Maggie Phillips hasn’t had it easy. As the wife of retired Navy SEAL, and the adoptive mother of two little hellions, Maggie is constantly looking for ways to improve her family’s financial situation. She accepts a cleaning position for her new neighbors (who redefine the term eccentric), never imagining she will end up as the sole alibi for a man with a fascination for medieval torture devices when he is brought up on murder charges.
While Maggie struggles to prove the man’s innocence, her deadbeat brother arrives, determined to sell Maggie and Neil on his next great scheme and to mooch with a vengeance. If that isn’t bad enough, her in-laws, (the cut-throat corporate attorneys) descend on the house, armed with disapproval and condemnation, for the family’s annual Thanksgiving celebration.
As the police investigation intensifies, Maggie searches for the killer among the upper echelon of Hudson, Massachusetts in the only way she can – by scrubbing their thrones.
Of the porcelain variety, that is…
She’s too dumb to survive! I managed to get two of these books for free. I finally read the first one and was very glad it was free. Honestly, I don’t see how someone so dumb could survive. If her ex-Seal husband wasn’t picking up the pieces, she’d be toast!Â
Mix of mystery and comedy, but doesn’t quite come together The book description sounded fun, but with each chapter I found myself laughing less. Many of the characters/situation were just so ridiculous that I found myself rolling my eyes rather than laughing. The pushy friend who volunteers Maggie for a job, gets her involved in illegal outings, etc. The cleaning sidekicks, starting with a clueless pregnant teen then moving on to a crotchety old man. The schlub brother who uses his sister and of course is involved in the “naked man in the kitchen”…
Great combination of comedy and mystery! If you are a fan of books such as Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum series, you will enjoy Jennifer L. Hart’s Landry Hag series. I like the cast of characters and the premise of the book and can see this being a long running series. People who have a wry sense of humour and who like witty dialogue and a good mystery will really enjoy this book!