Angel Condemned

Table of Contents

 

 

PRAISE FOR THE BEAUFORT & COMPANY MYSTERIES

“Exciting . . . An entertaining mystery.”

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Genre Go Round Reviews

 

“The latest Beaufort & Company mystery is sure to please series fans and newcomers alike. Stanton has penned a tale that will keep the reader’s interest to the very end . . . Larger-than-life characters—human and temporal—infuse the story with humor and empathy.”

—
Romantic Times
(4 stars)

 

“Stanton’s third Beaufort & Company mystery is a gem. It’s an original and thought-provoking concept, and Stanton’s imagination knows no bounds. Her characters—both dead and alive—are ones you want to spend time with and get to know better.”

—
Romantic Times
(4 ½ stars)

 

“An engaging tale due to a strong cast starting with the lead attorney. The storyline is fast-paced on earth and in court . . . Fans will enjoy this still unique quirky angelic spin on the afterlife.”

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Genre Go Round Reviews

 

“A witty and engaging mystery of life after death . . . An entertaining and fun read.”

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The Romance Readers Connection

 

“Quick paced with an unusual twist . . . [A] devilishly good read.”

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The Mystery Reader

 

“Stanton has taken an unusual premise and given it wings.”

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Fresh Fiction

“Stanton packs this story with murder, mystery, and suspense . . . An entertaining mystery with a dash of the unknown.”

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Darque Reviews

 

“Stanton has melded legal procedure, medieval philosophy, and theology into a fresh, unique, and ever-expanding world.”

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ReviewingTheEvidence.com

 

“A very intriguing, impossible-to-put-down mystery.”

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Romance Junkies

“A brilliantly plotted whodunit . . . I couldn’t put it down!”

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Fresh Fiction

 

“Highly original and plain fun!”

—
Richmond Times-Dispatch

 

“Great new series from Mary Stanton . . . A very unique take on a cozy legal!”

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Gumshoe Review

 

“Engaging and charismatic . . . A breath of fresh air for fans of paranormal cozy mysteries.”

—
Publishers Weekly
(starred review)

 

“Mary Stanton brings a unique mixture of charm and quirkiness . . . Bree and her unconventional employees are impossible to resist.”

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Suspense Magazine

 

“Don’t start reading too late at night—it’s one of those books you can’t put down until you finish.”

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The Compulsive Reader

 

“Packed with Southern charm and spooky foreshadowing that will delight readers!”

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Fresh Fiction

 

“This is not one of the cozies that make for some mundane reading, but instead it is a mix of hilarity, heart-stopping danger, and clever storytelling.”

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Roundtable Reviews

 

“Spooky Southern charm and a wonderfully inventive approach to the afterlife with a celestial twist makes Mary Stanton’s
Defending Angels
a real standout. Brava!”

—Madelyn Alt, bestselling author of
Home for a Spell

 

“Mary Stanton’s
Defending Angels
gives heavenly choirs reason to sing! From its opening scene in a haunted graveyard to its final, satisfying conclusion amid a quartet of suspected killers,
Defending Angels
successfully spices the madcap zaniness of Bridget Jones with the determined goodness of a young lawyer fighting to build her first practice.”

—Mindy Klasky, author of
To Wish or Not to Wish

 

“Mary Stanton has truly captured the spirit—or spirits—of Savannah.”

—Don Bruns, author of
Stuff to Spy For

 

“Intriguing and wholly different and original.
Defending Angels
is at once charming, erudite, and chilling. This book should give Mary Stanton the same kind of cult following usually reserved for Charlaine Harris.”

—Rhys Bowen, award-winning author of the Molly Murphy Mysteries and the Royal Spyness Mysteries

 

“Mary Stanton’s imaginative
Defending Angels
definitely has wings. An elegant enchantment with a delightful heroine and a historic setting.”

—Carolyn Hart, author of
Dead by Midnight

 

DEFENDING ANGELS
ANGEL’S ADVOCATE
AVENGING ANGELS
ANGEL’S VERDICT
ANGEL CONDEMNED

 

Hemlock Falls Mysteries
A TASTE FOR MURDER
A DASH OF DEATH
A PINCH OF POISON
MURDER WELL-DONE
DEATH DINES OUT
A TOUCH OF THE GRAPE
A STEAK IN MURDER
MARINADE FOR MURDER
JUST DESSERTS
FRIED BY JURY
A PUREE OF POISON
BURIED BY BREAKFAST
A DINNER TO DIE FOR
GROUND TO A HALT
A CAROL FOR A CORPSE
TOAST MORTEM

The Casebooks of Dr. McKenzie Mysteries
THE CASE OF THE ROASTED ONION
THE CASE OF THE TOUGH-TALKING TURKEY
THE CASE OF THE ILL-GOTTEN GOAT

 

A PLATEFUL OF MURDER
DEATH IN TWO COURSES

Money’s been tight ever since Brianna 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 robbed a Girl Scout. But soon enough Bree 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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ANGEL CONDEMNED

 

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