Aaron's Wait is the second book in the Elliott Smith mysteries, and like the first book, I was quite pleased with the story line. Elliott Smith, a gay man who has a passion for historic building preservation, gets entangled in a series events as he discovers that his new building project has been haunted by someone in the past four years and it's up to Elliott to unravel the mysteries of this haunting. Dorien Grey's writing style flows very smoothly. A very enjoyable read, though I felt th... (show more)
Aaron's Wait is the second book in the Elliott Smith mysteries, and like the first book, I was quite pleased with the story line. Elliott Smith, a gay man who has a passion for historic building preservation, gets entangled in a series events as he discovers that his new building project has been haunted by someone in the past four years and it's up to Elliott to unravel the mysteries of this haunting. Dorien Grey's writing style flows very smoothly. A very enjoyable read, though I felt that the ending was somewhat bittersweet.
I did love how Dorien Grey decided to develop certain aspects of Elliott's life. Making the main character gay, of course, is one of the reasons why I love these series, as Grey is able to put just the right amount of spiciness and drama that comes with the lifestyle. I also loved how he wrote about other things that can clearly make a path for a third installment in the series.
I truly believe that Dorien Grey has done for gay mystery novels what Anne Rice did to vampires. Well-written and highly entertaining. I want more!! (show less)
