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OK, I know that most of us don’t like this particular subject matter… Who likes to clean? Isn’t it nice that it is possible to pay someone to do the cleaning for you? Not everyone has a cleaning service, but I am guessing that all of us would like one. (I know that I would love to have someone who came in and did all of the chores I don’t particularly like doing… We can all dream, though, can’t we?!?)<\/p>\n
Here is a list of sleuths who work in the cleaning<\/strong> arena:<\/p>\n Christy Barritt<\/a><\/strong>: Squeaky Clean Mystery Series<\/strong>… Gabby St. Claire has almost completed her college degree in forensic science. Since she is the owner of a crime scene cleaning service, she has opportunities to look at the evidence first-hand.<\/p>\n C.C. Benison<\/a><\/strong>: Her Majesty Investigates Mystery Series<\/strong>… Jane Bee is a Canadian housemaid who works at Buckingham Palace in London, and sleuths with Her Majesty.<\/p>\n Emily Brightwell<\/a><\/strong>: Mrs. Jeffries Mystery Series<\/strong>… Mrs. Jeffries works as the housekeeper for Inspector Witherspoon in Victorian London.<\/p>\n Barry S. Brown<\/a><\/strong>: Mrs. Hudson of Baker Street Mystery Series<\/strong>… Yes, the housekeeper of Sherlock Holmes!<\/p>\n Fiona Buckley<\/a><\/strong>: Ursula Blanchard Mystery Series<\/strong>… In this historical mystery series, Ursula happens to be a Lady-in-Waiting for Queen Elizabeth I.<\/p>\n Susanna Calkins<\/strong><\/a>: Lucy Campion\u00a0Mystery\u00a0Series<\/strong>… Lucy is a chambermaid in 17th century London.<\/p>\n Dorothy Cannell<\/strong><\/a>:\u00a0Florence Norris Mystery Series<\/strong>\u2026 Florence is the housekeeper of the Stodmarch family in their country house during the 1930s.<\/p>\n Barbara Colley<\/a><\/strong>: Charlotte LaRue Mystery Series<\/strong>… Charlotte runs a maid service in New Orleans and is kept busy cleaning and solving.<\/p>\n Jeanne M. Dams<\/a><\/strong>: Hilda Johansson Mystery Series<\/strong>… In this historical mystery series, Hilda moves from Sweden and becomes a maid in Indiana during the early 1900s.<\/p>\n Celina Grace<\/strong><\/a>: Miss Hart and Miss Hunter Investigate Mystery Series<\/strong> \u00a0– Set in the 1930s and features the head kitchen maid and the lady’s maid at an estate.<\/p>\n Charlaine Harris<\/a><\/strong>: Lily Bard Mystery Series<\/strong>… Lily is a house cleaner who works in different houses while sleuthing in Shakespeare, Arkansas.<\/p>\n Susan S. James<\/a><\/strong>: Solace Glen Mystery Series<\/strong>… Flip (Felicity Ann) Paxton is a cleaning lady in Maryland who sleuths while cleaning.<\/p>\n Dolores Johnson<\/a><\/strong>: Mandy Dyer Mystery Series<\/strong>… Mandy owns a dry cleaning business in Denver.<\/p>\n Kate Kingsbury<\/a><\/strong>: WW II Manor House Mystery Series<\/strong>… Lady Elizabeth Compton owns the manor and is in charge of making sure that all of the housekeeping is done, while she solves mysteries.<\/p>\n Barbara Neely<\/a><\/strong>:\u00a0Blanche White Mystery Serie<\/strong>s: Blanche is a housekeeper in North Carolina.<\/p>\n Suzanne Price<\/a><\/strong>: Grime Solvers Mystery Series<\/strong>… Sky Taylor is the cleaning lady to book if you have a mystery that needs to be solved.<\/p>\n Ann Purser<\/a><\/strong>: Days of the Week Mystery Series<\/strong>… Lois Meade cleans houses in her English village every day of the week.<\/p>\n Ann Purser<\/a><\/strong>: Lois Meade Mystery Series<\/strong>… Lois owns a cleaning service and solves mysteries in her English Village.<\/p>\n Cyndy Salzman<\/a><\/strong>:\u00a0Friday Afternoon Club Mystery Series<\/strong>… a group of stay-at-home mothers who are good friends ar also\u00a0great sleuths! (Salzmann bases her novels on her Christian faith.)<\/p>\n Sharon Short<\/a><\/strong>: Stain-Busting Mystery Series<\/strong>… Josie Toadfern owns a laundromat in Ohio and sleuths between the cycles.<\/p>\n