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Ellen Curtis - professional declutterer, amateur sleuth and woman of a certain age - investigates the puzzling death of a TV personality who''s past his prime

Professional declutterer Ellen Curtis doesn''t need to like her clients to help them sort their homes out. Aging TV personality and curmudgeon Humphrey Carter might have a chip on his shoulder the size of England about the decline of his career, but a job''s a job.

But when Ellen arrives the morning after Humph''s eightieth birthday party, primed and ready to tackle his study - no matter his protests - she gets the shock of her life. Humph''s dead . . . and all signs point to him having taken his own life.

Did the egotistical chat show host really die by suicide? His wife is adamant he''s been murdered, and the more Ellen looks, the more dirt on Humph she digs up . . . and the more suspects she uncovers.

Can she track down a killer - if there even is one? And, just as importantly, can

A Messy Murder

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      Publisher Canongate Books
      Published 9 March 2024
      ISBN-13 9781448311033
      978-1448311033
      ISBN-10 1448311039

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Ellen Curtis - professional declutterer, amateur sleuth and woman of a certain age - investigates the puzzling death of a TV personality who''s past his prime

      Professional declutterer Ellen Curtis doesn''t need to like her clients to help them sort their homes out. Aging TV personality and curmudgeon Humphrey Carter might have a chip on his shoulder the size of England about the decline of his career, but a job''s a job.

      But when Ellen arrives the morning after Humph''s eightieth birthday party, primed and ready to tackle his study - no matter his protests - she gets the shock of her life. Humph''s dead . . . and all signs point to him having taken his own life.

      Did the egotistical chat show host really die by suicide? His wife is adamant he''s been murdered, and the more Ellen looks, the more dirt on Humph she digs up . . . and the more suspects she uncovers.

      Can she track down a killer - if there even is one? And, just as importantly, can

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