12/15/11

Defending Angels by Mary Stanton

Read: December 5 - December 9
Format: Paperback 293 pages
Source: purchased through B&N
Subject: murder, hauntings, angels, personal independence
Challenges: 11 in 11, 75 Book, TIOLI, BOYS
Category: Setting up Housekeeping/ Leftovers
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Stars: ★★★★

Brianna Winston-Beaufort (Bree) is an attorney who having inherited her Uncle Franklin's law practice, moves from North Carolina to Savannah to escape from her family's law practice and strike out on her own. Needing temporary offices due to the fire that killed her uncle, Bree rents the first floor in an old Southern home in the historical district until repairs are complete at the regular offices.

However, the location that she has found, is a bit quirky… smack in the middle of an all-murderers cemetery. A great number of other strange occurrences continue as she is setting up shop - her landlady won't take a lease - just Bree's word is good enough, before she's walked out of the building, letterhead stationery arrives, and her first client calls after he's been declared dead.

This book was definitely a fun read with unusual characters and super writing. It does turn out to be, what I consider, a paranormal cozy mystery, but it was such fun, I'm going to have to keep it up.

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