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Bad Housekeeping

An Agnes and Effie Mystery

Maia Chance

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English
Crooked Lane Books
13 June 2017
When 28-year-old Agnes Blythe, the contented bifocals-wearing half of an academic power couple, is jilted by her professor boyfriend for the town Pilates instructor, her future is suddenly less than certain. So when her glamorous, eccentric Great Aunt Effie arrives in town and offers a job helping to salvage the condemned Stagecoach Inn, what does Agnes have to lose? But work at the inn has barely begun when the unlikely duo find the body of manipulative Kathleen Todd, with whom Agnes and Effie both have recently had words. Words strong enough to land them at the top of the suspect list.

The pair have clearly been framed, but no one else seems interested in finding the real murderer and Agnes and Effie's sleuthing expertise is not exactly slick. Nevertheless, they're soon investigating a suspect list with laundry dirtier than a middle school soccer team's and navigating threats, car chases, shotgun blasts, and awkward strolls down memory lane.

In Bad Housekeeping, the first novel in the Agnes & Effie cozy mystery series by Maia Chance, danger mounts, deadlines loom, ancient knob-and-tube wiring is explored, and the ladies learn a thing or two about the awful, wonderful mistake that is going back home.
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Imprint:   Crooked Lane Books
Country of Publication:   United States
Volume:   1
Dimensions:   Height: 209mm,  Width: 139mm, 
ISBN:   9781683311676
ISBN 10:   1683311671
Pages:   304
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Maia Chance, national and bestselling author, writes mystery novels that are rife with absurd predicaments and romantic adventure. She was born in rural Washington State, grew up in the small-town of Moscow, Idaho, and after living in upstate New York and Boston for a decade, she returned to the Seattle area. She now makes her home with her family on magical Bainbridge Island.

Reviews for Bad Housekeeping: An Agnes and Effie Mystery

Praise for Maia Chance: Bad Housekeeping is saucy, sassy fun! Agnes Blythe is still reeling from a romantic betrayal when her irrepressible Aunt Effie returns to their small hometown, determined to re-open the condemned Stagecoach Inn. But first things first: there's faulty wiring to deal with, not to mention a murdered busybody on the premises. Together, Agnes and Aunt Effie--a wacky but formidable mystery-solving team--must clear their names in the first of a sparkling new cozy series! -New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Juliet Blackwell <p/> This debut historical cozy introduces an attractive, spunky heroine...and an entertaining, well-constructed plot that will satisfy fans of folklore and fairy tales. --Library Journal starred review on Snow White Red-Handed <p/> [Chance's] lively debut, the first in a new cozy series...will whet the reader's appetite for Ophelia and Prue's next misadventure. --Publishers Weekly on Snow White Red-Handed <p/> Flawless...Chance displays a deft wit throughout. --Publishers Weekly starred review on Come Hell or Highball <p/> Witty and charming. --The Seattle Times on Come Hell or Highball


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