This book is getting somewhat better, but I’m glad it’s only going to #4.  I like the idea that this investigator is attempting to tap into the mysteries of the soul.  I also like the idea of a mystic that is assigned to protect the door to the afterlife, although guardians of ancient doorways has been totally exhausted. What I don’t like is that this book is so short and the story is a little weaker than what I had anticipated.  Now like most readers that get this far into a series, I’m trapped in finding out how it will end.  Oh well.  Out of all the excellent books I read this week, one bad apple won’t ruin the bunch.