Plain Jane's First Five Murders — Traci Tyne Hilton

The first five Plain Jane Cozy Mysteries in one book!Good Clean Murder, Dirty Little Murder, Bright New Murder, Health Wealth and Murder, and Spoiled Rotten Murder.Good Clean MurderLiving on her own for her first time, Bible school student Jane cleans houses to make ends meet. But being independent brings big trials, like falling for a handsome professor, dealing with an obnoxious roommate, and then there's the dead bodies...Who knew being housekeeper to wealthy owners of a Roly Burger franchise would mean sweeping up clues to their death, while ministering to the needs of their heirs?This is one big mess that Jane is intent on cleaning up before things get even worse.Dirty Little MurderCollege student and housekeeper Jane Adler dreams of being a missionary but the road there is littered with corpses.Jane found the most recent body floating in the hot tub at her newest client's house. The dead guy was a notorious flirt and carouser. Had his romantic shenanigans gotten him killed?Cleaning up a murder was bad enough, but Jane's love life was a mess too. Usually absence makes the heart grow fonder, but her boyfriend Isaac's overseas teaching job seems to be driving them apart.On top of it all she's been hand selected by her church as a candidate for one of their few fully funded missionary support positions. But can she solve a murder, keep her boyfriend, and follow her dream all at the same time?Bright New MurderHomeless preschoolers, angry protesters, frozen yogurt, and murder.Jane Adler is keen to try on her detective hat, and the dead lady at the Christmas fundraiser is her perfect shot.Timing is everything and this murder was timed perfectly to destroy her best friend Jake's growing Fro-Yo business. He's a great friend--just a friend, honest-- and she owes him a favor or two.But discovering who would want to kill the town's favorite preschool teacher is messy business, and Jane doesn't have a moment to waste!Health Wealth and MurderPopular prosperity preacher Josiah Malachi teaches that God will make us healthy and wealthy, so why did he just drop dead with a knife in his back?Jane Adler, housecleaning college student with dreams of foreign missions, is tired of solving crimes by accident, so she's enrolled in criminology classes at Portland State University. Getting the gig as house cleaner for the Malachi family is the perfect opportunity to put theory to the test.Things aren't easy at home, either. Her small group leader is pestering her to marry her boyfriend Jake, but Jake has been growing distant. And if she doesn't get her amateur detective agency into city licensing compliance, the Malachi case may be her last one.Josiah Malachi's teaching might not have been Jane's cup of tea, but her future hangs on solving his murder.Spoiled Rotten MurderA missing groom, a dead gamer, and a woman who had the nerve to design a popular video game. A case of possible insurance fraud turns into a bloody mess for Jane Adler and her new boss at the Senior Corps of Retired Investigators.But the good news is Jane Adler has gone legit. As an intern for SCoRI, she's getting the supervised hours she needs for her Private Investigator's License. And her first case as a real investigator proves murder is not a game.Plus bonus short story Killer Night In!