ReviewsA charmer of a detective, a twisty mystery, and a feel-good story that's balm for our troubled times, Amusing ... A warmhearted traditional mystery that will appeal to fans of Nancy Atherton's "Aunt Dimity" books, Charming ... Replete with relatable characters, this cleverly plotted tale will keep readers guessing until the end, Hart's amusing and vivacious ghostly sleuth puts her invisibility, her gusto and her sharp mind to good use in her latest outing, Infectiously happy crime-solving - Kirkus Reviews Fans of paranormal mysteries will appreciate this case, a template for a traditional mystery in the style of Agatha Christie. The likable Bailey Ruth should appeal to fans of Cleo Coyle's "Haunted Bookshop" mysteries - Library Journal With the warmhearted and stubborn Bailey Ruth, Hart pleases longtime fans and should win new readers - Publishers Weekly
Series Volume Number10
Dewey Decimal813.54
SynopsisThe late - as in Dearly Departed - Bailey Ruth Raeburn is delighted when she's assigned a new mission by Heaven's Department of Good Intentions. It seems a simple job: rescue a drowning woman. But the ghostly sleuth soon finds herself caught in a web of secrets, loyalties and lies, with an innocent young widow's freedom at stake ., In the tenth Bailey Ruth ghost novel from New York Times bestselling Grand Master of Mystery, Carolyn Hart, the "charmer of a detective" ( Kirkus Reviews ) takes on a puzzler of a mystery when she's sent to Adelaide, Oklahoma to rescue a woman in trouble. 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.