Diver Down

Mercy Watts Mysteries, Volume 2

By: A.W. Hartoin

Narrated by: Lyssa Browne

Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins

Publisher's summary

A sunny place for shady people.

Vacations can be murder, especially when you're Mercy Watts. She's trying to get away from it all, including her godmother's lawsuit and a certain situation with the mafia. So she heads to Roatan, Honduras, a place known for scuba diving and lawlessness. Mercy's on the island less than 24 hours when she discovers that she hasn't gotten away from anything. Her problems hitched a ride and increased tenfold. The deeper she dives, the more dangerous her vacation becomes. She must stop a murder or she'll be the next on the hit list.

©2013 A.W. Hartoin (P)2014 A. W. Hartoin

Pleading for (More) Mercy

If you could sum up Diver Down in three words, what would they be?

Kooky, Peril, Fun

Who was your favorite character and why?

Mercy is my favorite. She's relatable, smart, and imperfect. I love a character with flaws.

What about Lyssa Browne’s performance did you like?

Everything. She's the perfect voice for Mercy and the rest of her crazy clan.

Any additional comments?

I was very pleasantly surprised by the first novel and was glad to see that there were several more books in the series. The one thing I would point out as a downside to this book is that I don't love Aaron. I think I'm supposed to find him endearing but he's just annoying most of the time. Like a joke that went over so well the first time that the person keeps telling it over and over and over again. He was less irritating when Mercy wasn't fighting against him, but why do none of the people in her life recognize that no means no? She's an adult but no one treats her like one, and she certainly doesn't push the issue hard enough.

That said, I still loved the book and I have just one real question and that's this: Why isn't the rest of the series available on Audible?

good!

good story ...just seems like it isnt finishedwe soncerely do kope there is another one

Delightful

I really enjoy this writer. The story is well told and funny and a very good mystery. I would continue reading them.

Give me more!

Still a hilarious story. Mercy goes on vacation and still ends up solving a crime. Working with the mafia is stressful, especially when you are hiding it from your mother. Her nursing skills are stretched to the limits in Roatan, Honduras. There are countless attempts on the life of her client’s life. The limited opiates, hurricane winds and rains, and other medical resources challenge even Mercy skills to keep her client alive.

Even on vacation, Mercy and her mother, causes men’s head to turn and accidents. Her godmother makes a radical change in her physical appearance and her aunt finds her happiness. The twins are wonderful and I was disappointed they did not get more story time.

There are so many funny characters in the story, her dad, uncle, her god mother (Dixie), mother, twins, step-cousin (Garrett) and aunt. These people add such color and enjoyment to the story. Aaron the Yahoo swilling, hot dog munching-dough boy is hysterical. My disappointment is most them are only given cameos each story. Her father is used as a scare tactic or to issue orders. Garrett is only there to tease Mercy for a few seconds.
Despite the small parts of Mercy’s inner circle, this is truly a funny Mercy story.

I am saving 5 stars for this series, for when Mercy's inner circle get bigger parts.

Need More Audibles for Mercy Watts series

Mercy Watts series book are awesome, i was very sad more of them are not audible books. Fun books.

Diver Down

Sadly only two books in this series are audiobooks. Do yourself a favor and read the rest! This series has complex (no, really) mysteries, and funny and relatable characters.
Well worth the listen and the read!

Too much "Murphy's Law" for me

Oh Goodness this book was one huge “Murphy’s Law” moment and I hate books that never give the main character a chance. The tone and feel for this book were so different from the first one that it was kind of distracting. Good thing is the characters were consistent.

I have a love/hate relationship with Mercy, but I find her desire to help and do the right thing keeps me coming back to the series. It was good to see how Aaron was more involved in this book, but I wish we could learn more about why the Watts family trusts him so much. I love how he is always there when you don’t expect him to be.

My two biggest issues with this book are still her parents. They are just not likable parents – Mercy doesn’t get her own life and they are very demanding on her time. They also keep her in the dark so much but get upset when she questions it. At her age, I would have already told my parents where to stick it. I also see a new romance coming for Mercy and I’m not happy that we are headed in that direction at all.

It will be interesting to see how the actions of Mercy in this book impact her life term because she made some drastic choices in this one and there is bound to be some impact from that. The narrator was consistent, and I like all the voices.