about a murdered con who can only be heard by the coroner who did his autopsy.
Martin, the coroner really wants nothing to do with someone who is continually intruding into his personal life. He and Pascha, the ghost, are total opposites in personality and outlook.
In the meantime, a new morgue manager arrives and decides that the morgue needs to operate more efficiently and make money to boot. Bits and pieces start disappearing, the staff are being overworked and are extremely disgruntled and Martin's personal and professional life is going down the drain.

[cathyskye · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This third book in the series takes up right where Morgue Drawer Next Door left off. Cologne is in the midst of a horrible heat wave, asbestos is being removed from the Institute building, and the icing on this cake of complete havoc is the new head of the department, a bean counter referred to as "Piggy Bank" by all those under his lunatic thumb of iron. I am amazed at how the author has kept me intrigued with the idea of teaming an intellectual man of science with the deceased spirit of a hormone-fueled young car thief. This is a very odd couple indeed, and it works because these two do not remain static.Martin is the only human Pascha can talk to, but Martin has a girlfriend he'd like to move in with-- and not share her with "the voice in his head." As Martin frantically tries to come up with a solution to his problem, he's putting his relationship with his girlfriend in jeopardy. Pascha never sleeps, and there's only so many movies he can watch in Cologne's theaters. He's taken to writing his memoirs and trying to get them published-- with extremely interesting results. Although Pascha's grammar has improved gradually in the series, his descriptions are often crudely hilarious, and I've come to look froward to them.This series is succeeding with me because Profijt has her characters grow and change as various relationships develop-- and because it's obvious that she's having fun writing these books. However, I did have one area of concern in Morgue Drawer for Rent. Profijt does admit in a section at the back of the book that she takes some artistic license with a couple of subjects, but she took a bit too much for me. Her bending of the facts of asbestos removal and one other subject kept throwing me out of the story, and I'm no expert on either subject. Be that as it may, I'm enjoying this series too much to stop just yet!

[wassilissa · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Der anständige Pathologe Martin und der augefuchste Geist des 25-jährigen Autoknackers Pascha sind auf Gedeih und Verderb zusammengespannt. Da kommt es zu sehr lustigen Begebenheiten, denn Pascha, der als Ich-Erzähler die Bücher "schreibt", redet, wie ihm der Schnabel gewachsen ist. Ein Frauenversteher und Gutmensch wie sein Freund Martin ist er wahrlich nicht! In diesem Buch haben sie allerhand zu meistern, denn die Gerichtsmedizin bekommt einen neuen Chef, einen Betriebswirt, der von Medizin nicht die geringste Ahnung hat, aber die Abteilung durch Einsparungen sowie Einnahmen (Vermietung von Kühlfächern) rentabler machen möchte. Doch dann geht alles drunter und drüber: Leichen oder ihre Teile verschwinden. Die Kollegen sind in Urlaub, Birgit möchte zusammenziehen, Pascha ist verliebt- der arme Martin hat viel zu bewältigen!Der Fall ist letztendlich recht unspektakulär und aus meiner Sicht Nebensache. Das Buch lebt vom Wortwitz und Paschas Ausführungen. Es ist wirklich kurzweilig und lustig. Das wird nicht das letzte Buch der Reihe sein, das ich gelesen habe. Die Autorin Jutta Profijt hat auch einen Auftritt im Buch, das fand ich auch sehr witzig.