Angel at Troublesome Creek — Mignon F. Ballard

Since her sudden break-up with her fiance, and the even more sudden death of her beloved Aunt Caroline, Mary George Murphy had not only considered suicide she'd tried it. But her attempts at ending it all proved yet another in her list of failures....

Things look bleak for Mary George, until she meets Augusta Goodnight--a super-sleuth guardian angel whose last assignment was during World War II and who hasn't changed a wink since. Augusta may not know that swing music and rationing ended half a century ago, but she sure knows a suspicious death when she sees one -- and she's positive Aunt Caroline didn't fall down those steps on her own. With Augusta's wise and quirky brand of guidance, Mary George begins to uncover clues to her aunt's death--as well as some little joys that make life worth living....