Due to previously undertaking an elective course in parapsychology, I was really excited to read "The Haunting of Crimshaw Manor," especially given the author's personal experience as a paranormal investigator. 

What I Liked:

• The overall plot was intriguing, and I was curious to see how the story would end.

• The accuracy regarding paranormal investigation equipment and procedures.

What I Didn't Like:

• The writing often feels like it is lacking in sophistication, and the frequent lack of contractions along with unusual phrasing choices made a lot of the dialogue feel stilted and overly formal.

• There's a character called 'Asian John' who is "sensitive about his Asain background" and "hates stereotypes" that's double majoring in computer science and mathematics and yet still has EMF explained to them. 

• The male protagonist refers to his injured leg as 'gimpy'.

• This entire, completely unnecessary, sequence: "He sat in a beach chair with a cold beer in his hand as he looked toward the two figures coming out of the water. They were exquisite. The first was Ariana Grande wearing a hot pink thong and nothing else. Water droplets covered her body, and she squeezed the water from her long ponytail as she walked next to the other figure......“The water is so warm. You should join us, John,” Ariana said, towelling off her nearly naked body......“Ariana’s right, John. The water is perfect,” Evelynn said, turning her back to him and undoing her top. She removed it and tossed it aside as she lay upon a towel on her stomach.
“Ariana, can you put some lotion on my back? I would hate to burn,” Evelynn said.
“Sure,” Ariana said, getting up and moving over to Evelynn. John watched as Ariana applied lotion to Evelynn’s back, rubbing it in and moving down toward her perfect buttock."

• The team's complete lack of concern about the 'skunk man' despite the danger it imposed.

Despite its shortcomings, there was enough here to keep me interested until the end.