Bree Winston-Beaufort, lawyer for the dead, has landed a
case in the mortal coil, defending a rich teen with an
attitude problem. Lindsey Chandler has been caught on tape
stealing cookie money from a Girl Scout. Bree has her work
cut out for her, since Lindsey shows no signs of remorse
for her crime, instead milking it for all the publicity she
can get. As if dealing with the problem teen isn't enough,
Lindsey's recently deceased father, Probert Chandler,
materializes, hinting there's more to his death than meets
the eye and provides Bree and her team of "otherworldly"
associates one of their most intriguing cases.
While there's no doubt of Lindsey's guilt, Bree's
investigation suggests there's more troubling the teen than
the possibility of jail time. Delving into what motivates
the young woman's self-destructive bent provides Bree some
insight into her father's unexpected demise in a car
accident. Both investigations lead Bree to the
pharmaceutical company run by Probert Chandler and a couple
of his associates. There's more going on with the drugstore
than discount pharmaceuticals, and young Lindsey is
involved, whether she knows it or not. Bree must discover
the connection before more people die and Lindsey ends up
doing jail time -- or worse.
ANGEL'S ADVOCATE by Mary Stanton is a brilliantly
plotted whodunit with marvelous twists and turns to keep
the reader guessing until the final page is turned. Readers
are given more insight into Bree's Southern upbringing, her
family and what brought her to her unusual avocation.
Lindsey Chandler is a wonderfully self-absorbed character,
made sympathetic as more of her home life is revealed in
the investigation. Bree's crack team of associates are hard
at work on this case, and thoroughly entertaining, as they
use their talents in ways mortal associates cannot, getting
answers and using sources unavailable to most. Quite
satisfying was the resolution to the story, which I didn't
see coming. ANGEL'S ADVOCATE is the second of the Beaufort
and Company mystery series, and like the first, I couldn't
put it down!
Money’s been tight ever since Bree Winston-Beaufort
inherited Savannah’s haunted law firm Beaufort & Company
along with its less-than-angelic staff. But she’s finally
going to tackle a case that pays the bills representing a
spoiled girl who stole someone’s Girl Scout cookie money.
But soon enough she finds that her client’s departed
millionaire father needs help too. Can she help an
unsavory father/daughter duo and make a living off of the
living?
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