Book Review--Better Read than Dead, by Victoria Laurie

This book is the second in the "Psychic Eye" mysteries. Very light reading, but lots of fun, in my opinion. Abby makes her living doing psychic readings for people. I guess one has to suspend disbelief if one doesn't believe in that sort of thing. However, her gift comes in handy outside of her work, especially since she tends to get into dangerous situations.

Abby is eagerly awaiting her reunion with her new boyfriend, Dutch, who is just getting back from FBI training when she gets a call from a fellow psychic, Kendal. Kendal's timing in calling in a favor that Abby owes him could not be worse, but she cancels her date with Dutch and reluctantly agrees to help Kendal do psychic readings at a wedding (interesting choice of reception entertainment, but then the wedding is on Halloween).

Kendal and Abby belatedly discover that the wedding is actually a mob wedding. They decide to leave early--and quickly--but not before Abby's psychic gifts catch the attention of a mob boss who wants her help. Abby tries to stand up to him, being way braver than I could probably be in those circumstances, but he doesn't exactly take no for an answer.

Meanwhile, the police recruit Abby to help out on a case involving a masked man who's attacking women. Her sister makes an unannounced visit, and Abby has prevent her from finding out about the mob boss and keep her out of harm's way. Dutch's new partner in the FBI makes it clear to Abby that she wants Dutch, despite rules against her dating a subordinate. You might say Abby's life has gotten rather difficult to manage, even with her psychic gifts, which can be impressive but seem to be rather selective (it's not like she saw this coming).

I really like Abby; she's very no-nonsense and straightforward, despite her unusual profession. The psychic angle is really interesting. Anyway, this is just a fun book, and a fun new series.