Ghost in Trouble: A Mystery
Written by Carolyn Hart
Narrated by Ann Marie Lee
3.5/5
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However, on this latest mission, Bailey Ruth finds it more difficult than ever to keep up with her boss Wiggins's rules for good spirit deportment. Not only is the woman she is supposed to save determined to thwart Bailey Ruth's good intentions at every turn, she just so happens to be one of Bailey Ruth's oldest enemies. Not that that should matter to one of Heaven's best and brightest emissaries, but still, there is only so much a person can put up with-living or dead.
But solving Bailey Ruth's toughest case yet means managing a recalcitrant charge, a fraudulent medium, a mother's heartbreak, old passions and new, and a telltale rawhide dog bone. Heaven help her!
Carolyn Hart
An accomplished master of mystery, Carolyn Hart is the author of twenty previous Death on Demand novels. Her books have won multiple Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity Awards. She is also the creator of the Henrie O series, featuring a retired reporter, and the Bailey Ruth series, starring an impetuous, redheaded ghost. One of the founders of Sisters in Crime, Hart lives in Oklahoma City.
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Reviews for Ghost in Trouble
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This is a light read. I didn't care for the constant references to clothing, but the mystery was intriguing.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5While Bailey Ruth Raeburn is enjoying her time in Heaven, she still feels like she can be helpful on earth so she is happy to receive another mission from the Department of Good Intentions. She is delighted to be able to visit her beloved Adelaide, Oklahoma again but less delighted to discover she will be helping Kay Clark, a woman Bailey Ruth knew and disliked when she was alive. Still, Bailey Ruth pledges to be on her best behavior and she at least tries, but it is not easy as she finds herself knee-deep in a suspected murder, an attempted murder, an actual murder, and a woman who resists her attempts to help. This may be Bailey Ruth's toughest case yet."Ghost in Trouble" is another great entry in Carolyn Hart's delightful cozy mystery series featuring Bailey Ruth. There are a lot of things I love about this series starting with the irrepressible Bailey Ruth. I love her character - she really means well even if she has a hard time obeying the precepts during her visits to earth. Her preoccupation with her wardrobe adds a great deal of humor to this book and the entire series. Her interactions with Kay are wonderfully done and I love Kay's reaction to Bailey Ruth. Another thing I love about this books (and series) is Hart's version of Heaven where you can catch Elvis in concert or watch Bob Hope's latest comedy routine (wouldn't it be wonderful if Heaven really is like that?) The paranormal aspects are well done as Bailey Ruth zips from place to place, can go straight through a ceiling, choose what "age" she wants to be, and can appear and disappear at will. The mystery aspects are also well done with plenty of suspects and I was kept guessing as to the identity of the killer until the end. This was the type of book where I came to care for certain characters and hoped they weren't the guilty party."Ghost in Trouble" is another great cozy mystery by Carolyn Hart.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Fluffy mystery with a ghost, Bailey Ruth Raeburn, who is sent to help folks in trouble. In this book, clues were laid out nicely to point to the murder. That said, I didn't figure out who it was until nearly the end. It's an entertaining read that doesn't tax your brain.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I love a good cozy mystery so I was excited to try the Bailey Ruth series. I like my mysteries interesting but without graphic details. This one has a nice tone of "things may get dicey, but in the end everything will turn out all right." I found it to be a nice read during a stressful time when I needed a diversion that wasn't too intellectually taxing. This was my first read of any of the Baily Ruth mysteries and the author does a nice enough job of setting up the background that I never felt I'd missed important details by not having read the first books in the series. The action picks up fairly quickly, and the author has a large cast of characters whose relationships and connections never cease to be interesting, if somewhat confusing at times. Bailey Ruth's relationship with the person that she's sent to help is endearing, as they have somewhat of an "Odd Couple" dynamic that lends a nice touch of humor to the story. My biggest complaint is that the character of Bailey Ruth seemed somewhat forced and, to be honest, a bit self-involved at times. There was long, and repeated, commentary on every detail of her clothing, and how it flattered her as a redhead. Once or twice might have driven home the message that she feels good about herself, but over and over, it simply became irritating and redundant. The great reveal at the end was a twist, but didn't really deliver the delicious shock that I hope for at the end of a mystery novel. All that said, I did enjoy the story, found it to be a pleasant diversion, and I would read another in the series-- although I'd read it with the hope that there would be a little less focus on style, and more on substance.