Cleaning up dead husbands is not in Sally Collier's job description, so when she finds one buried at the bottom of his garden, her Monday morning work schedule gets majorly derailed. Sally has history with the owners of the multi-million dollar home overlooking Discovery Bay on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state, and when her beau, Jefferson County Chief of Detectives GEORGE TULLOCK warns her she'll have to do a "Sally Sees": remember what she saw when she got there, her day turns into a walk down a bad memory lane. From being raised in post-World War II London, England to becoming a secretary and emigrating to Chicago, Illinois where she went from an eager-beaver office gal to a single mom of two chickadees; from heading west to California's Bay Area where she met Mel and Renee at a Human Potential Movement training, and started cleaning for a living. To moving on to picturesque Port Townsend and working in a doctor's practice, she's made a good life for herself, started Sal's Gals, her cleaning company, & found a good man to love. Sally's proud that Charles Dickens wrote about her current trade in A CHRISTMAS CAROL and says of her mentor: "My Mum was a good char, it's just that she didn't clean with a light heart. You know, have fun. Oh, quit sniggering! Of course you can have fun cleaning house. What's the first thing most little girls play at? Anyway, she taught me that a family's home will tell you a lot about how they're getting along, and for the past three years, this one's been in trouble." Sally tells her first mystery from the perspective of an immigrant and a business woman, and isn't shy about her memories, the joy she finds in cleaning her homes and her love life.
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The first "Sally Sees" mystery,
By Texas Bibliophile "mystery maven" (Fort Worth, TX) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Dead Husband: A Sally Sees Cozy Mystery (Paperback)
I have just finished reading The Dead Husband and will pass it on to my first sister. She is a cozy addict so I know she will love it. Thank you R.J. Brown for and "earlier born" character that so many of us can relate to. I am also a "runt" though I was born in the last few months of WWII. I do love older characters because I feel that
the stories written around them are richer due to their age. Please keep the Sally Sees books coming. I look forward to your next book. Frieta Battistoni
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A humorous and highly entertaining fast-paced mystery, recommended,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Dead Husband: A Sally Sees Cozy Mystery (Paperback)
Corpses have the most annoying habit of ruining one's day. "The Dead Husband" is a mystery from R.J. Brown, and her mystery solving protagonist of choice, Sally Coullier. Finding a corpse at the bottom of a garden, she seeks to get to the bottom of the endeavor, in spite of other things she would prefer to do. "The Dead Husband" is a humorous and highly entertaining fast-paced mystery, recommended.
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Invite This Char For A Cuppa - Read Great Cozy Mystery!,
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This review is from: The Dead Husband: A Sally Sees Cozy Mystery (Paperback)
I enjoy sitting down with a cozy mystery and a cup of tea. When you see the word cozy, you know that you'll get to know the characters very well, and that the main ones will continue into future books until you almost think they are your real friends. R. J. Brown's new series, beginning with The Dead Husband, promises to do just that!
Meet Sally Collier! The primary character of The Dead Husband is a wonderfully gregarious and funny char with a sharp eye for detail, "sees" things differently than the average person, and yet reveals a caring, loving side with her clients, her gals and her friends. I can definitely see a series with Sally as the "star char!" Yes, I said char--for Sally Collier heads up Sal's Gals and they handle most of the cleaning services in and around their area. Have you noticed that most tv commercials and programs about facilities cleaning use Brits...you know, as Sally points out in her very much needed glossary, Americans use "Brits" to identify "anyone from anywhere in the UK." Brits seem to have a great reputation for their housekeeping abilities. And, no wonder! They had to learn early what to do in a flat or bed-sitter--when clinkers needed removed, how to deal with the loo, and to take care of that bung hole! No wireless was permitted, and they often had to work in the scullery and be responsible for all things related to the midden! From what I can see, the only thing they had going for them was that they could stop and have a loverly tea in the afternoon, after serving the Missus of the house, of course, and were regularly paid every fortnight! Frankly I wouldn't mind having a char visit my little log cabin about once a week! And I could just about promise to never have a dead husband around for my char to find! For that is exactly what Sally found when she went to clean the home of Mel Birnbaum! Mel had been buried at the bottom of their garden and had been discovered by their dog Borscht (who later became Porsche, but you'll have to read the book to find out why) after Sally had found him locked in a room without water and food and had let the poor dog outside to take care of his business. Sally has a good reason besides finding the body, for becoming involved in this murder. Her "Man" George is the Jefferson County Chief of Detectives, so when she calls him to report the body, George is the one who later requests that Sally shares what she "sees" in the house and garden. As you might have guessed, after she points out all of the unusual issues she knows are different from her last visit a week earlier, the crime scene staff are called back to go over the scene much more carefully. Yep, you guessed it, it is her help that results in solving the case! R. J. Brown is funny and just may be sharing some of her personal history in The Dead Husband. If so, readers have the advantage of getting to know both the author and Sally Collier, both at the same time. Be assured she will invite you to join her for a cuppa, and might even tell you the whole story if you have the time! If not, I highly recommend you order a copy and add R. J. Brown to your Trackle list so you won't miss her next book! I'm already waiting! G. A. Bixler
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