Dirty Deeds: A Grime Solvers Mystery

Grime Solvers Mystery #2

by Suzanne Price

Includes cleaning tips Between her newspaper column and her cleaning clients, cleaning wiz Sky Taylor is on her way to a stable, self-sufficient life. All she needs now is a contract to clean City Hall. What she doesn't need is another messy murder investigation. What does she get? Both. The body of Kyle Fipps, real estate developer and wannabe actor, is the untidiest remnant of the Art Association's annual holiday bash. With his pack of scheming enemies, and a smattering of even less trustworthy friends, it's very likely he was murdered. But when the investigation leads straight to City Hall, will Sky be the next one getting swept under the rug?

Genres: Mystery, Cozy Mystery, Cozy

272 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Suzanne Price is a pseudonym for Jerome Preisler and his wife Suzanne.

Reviews

[Dez Nemec · Rating 1 out of 5]

I couldn't find anything to like in this book. The characters were flat. The periodic tips in the middle of the text added nothing. And oh my god, I just wanted to smack Chloe and all her stupid indecipherable sayings. Life is too short. Done.

DNF

[Natalia · Rating 2 out of 5]

Enough already with what everyone is wearing! Also, why is she so dead set on referring to cars by their model name? Finally, her editor should sit down with her and help get the super-chatty tone a little more under control.

Overall, it's a fairly weak cozy mystery. The culprit was obvious from the beginning, and the characters are pretty flat, but it read quickly, so it wasn't a huge loss of time.

[Grey853 · Rating 2 out of 5]

I found the narrative a bit too choppy and while cleaning tips are nice, they shouldn't overshadow everything else in the book. There was really no mystery, either, since the bad guy was pretty obvious.

[Iris · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a hard read for me.

It seemed like there was too much going on, or not enough character development in some characters, or too much of them all at once.

I think it could have been more focused.

[Wendy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Definitely enjoying this series. I like the characters a lot and while the mysteries are interesting, the story line covers much more. Looking forward to more in this series.

[Anne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun little mystery set in the Northeast/Massachusetts about a columnist/cleaning lady who gets embroiled in a murder case while at a holiday party.

[Janeene · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 Stars - liked first book a little better. quick, easy read

[Jill · Rating 4 out of 5]

Murder and cleaning.