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Binding: Mass Market PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 813.54 EAN: 9780380764006 ISBN: 0380764008 Label: Avon Manufacturer: Avon Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 256 Publication Date: June 01, 1992 Publisher: Avon Release Date: June 01, 1992 Studio: Avon Editorial Review: Amazon.com Review: Ramona wasn't much of a cleaning woman--some say she wouldn't know a dust bunny from a Doberman--but that's no reason to bump the old girl off, is it? Someone must think so: poor Ramona is found strangled to death with a vacuum chord. Jane Jeffry--mother of three, chairperson of more committees than you can shake a stick at, and part-time sleuth--sets out to find the killer and tie up the loose ends in this irresistible mystery. Grime and Punishment, winner of both Agatha and Macavity Awards for best first mystery book and nominated for an Anthony Award for the same honor, is the first in a series of seven books featuring Jane Jeffry. Product Description: It's So hard to Kill Good Help These Days. . . With three kids to raise on her own, Jane Jeffry sometimes needs a hand with the housework. But many of her complaining neighbors believe that the Happy Helper cleaning lady they all share wouldn't know a dustball if she was choking on it. That hardly seems reason enough, however, to do the disreputable domestic in. So when the charwoman in question is discovered strangled to death with a vacuum cleaner cord, Jane decides to dig up the real dirt--if the tenacious single mom can find any time to spare between her PTA meetings and car-pooling duties. But despite her busy schedule, Jane is determined to tidy up the whole murderous mess--even if it means provoking a killer who may live as close as next door. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Laugh Aloud FunnyI had given up on Jill Churchill after I read "Bell, Book & Scandal," which I can only term amateurish, but maybe her editor encouraged her to write a chicklit-style novel to get those readers to cross over into mystery... Whatever the reason for that half-hearted effort, "Grime and Punishment" is so much better in terms of style, humor and plot, though the plot was still a bit thin. Still, it's an amusing escapade into mundane suburban (Chicago) life centered around a bunch of car-pooling PTA moms, ... Read More Rating:  - Fun BookJane is the main character and Shelley is her next-door neighbor and best friend. They have children, do all the mother-children things such as driving carpools, have warm cozy houses - all these things make the book cozy. And all that food also makes the book cozy! Meanwhile, the maid is murdered. Jane and Shelley are determined to find out who did it and why they did it. This is the first book of this series. If you like cozy books that are the homey/family/children/good-food ... Read More Rating: - Great DebutJane Jeffrey is struggling to rebuild her life and make her children's life as normal as possible after the death of her husband in a car accident seven months earlier. She feels that life is starting to get back to normal, but that normalcy is shattered when a cleaning woman is murdered at the house next door which belongs to her friend Shelley Nowack. Shelly and Jane are understandably upset about the murder and worry about the safety of their children, so even though the police are looking into the murder ... Read More Rating: - Housewife Heroine Becomes Perfect Cup of Tea (or Coffee) for Mystery BuffsI'm usually in a state of reverence when I approach the pilot to a successful, long running series with each of its books staying in print and selling solidly, especially as I realize that the novel in my hands is the foundation upon which such an enduring success has been based. My curiosity is at a high, focus ready to pick up on the reader captures which have carried such a phenomenon. Many of the appeals of Jill Churchill's Jane Jeffry are easy to see, and many reviewers have elevated this effervescence ... Read More Rating: - Series startThis is the first book in the Jane Jeffry mystery series and is great fun. The plot is good and the characters wonderful. It is a delightful read with more titles waiting in the wings! |
