Book 69, 2015
Nov. 27th, 2015 06:06 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chez_jaeI stayed up past my bedtime last night to finish reading Ghost At Work by Carolyn Hart. It's the first book in her "Bailey Ruth" series, about an emissary from heaven who is sent to earth to help people.
Bailey Ruth's first assignment is a rush, and she isn't given proper time to learn her new position as an emissary. As a result, she continuously breaks the rules, or Precepts, which govern the Department of Good Intentions. Bailey Ruth is sent back to her home town of Adelaide to help Kathleen Abbott. It turns out that Kathleen is the granddaughter of Bailey Ruth's sister, Kitty. Kathleen is married to the local pastor, and their daughter is Bayroo, named after Bailey Ruth. Bayroo couldn't pronounce her name when she was little, thus, the shortened version.
Bailey Ruth arrives to find Kathleen hunched over the body of a dead man on the rectory's porch. Kathleen is afraid that her husband, the pastor, will be accused of the crime, and Bailey Ruth agrees to help her move the body to a different location. This decision touched off a series of unfortunate events, in which Bailey Ruth had to try to stay one step ahead of the police investigation, hide evidence and destroy some clues. All the while, she is trying to conduct her own investigation, in spite of Kathleen's reluctance to be forthcoming with her own involvement with the dead man.
The story was cute and fast-paced. All of the action took place over the course of only a few days. It was amusing to see Bailey Ruth dig herself in deeper while trying very hard not to. Bayroo was adorable, and I loved that the family had a cat named Spoofer. The ending was a surprise.
Giving this one a solid four out of five:
♦♦♦♦
Bailey Ruth's first assignment is a rush, and she isn't given proper time to learn her new position as an emissary. As a result, she continuously breaks the rules, or Precepts, which govern the Department of Good Intentions. Bailey Ruth is sent back to her home town of Adelaide to help Kathleen Abbott. It turns out that Kathleen is the granddaughter of Bailey Ruth's sister, Kitty. Kathleen is married to the local pastor, and their daughter is Bayroo, named after Bailey Ruth. Bayroo couldn't pronounce her name when she was little, thus, the shortened version.
Bailey Ruth arrives to find Kathleen hunched over the body of a dead man on the rectory's porch. Kathleen is afraid that her husband, the pastor, will be accused of the crime, and Bailey Ruth agrees to help her move the body to a different location. This decision touched off a series of unfortunate events, in which Bailey Ruth had to try to stay one step ahead of the police investigation, hide evidence and destroy some clues. All the while, she is trying to conduct her own investigation, in spite of Kathleen's reluctance to be forthcoming with her own involvement with the dead man.
The story was cute and fast-paced. All of the action took place over the course of only a few days. It was amusing to see Bailey Ruth dig herself in deeper while trying very hard not to. Bayroo was adorable, and I loved that the family had a cat named Spoofer. The ending was a surprise.
Giving this one a solid four out of five:
♦♦♦♦
