Bailey Ruth is back on earth to help solve another murder in Adelaide, Oklahoma in Ghost In Trouble (#48) by Carolyn Hart. She has to be the least scary ghost I've ever come across in literature, but then, she isn't supposed to be. She is an emissary for the Department of Good Intentions. Her problem is trying to stick to the Precepts laid down for emissary behavior.
In the third installment of Ms. Hart's series, Bailey Ruth Raeburn has been sent to keep an old adversary out of danger. Kay Clark has returned to Adelaide because she suspects that Jack Hume, her old flame, has been murdered. Bailey Ruth is just in time to stop her from becoming a victim herself. But of course, Kay, being a rational human being, doesn't believe in Bailey Ruth, despite her appearances and disappearances. By the end of the book, not only is Kay a believer in Bailey Ruth, but they've forged a bond and helped solve the murder.
It is always amusing how much of Bailey Ruth's time is taken up by imagining herself in exactly the right outfit for any occasion (She is a very stylish redhead, after all!) and for enjoying to the utmost her chance to taste the pleasures of earthly food and drink, especially Lulu's hamburgers. Yet despite the fact that the subject is treated with a light touch, Ms. Hart still manages to plot a clever mystery that will keep you guessing until the end. (Alright, I suspected who did it about three quarters of the way through, but it's nice to be proved right!) If you haven't had the pleasure yet, don't miss the chance to meet Bailey Ruth in Ghost At Work, or in Merry, Merry, Ghost.
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