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Review Date: 11/9/2009
Helpful Score: 4
I read all of her books and sometimes I have to ask myself why. Her plots are good, the characters okay, but the dialogue at times is incredibly annoying. This book was a tad bit better than most.
The story focuses primarily on Abby Cooper (psychic) and her friend Candace (private eye) and their consulting association with the FBI. Abby's boyfriend Dutch is only minimally involved in this book. Enter Brice Harrison, FBI head who thinks psychics are nuts.
My main issue with these books has to do with the dialogue. Dutch calls Abby "sweetot" in a Bogie voice. The characters are constantly winking at each other. They sing out their lines, squeal and giggle them. These are folks in their late twenties up to mid-thirties. They act like teenagers.
When Ms. Laurie is writing about her field of psychic phenomena, her writing is strong and sure and the dialogue is even better than her normal writing. However, as she writes each book her writing and her dialogue improves. Her plots keep me reading and someday I hope to give her five stars! This is the first book I'd rate over two stars due to the much improved dialogue (i.e., far less of the cutesy stuff).
The story focuses primarily on Abby Cooper (psychic) and her friend Candace (private eye) and their consulting association with the FBI. Abby's boyfriend Dutch is only minimally involved in this book. Enter Brice Harrison, FBI head who thinks psychics are nuts.
My main issue with these books has to do with the dialogue. Dutch calls Abby "sweetot" in a Bogie voice. The characters are constantly winking at each other. They sing out their lines, squeal and giggle them. These are folks in their late twenties up to mid-thirties. They act like teenagers.
When Ms. Laurie is writing about her field of psychic phenomena, her writing is strong and sure and the dialogue is even better than her normal writing. However, as she writes each book her writing and her dialogue improves. Her plots keep me reading and someday I hope to give her five stars! This is the first book I'd rate over two stars due to the much improved dialogue (i.e., far less of the cutesy stuff).
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