Böcker i A Grime Pays Mystery-serien

A former friend, a runaway mother, and a dead body threaten to spoil a middle-aged woman's plan for a low-key family Thanksgiving.Cece Cavanaugh's latest job recommendation, cleaning up a flooded school, comes from a former friend-a woman who turned her back when Cece needed her friendship most. Despite having to face her friend, Cece accepts the job, hoping to earn additional cash for her family Thanksgiving dinner.When Cece finds herself in the janitor's workroom, ankle-deep in mud, checking the pulse of her friend's ex-husband, the job takes an unexpected turn and ensures the arrival of hunky Detective Case Alder. With her divorce from her trust-fund husband just days away, Cece is determined to keep her emotions in check and avoid the detective's advances.As the investigation gets underway, Alder asks for Cece's help eavesdropping on the suspects. She is eager to oblige, but instead of listening as he requested, Cece begins questioning faculty and gathering evidence. To compound her problems, Cece's elderly mother arrives in Wickford-baggage in hand-after having left her new husband.Despite a threatening note, a series of false leads, and wrangling her runaway mother, Cece narrows down the suspects, but will the killer seal her fate before Cece can solve the case?

Cece wants a day of self-care, mother-daughter time, and . . . anything but her ex-husband's wedding. But wedding it is, as she tries to sneak the groom's forgotten ring to her daughter before the ceremony. Her plan for a quick escape from the venue is thwarted when she discovers a body and a garden full of suspects, including her former mother-in-law. With the Cavanaugh name in danger of being dragged through the Wickford rumor mill, Cece's ex reluctantly asks her to investigate the suspicious death and put the gossip to rest. Cece agrees . . . if he'll pay off her van and save her housekeeper's job. The new detective in Wickford and missed phone calls from her boyfriend, Alder, create more trouble for Cece as she questions suspects and gathers clues-not just for the murder, but trying to figure out what is up with her missing boyfriend and his elusive voice mails. Every moment is precious, because the longer it takes for Cece to clear the family name, the more likely her ex is to back out of their deal. In a desperate attempt to end Cece's snooping, the killer sets a trap to silence her. Will Cece's hope for justice and a paid-off van go up in flames?