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Summary: whimsical and adorable
Review: Mary George Murphy's run of bad luck is so extreme that she leans towards committing suicide, but fails to select a suitable method. While internally debating how to end her miserable existence, Mary George's guardian angel Augusta Midnight visits the earth for the first time since the forties.Her former fiancé dumped Mary George just a few weeks before their wedding date. Not to long afterward, her beloved Aunt Caroline died from what was officially ruled an accident. Mary George thinks otherwise. Augusta has come to the mortal plane to help Mary George substantiate that someone murdered Caroline as well prove the embattled woman has plenty to live for. However, a killer decides that Mary George's snooping is too close to uncovering the truth about Caroline's death and the secret buried with the woman. That individual would not mind having Mary George join her aunt in the afterlife. Fans of small town whimsical cozies will enjoy reading ANGEL AT TROUBLESOME CREEK, which moves "It's a Wonderful Life" into a modern day amateur sleuth tale. Augusta is an intriguing secondary character whose observations on change are entertaining and enlightening. The who-done-it is filled with plenty of suspects and red herrings, making it nearly impossible to solve the mystery. Though readers will question Mary George's early motives, she ultimately hooks her audience with her tenacity and bravery. Mignon F. Ballard writes a stimulating and pleasurable otherworldly mystery. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: Fun Book
Review: This book was a fun read.
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Summary: Similar to Nick Charles Mysteries
Review: This is a refreshing read - similar to the 1940 Nick Charles mystery series - full of real mystery, some murder, plots evolving around family and community characters - and fun --- lots of fun reading due to the appearance of a guardian angel by the name of Augusta Goodnight. You finish reading by wishing Augusta would pay a visit to your life. Augusta makes the story - and leaves the strawberry smell of happiness for days. I am only sorry there are just 4 books so far. Please read - these stories will give you days of pleasure.
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Summary: Enjoyable Reading
Review: This is an enjoyable story about a woman whose life is upside down. Her fiance has left her, her aunt has died, and her substitute gaurdian angel pops in and out at will. BUT- her aunt's death is suspicious and with the help of her gaurdian angel Mary George Murphy manages to find an old friend, make new friends, and solve the murder of her aunt. Very interesting. This is a nice little book to cozy up to and enjoy when you need a little chuckle. I enjoyed it.
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Summary: A sweet cozy...
Review: This is the first Ballard book that I have read, so I cannot compare it with previous works. However, I truly enjoyed this outing. The mystery isn't that complicated and the motive behind the murder is dubious. So what makes this book so wonderful you might ask? The angel that visits the protagonist. Their relationship is the most interesting thing. I found myself hurriedly reading through some of the other scenes in order to find the scenes that include the angel. I definitely plan on reading Ms. Ballard's new angel book and I will hope that it perhaps includes more of a relationship between the lead and the angel. Information about the angel's life on earth would have been a plus. Some information about the angel's life is included but just enough to wet your appetite for more.
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Summary: Good balance of humor, romance and mystery
Review: What a delightful book this was! A good balance of mystery, a little suspense, a little romance, red herrings - this book had it all, along with a whimsical guardian angel full of spunk. The book was somewhat of a cross between an Aunt Dimity mystery or a Donna Andrews ("Murder with Peacocks"), both the "lighter" style of mystery, with an aim to entertain. The book succeeded in doing just that. A great quick read.
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Summary: Good balance of humor, romance and mystery
Review: What a delightful book this was! A good balance of mystery, a little suspense, a little romance, red herrings - this book had it all, along with a whimsical guardian angel full of spunk. The book was somewhat of a cross between an Aunt Dimity mystery or a Donna Andrews ("Murder with Peacocks"), both the "lighter" style of mystery, with an aim to entertain. The book succeeded in doing just that. A great quick read.
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