Nell has psychic powers as well as political ambitions. She decides to run for her grandfather's congressional seat, has a major fight with her husband, tells him to leave and not come back, and he dies in an explosion. She tries to solve the mystery of his death.

FROM AMAZON: When Nell MacDermott learns that her husband, architect Adam Cauliff, and three of his business associates have died in an explosion of his new cabin cruiser, she is not only devastated but wracked with guilt. The last time she saw Adam, they had a bitter quarrel over her plan to run for the congressional seat long held by her grandfather; she had told him not to come home.

As the investigation into the boat's explosion proceeds, Nell learns that it was not an accident but a bomb. Despite her skepticism, Nell is swayed by her great-aunt Gert, a believer in psychic powers, to see a medium claiming to be Adam's channel.

While trying to unravel the threads of Adam's past and his violent end, Nell consults the medium, who transmits messages to her with instructions from Adam. The story reaches a powerful climax in Nell's final encounter with the medium, in which she learns the truth about the explosion—truth she can't be allowed to live and tell. ( )

This one was hard to stay focused with. Found it somewhat boring ( )

Like going to a movie. Read it in one day. Suspense over the death of her husband. ( )

A good read until the end when a character (important to the villain) appeared to have known the villain by a chance meeting. Too out of the blue. I hate that. ( )

Before I Say Good-bye by Mary Higgins Clark was not a favorite of mine. It is a mystery/suspense book, but the characters did not feel developed. The main character, Nell, is portrayed to be serious, driven and very intelligent, but throughout the story seems to do things totally out of character. There are several secondary characters who tend to take away from the story itself. I understand the need for secondary characters to add to the intrigue, but they took away from the story. The climax and resolution seemed so unbelievable that it was a letdown. ( )