โFrom the author of Address to Die For, โan engagingย .ย .ย . mystery that moves forward quickly with freshness, a few surprises, and a couple of real scaresโ (Kirkus Reviews).
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Professional organizer Maggie McDonald has a knack for cleaning up other peopleโs messes. So when the fiancรฉe of her latest client turns up dead, itโs up to her to sort through the untidy list of suspects and identify the real killer.
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Maggie McDonald is hoping to raise the profile of her new Orchard View organizing business via her first high-profile client. Professor Lincoln Sinclair may be up for a Nobel Prize, but heโs hopeless when it comes to organizing anything other than his thoughts. For an academic, heโs also amassed more than his share of enemies. When Sinclairโs fiancรฉe is found dead on the floor of his home laboratoryโelectrocuted in a puddle of waterโMaggie takes on the added task of finding the womanโs murderer. To do so, sheโll have to outmaneuver the suspicious, obnoxious police investigator sheโs nicknamed โDetective Awfulโ before a shadowy figure can check off the first item on their personal to-do listโKill Maggie McDonald.
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Praise for the Maggie McDonald Mysteries
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โAbundant with friendly canine companions, from-the-hearth cooking, and banter between long-time friends, this novel serves up a chilling mystery warmed by likable characters and enviable setting.โ โKRL News & Reviews
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โBay Area residents will enjoy the heavy local angle.โ โSan Jose Mercury News
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โThe setting is delightfulย .ย .ย . Maggie herself, in my opinion, is a major selling point for this new series, aside from the added value of her organizational advice.โ