Dust bunnies and dead bodies

By Janis Thornton

Subjects: Newspaper editors, Enquêtes, Investigation, Rédacteurs en chef, Cleaning personnel, Romans, nouvelles, Préposés à l'entretien des édifices, Missing persons, Murder, Fiction, Meurtre, Personnes disparues, Detective and mystery stories

Description: Small-town newspaper editor Crystal Cropper never takes "no" for an answer, hates to be called a "senior citizen," and uses the power of her pen to expose corruption in her small town. Cleaning lady Gertie has a knack for sweeping skeletons out of closets--which makes her one of Crystal's best informants. But Gertie's latest hot tip has landed her in a coma, courtesy of an unknown assailant. Now Crystal must follow the trail of dirt and gossip right to the doorsteps of several prominent local families to solve a decades-old murder and the disappearance of a young boy