Ghost Blows a Kiss
by Carolyn Hart
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Pub Date 6 Jul 2021 | Archive Date 27 Jun 2021
Canongate Books | Severn House
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Description
The late - as in Dearly Departed - Bailey Ruth Raeburn is delighted when she's assigned a new mission by Heaven's Department of Good Intentions, even if she is no good at following the rules for Earthly Visitations. This time she's determined to be the perfect unseen emissary, no matter what it takes.
Arriving late in the evening in her old hometown of Adelaide, Oklahoma to find a woman drowning in a pond, Bailey Ruth carries out a daring rescue with textbook invisible effort. But Bailey Ruth soon realizes there's more to Fran's accident than a late-night walk gone wrong. The young widow was running away - but what from?
Soon Bailey Ruth finds herself caught up in a complex web of family secrets, loyalties and lies - and if she doesn't act fast, an innocent will be locked up for a very long time . . .
Like a warm hug from a loved one, GHOST BLOWS A KISS is the perfect escapist read for cozy mystery fans, whether you're old friends with the lively, always entertaining Bailey Ruth or have yet to make her acquaintance.
A Note From the Publisher
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780727890481 |
| PRICE | US$28.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 192 |
Featured Reviews
Lesa H, Reviewer
Anyone looking for a formula for a traditional mystery could take a lesson or two from a master. Carolyn Hart’s Ghost Blows a Kiss is reminiscent of the Agatha Christie novels in which the family of a dying man gather, hoping they are heirs to the fortune. In Ghost Blows a Kiss, the killer might have gotten away with murder if not for some divine intervention. Of course, that comes in the form of Heavenly emissary Bailey Ruth Raeburn.
Once again, Wiggins, the stationmaster for the Department of Divine Intervention, sends Bailey Ruth back to her hometown of Adelaide, Oklahoma. She arrives just in time to save Fran Mitchell from drowning. Without any guidance, Bailey Ruth wonders if that was her entire mission, to save the woman. But, when she overhears Fran say she’s scared, the emissary realizes there’s more to her mission.
Bailey Ruth is an astute observer, and she notices Fran’s glances at a lit mansion on the hill. When she checks it out, she’s on time to observe the discovery of Sylvia Chandler’s body. The woman was bludgeoned to death in the library of the house, leaving behind her dying husband, and a household full of suspects. Unfortunately, the Acting Police Chief sees only a gathering of influential people, not a gathering of vultures waiting for a man to die. It isn’t long before he focuses on Fran Mitchell, who was caught on the security camera coming to the house just before the victim was discovered.
But, Bailey Ruth has another focus. She knows Wiggins has her in Adelaide for two reasons. Yes, she’s to save Fran. She also knows Wiggins has a soft spot for romance, and she suspects he wants Fran saved because he supports a relationship for Detective Don Smith, the lead detective on the case. Who is Bailey Ruth to stand in the way of romance? Now, she just needs to discover who benefits from Sylvia Chandler’s death.
Carolyn Hart’s successful formula? Gather together a wealthy family. Kill a family member or two. Have the police latch onto an outsider as the suspect. Then, the investigator, in this case a Heavenly emissary, uncovers the motives in the death of the victims. Ghost Blows a Kiss, with its charming, likable sleuth, is a beautifully crafted traditional mystery.
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