The second book in the Beaufort & Company series was just as
entertaining as the first!
The characters - quirky and charming every last one of them! - get
further developed in this second installment, particularly Bree and
her angelic employees, whom we get to know much better in this
case.
The case itself is interesting and challenging, with lots of clues
and opportunities to try to figure out what's going on and who did
what to whom. As with the first book, Bree is working on two
parallel, but connected cases: the "live" client is the spoiled,
bratty daughter of a wealthy man who died several months ago. The
"celestial" client is the rich, dead father, who by all accounts
was deserving of the sentence he's been given in the 9th circle of
incarceration by the Celestial Court. But he's requested a
re-consideration, because he says all the facts weren't
considered.
Bree has to figure out how the cases are connected, get the
daughter to behave long enough to avoid jail, and determine what,
if any, mitigating circumstances in the father's case might get him
moved to a somewhat less painful area of "the other side" to serve
his sentence.
This time around, in addition to her celestial employees, Bree
acquires some new canine guardians in addition to Sasha who's still
her most loyal protector and guide.
A good mystery, good legal aspects and the interesting twist of the
Celestial Court to add spice. Well worth a read!