The thirty-fourth novel by Mary Stanton, who also writes under nom de plume Claudia Bishop, Angel’s Advocate is the second release in the Beaufort & Company mystery series.

While the book is part of a series, it certainly functions as a stand-alone read, but when you finish Angel’s Advocate, Angel’s Advocate, you will probably want to rush out to buy other books by Mary Stanton.  It’s original, well-written, and just the type of book that will leave readers turning the pages.

The book’s main character is Brianna “Bree” Winston-Beaufort, the oldest daughter of a wealthy, eccentric South Carolina family, who inherits a haunted law firm smack dab in the middle of a graveyard in Savannah, Georgia.

In Angel’s Advocate, Bree is back to business unusual at Beaufort & Company.
With her most peculiar (a.k.a. “dead”) clientele and her anything-but-angelic staff, Bree finds that money’s a bit tight at Beaufort & Company.  After all, while the dead certainly need Bree’s help in appealing to a higher court, they’re not exactly paying clients.

Bree finally lands a case to help pay the bills when she is hired to represent Lindsey Chandler, a spoiled teenager accused of stealing a Girl Scout’s cookie money. But this isn’t exactly a case of petty theft, since Lindsey allegedly tried to run over said Girl Scout with her Hummer. And if that weren’t bad enough, Lindsey is anything but remorseful, making this case –and Bree, by association – the talk of Savannah.

To her dismay, Bree soon finds that Lindsay’s deceased father, millionaire Probert Chandler, also needs her help to prove that his death was no accident.

Caught between defending the living and the dead, Bree finds herself in extraordinary circumstances.  But this time, Bree finds some extraordinary danger along the way.

Will Bree finally learn how to make a living off the living? Or will the cases of this unsavory father/daughter duo lead Bree – and Beaufort & Company – to a dead end?

Set in Savannah, Georgia, the world’s most haunted city, Angel’s Advocate is a charming, inventive and wildly entertaining tale. The book is captivating, original, filled with colorful characters and an out-of-this world plot.
Highly recommended!

Reviewed By: Maryglenn McCombs