Midnight Clear

Callahan Garrity (Fictitious character)MysteryWomen cleaning personnelChristmas storiesFiction

4.0

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About this book

Ex-Atlanta cop-turned-house-cleaning entrepreneur Callahan Garrity doesn't know what she is getting for Christmas, but she never expects the gift that arrives at her door: her estranged, ne'er-do-well brother, Brian, and his adorable three-year-old daughter, Maura. A rebel who's been in and out of trouble most of his life, Brian's deep in it now since he illegally abducted Maura from under the nose of his shrewish former wife.When the beautiful child's mother is found murdered, the police come looking for Brian. And now, to save her brother and her holiday, Callahan -- along with her irascible mom, Edna, and a gaggle of House Mouse employees -- must uncover the truth and a killer, even if it means digging around the roots of her own family tree and exposing the rot underneath.

Themes & subjects

Callahan Garrity (Fictitious character)MysteryWomen cleaning personnelChristmas storiesFictionWomen detectives

Setting

Atlanta (Ga.)

About the author

Kathy Hogan Trocheck

July 27, 1954

Mary Kay Andrews is the pen name of writer Kathy Hogan Trocheck for her humor-laced romance fiction. She has also authored ten critically acclaimed mysteries including the Callahan Garrity mystery series, published under her real name. She started her career as a newspaper reporter and covered real life murder trials.