Major improvement from the first one. 
 The first book was more about explaining Angel's background and showing readers how much of a looser she was. So while it was still an interesting read, the book was a little bit slow. And also while I sympathized with Angel, I couldn't bring myself to care for her. Because why should I care about her if she obviously doesn't care about herself? 
 But it all changed in the second installment. The contrast between looser Angel from before and putting-my-life-together Angel is amazing. She is stronger, smarter, and less screwed-up. She is determent to take her life into her own hands and make something better out of it. And this is admiring. In this book Angel took a big step towards becoming kick-ass heroine. 
 "Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues" was more centered on explaining the nature of zombies. What causes it? How exactly is a zombie created? Can it be cured? Can there be a substitute for brains? You can find answers to all these questions in this book. 
 And the mystery was great. Diana Rowland is a master of creating gripping plots with lots of actions and detective work. Besides, seeming as she worked at a lot of places, Ms.Rowland as always give us a great insight on the work of coroner, crime lab and police department. 
 After reading "Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues" I have no doubt that the next books will only become better and better and this series have a great potential to come in one row with my other favorites Urban Fantasy series.