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Bailey Ruth Raeburn spends part of her afterlife working for Heaven’s Department of Good Intentions where her supervisor reluctantly sends her on an assignment to protect the life of Kay Clark in Bailey Ruth’s hometown of Adelaide, OK. She’s more than thrilled to discover a mystery is afoot; a possible murder ruled as an accident. Kay is someone she hadn’t particularly liked when she’d been alive and the woman isn’t cooperating with Bailey Ruth’s idea to go away where the woman would be safe after someone tries to kill her.The concept of the story’s heroine is interesting. She’s decided in her afterlife to take on the appearance of when she’d been twenty-seven. Bailey Ruth has the ability to be incorporeal and invisible, or corporeal and can change her clothing in the blink of an eye. She requires food, drink and sleep while on assignment and is supposed to be following 8 precepts; most involve keeping her presence a secret. Apparently this has been a problem in the past and as determined as she is to not let her supervisor down this time, most are broken within minutes of returning to Earth. All of this brings about elements of humor to the story.The third book in the series, the mystery is well done and there are plenty of suspects with motive and opportunity to keep you guessing. The unveiling of clues is done at a good pace and Bailey Ruth proves to be good at knowing how to pinpoint important details and the right questions to ask. But I have a difficult time liking the character Bailey Ruth. I hadn’t read the prior books, so perhaps I’m missing something. She comes across as determined but somewhat klutzy at the beginning of the story when she immediately breaks the rules she’s just vowed to uphold. But as the story builds she comes across as manipulative, egotistical and rather vain. She can’t look in a mirror without thinking the word “admiring,” and we’re provided a detailed description of lord knows how many outfits she changes into during the couple of days she’s there. I found the obsession with her looks to be distracting. I can understand that some might consider this to be a charming quirk in her nature, but it dragged me away from the mystery.Warning - people with metaphysical experiences will most likely have a problem with the idea that if you don't understand or have the ability to do something yourself, it must lead to a path of evil; a concept reiterated a number of times in the story.Reviewed for Amazon Vine Voice
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I have read and enjoyed other books by Carolyn Hart, but this was the first of the Bailey Ruth series, but it won't be the last I read! Hart's quirky main character, a ghost named Bailey Ruth, bends the rules while saving the day. Great fun.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The beginning of Ghost in Trouble was confusing for those of us who have never read any in the series. Because this is the third novel, Hart introduces numerous characters very quickly, and Bailey Ruth’s explanation of Heaven’s rules was overwhelming. Eventually, though, you get the hang of it. Once you get into it, and realize that the mystery is supposed to be good fun, Hart’s writing takes you away.For example, Hart puts humor into the mystery by replicating aspects of the 1980s movie Clue. Focusing the murder on a group of people who live together (and who were all together at a party) made me look around for Colonel Mustard. It was campy, taking on Dallas or Moonlighting. I found this tone off-putting at times, but I had to get past that. As a detective Bailey didn’t do much CSI style investigating. Instead, she floats through walls, changes her appearance, and appears at will. How fun!Overall, I liked Ghost in Trouble. The mystery was fun, and Bailey was a detective I won’t soon forget. Pick up Ghost in Trouble for a quick mystery that is a pleasurable ride.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Bailey Ruth Raeburn is not the normal frightening ghost such as the nightly visitors that Ebenezer Scrooge encountered. Bailey Ruth resembles Casper, a friendly and helpful spirit. Bailey Ruth and her husband enjoy heaven, but Bailey Ruth needs a diversion. Therefore, Bailey Ruth joins the Heaven's Department of Good Intentions in which she returns to earth to battle injustice. Bailey always returns to her earthly home in Oklahoma in each novel. In this caper, Bailey must protect a woman who Bailey considered an enemy. In the process, Bailey investigates a recent suspicious death. Hart presents a light mystery that seems silly at times. Bailey Ruth, a fashion plate, constantly changes outfits, which leads the reader to feel this is a fashion magazine instead of a murder mystery. The reference to other writers through quotes adds spice to the novel. This book is fun, but not challenging.