Ellen Curtis is about to have her own life thrown into chaos in this third light-hearted decluttering mystery!

"Brett layers the old-fashioned puzzle with deep psychological insights . . . Not to be missed" Booklist Starred Review

Declutterer Ellen Curtis has been working to bring order into the life of Cedric Waites, a recluse in his eighties who hasn''t left his house or let anyone inside it since his wife diedOn one of her regular visits, Ellen finds the old man dead.

Sad but, given his age, perhaps not unexpected. Nothing to get worked up about . . . until the police raise the suspicion that Cedric might have been poisoned! The cause seems be something he ate, and as Ellen cleared away the old man''s food containers, she is under suspicionAs is Dodge, who works for Ellen and has unhelpfully done a runner . . .

Meanwhile, a rival declutterer is out to sabotage Ellen''s reputable business, her two grown-up children are back home and in crisis, and she has a potential love interest. Ellen''s life has taken on a chaotic turn of its own! Can she uncover the killer and bring order back to her own life?



Format Inbunden Omfång 272 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Canongate Books Utgivningsdatum 2023-10-12 ISBN 9781448312207