Review: Great Read!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 21, 2014
Diver Downby A.W. HartoinIn Diver Down, book 2 of the Mercy Watts series, by A W Hartoin we join Mercy as she is preparing for a cruise with her mom, aunt and friend. Of course nothing is simple with Mercy or those in her life.  She encounters a gentleman wanting to hire her to investigate his brother-in-law who he suspects is abusing his sister.  Mercy turns down the job which does her no good because she is dealing with a powerful mob family.Before she knows it the sister and brother-in-law are on same vacation she is and there is a murderer in the group. Most of the book takes place at an island resort.  Hartion paints our settings so well we easily see our characters as the storyline plays out.  The book flows well taking us through suspense and laughter as Hartoin does so well.I enjoyed the second book in the series, found it to be a real page turner, equal to if not better than the first.  We got to know our characters better especially Mercy's aunt and mom.  We also saw a bit more independent Mercy. I had hoped for more definiion of Mercy's relationship with the surgeon, Pete, who she seldom sees and the cousin by marriage, Chuck, who she acts likes she sees too much. Come on! Give us some romance, some indication of her emotions, her feelings for Chuck. As with any good series writer Hartoin leaves us with some unanswered questions such as the investigation into how or why Mercy's parents were given their home by the wealthy sisters.I am looking forward to moving to the next book!