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02 Death Tidies Up by Barbara Colley is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is 02 Death Tidies Up about?
From Publishers WeeklyAfter Colley's strong series debut, Maid for Murder (2002), featuring house-cleaning sleuth Charlotte La Rue, the author stumbles in her second outing, set in New Orleans' Garden District. A scantily clad corpse found in a closet turns out to be real-estate baron Drew Bergeron, whose funeral Charlotte attended two years earlier. This tale of blackmail, fraud and injustice offers little investigation, most of the "evidence" deriving from hindsight and gossip ... la Miss Marple but without Christie's insight into human nature. Charlotte's circular musings and personal affairs serve to pad the story rather than add substance to the plot or depth to the supporting characters. Readers tired of the Big Easy as a locale of grim police procedurals, though, may welcome this cozy approach.Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. Product DescriptionBetween running her maid service and fretting about her upcoming birthday (the dreaded 6-0), Charlotte LaRue doesn't have much time for gossip. She's trying her best to forget all the rumours she's heard - she has more important things to worry about these days. Like vacuuming, window-washing...and her new job at the old
Who reads 02 Death Tidies Up?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Barbara Colley
- Publisher
- Kensington Publishing Corporation
- Published
- 2004
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780758265753
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Mystery
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