Dirty Deeds — Suzanne Price

During the holiday season, Pigeon Cove bustles with big parties that create even bigger messes, and everyone wants cleaning wiz Sky Taylor to help with the aftermath. But when events turn from dirty to deadly, will she have the right solvent at her disposal?

Between her newspaper column and her cleaning clients, Sky is on her way to a stable, self-sufficient life. All she wants now is a contract to clean city hall -- and the substantial income the job will yield. What she doesn't need is another messy murder investigation. Which does she get? Both.

The body of Kyle Fipps, real estate developer and wannabe actor, is the untidiest remnant of the Art Association's annual holiday bash. With his pack of scheming enemies and a smattering of even less trustworthy friends, it's very likely he was murdered. And when Sky's investigation leads straight to city hall, it looks as if she might get swept under the rug next.