Married to the Mop (Charlotte LaRue Mystery Series, Book 5) [Mass Market Paperback]

Barbara Colley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 5, 2006

As owner of Maid for a Day, Charlotte LaRue is cleaning up New Orleans house by house. When it comes to hired help, she's the best there is, especially if murder runs in the family...Though she's short two employees, Charlotte answers a desperate plea the weekend before Mardi Gras. A woman named Emily Rossi is hosting a huge bash for out-of-town guests, and just lost her maid to a family emergency. And Charlotte soon learns why. Emily's husband, Robert, just happens to be the most ruthless crime boss in the country. Nevertheless, Charlotte agrees to help at the Rossi family's costume ball when one of the servers comes down with the flu. She's beginning to think that the party is a cover for Robert's illegal activities, when the man himself is found dead in the library. The case seems cut-and-dried - to anyone but Charlotte, that is. Although Emily looks guilty as sin, Charlotte has seen enough of the Rossi family's dirty laundry to suspect everyone. But she'd better tread carefully if she doesn't want to spend Fat Tuesday in the bayou, sleeping with the catfish.

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"...Charlotte LaRue will dust her way into readers' hearts..." --Publishers Weekly"

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Kensington (December 5, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0758207654
• ISBN-13: 978-0758207654
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #782,668 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well written and skillfully crafted, December 28, 2005

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N. A. Genovese (Southeast Louisiana, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Married to the Mop (Charlotte LaRue Mystery Series, Book 5) (Hardcover)

Married To The Mop is the fifth installment in the Charlotte LaRue mystery series. For those who have not had the pleasure of meeting Charlotte LaRue, she is the owner of Maid-for-a-Day and also works as a part time maid. Her clients live in the prestigious Garden District of New Orleans. Charlotte is always finding herself deeply involved in murders of her rich clients and has become a super sleuthing amateur homicide detective while she goes about her business of running Maid-for-a-Day.

In this installment, Charlotte finds herself cleaning house for the top Mafia don in the country who is subsequently murdered during a Mardi Gras party at his home. Before his murder, he had been fuming mad when he discovered several Faberge eggs in his prized collection missing and the eggs continue to disappear even after his murder.

As is usual in the Charlotte LaRue mystery series, the potential murderers are numerous but Charlotte eventually solves the mystery as she slowly discovers clues while she goes through her daily work activities. When the murderer was eventually discovered through Charlotte's super sleuthing efforts, I was completely surprised. I didn't see it coming.

Married To The Mop is a cozy mystery that kept me entertained from the beginning of the story to the very last page. Each page is filled with suspense and Barbara Colley has once again created interesting characters that you can't help but love and others that you can't help but hate. I also enjoyed reading about the famous New Orleans landmarks she always sprinkles throughout her stories.

When I finished reading Married To The Mop, I felt good. I felt good about Barbara Colley, good about Charlotte LaRue, good about the Garden District, and good about New Orleans. I highly recommend Married To The Mop.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another great book............, January 29, 2006

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J. Potter "Avid mystery fan" (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Married to the Mop (Charlotte LaRue Mystery Series, Book 5) (Hardcover)

I have read all of Charlotte's adventures and this latest one was no disappointment. Charlotte is a very professional business owner who may appear stiff and cold on the outside but she has a very warm heart on the inside. She somehow always manages to end up finding a body and is determined not to interfere in the investigation but just can't help herself. A must read series if you like fun an adventure.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Beautiful Tribute to New Orleans, February 19, 2006

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June Shaw (LA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Married to the Mop (Charlotte LaRue Mystery Series, Book 5) (Hardcover)

Barbara Colley takes her readers into one of the loveliest areas of New Orleans, its historic Garden District, for a story full of twists and turns. Married to the Mop is an exciting read filled with characters who are brought to life. As we root for Charlotte LaRue to solve a mystery connected to a ruthless crime boss, we really care about her as a person. And the author's talent makes us empathize with Charlotte concerning her evolving relationship with Louis Thibodeaux. This book is sure to make all of its readers feel good.