Review: Light, entertaining mystery
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 22, 2011
Keith Vaughn is determined to find his wife's killer.  Unfortunately, after five long years and the countless attempts of some of the best psychics in the business he isn't any closer to solving the mystery.On his deathbed Keith asks ex-cop and long-time friend, Sam Tyler, to continue the search and enlist the help of one last psychic, Emma Bishop.  When Sam and Emma meet they are irresistibly attracted to one another, but their pasts and their work on the murder case complicate their budding romance.Bauer does a great job with setting the scenes and describing the characters, especially at the beginning.  Two of my favorite descriptions are:  "small guest cottages hunched warily along the shore" and "that whiskey smooth voice."  She had me looking over my shoulder more than once.  Yet, I was frustrated by Sam's lack of depth.  Bauer tried to give Sam dimension by throwing in tidbits about his past, but she never explained those incidences enough to help me better understand his motivations.  Oh I got the gist of it, but I wanted to know more.For the most part A Haunting Affair was a light, quick read with plenty of twists and turns to keep me guessing.  Though I didn't try too hard to sort the evidence and solve the crime myself, I was still surprised by the ending.  One disappointment:  I kept expecting a bigger bang than Bauer delivered.  A couple of times characters comment about  "a bigger evil" at work.  I expected something far more sinister and eerie than what actually unfolded.Still, if you enjoy light mysteries with a little flirtation and romance thrown in, you will enjoy A Haunting Affair.I received a complimentary copy of this book in order to review it.