Skeletons in the Closet: A Funny Small Town Amateur Women Sleuth Murder Mystery

Jennifer L. Hart

Mar 2021 · The Misadventures of the Laundry Hag Book 1 · Elements Unleashed

About this ebook

Enjoy this fun murder mystery featuring an amateur-female-sleuth by USA Today bestselling author Jennifer L. Hart!

From USA Today bestselling author Jennifer L. Hart comes a mystery series that proves some stains are harder to remove than others.

Maggie Phillips thought the hardest part of the job would be the wine stains. She didn’t count on the bloodstains.

As a stay-at-home mom with a mounting pile of bills and a gift for scrubbing out the toughest spots, Maggie is desperate. When her wealthy new neighbors offer her a side-hustle cleaning their mansion, she sucks up her pride and grabs the bleach. It’s supposed to be easy money.

The house is stunning, the paycheck is even better, and the husband? He’s a special kind of creepy. Mr. Kline collects medieval torture devices—because nothing says welcome to the neighborhood like a vintage Iron Maiden.

But when Mrs. Kline turns up dead, the police zero in on the creepy collector. The problem? Maggie is his only alibi for the murder.

Sandwiched between a murder investigation and a man who knows far too much about the Spanish Inquisition, Maggie must uncover the truth before she becomes the next relic in his collection.

It’s a dirty job, but someone’s gotta scrub out the crime.

Skeletons in the Closet is the first book in the laugh-out-loud The Misadventures of the Laundry Hag mystery series. If you like sassy heroines with foul mouths, huge hearts, and zero sense of boundaries, you’ll love this series by USA Today bestselling author Jennifer L. Hart.

Buy Skeletons in the Closet and begin the misadventure today!

Fans of the following authors are known to enjoy this laugh out loud mystery series:

Margaret Lashley, Tricia O'Malley, and Amanda M. Lee.

Ratings and reviews

Maggie was a stay-at-home mother and was quite happy in that role. Then her friend volunteered her to clean their new neighbor's large home. Maggie tried to say no but somehow found herself doing it. The cleaning went fine. It is just that Maggie starts finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation. Make that two investigations. This is a fun read with a main character you can't help but cheer for. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review

This is an EXCELLENT Read!!! This book is EXACTLY how I like my cozy mysteries to be...it is Fun... FUNNY... entertaining....with lots of twists and turns... with GREAT Characters and a GREAT Storyline!!! The character's and the storyline were so well done that it's all believable... they could be real people that had this happen to them. There is a bit of romance throughout the story between the husband and wife but it was clean and very well done...it was very sweet and sometimes very funny!!! I LOVED all of it...from the first sentence until the last...I was hooked on this story!!! I can't wait to read more with these characters and to read other stories from this Author!!!

Great story with lots of twists and turns. This book is very easy reading and entertaining. I highly recommend. I'd love to help Jennifer edit her books. Sometimes I have to read a line twice to understand the meaning. Many grammatical errors make the reading a little more difficult.

About the author

Life is messy. Whether it’s bloodstains or black magic, USA Today bestselling author Jennifer L. Hart is always conjuring trouble.

From the suburban trenches of the Laundry Hag to the small-town magic of her Paranormal Women's Fiction, Jennifer L. Hart writes for every woman who has ever had to save the day while the laundry was still in the dryer.

If you like your heroines snarky, your stakes high, and your humor a little on the dark side, you’ve come to the right place.

Looking for high-stakes mystery sans the lace doilies? Join Maggie in the Misadventures of the Laundry Hag series as she balances motherhood, murder, and the occasional medieval torture device. Or help Jackie Parker navigate her messy work-life balance in the volatile and sometimes deadly Miami real estate market in the Damaged Goods Mysteries. 

Searching for magic with a side of midlife empowerment? Dive into the Silver Sisters series. Or take a spicy beach trip with the Cougars & Cauldrons books. Grab a cuppa and talk to ghosts in the Pages & Potions bookshop. In every midlife magic series, the hot flashes come with actual fire and the monsters are no match for a woman who has survived PTA meetings.

No matter the genre, expect one thing—a heroine who is tired of the nonsense and ready to get the job done.

Visit Jennifer online at authorjenniferlhart.com