Josie Toadfern Stainbusting Mystery Series
In Sharon Short’s Josie Toadfern books, laundromat owner and stain-removal expert Josie Toadfern cleans up crime, one hilarious load at a time, in small-town Paradise, Ohio. The series is good clean fun, but read between the lines for social commentary. The series was published by Avon Books, a division of Harper Collins. Thorndike also released large print editions of the first four novels. The books are now available as ebooks.
Introducing Josie as she battles domestic diva/media star Tyra Grimes.
(FIRST IN SERIES)
Josie’s hometown July 4 celebration plunges into murderous mayhem after a pie-eating contest turns deadly.
(SECOND IN SERIES)
Josie discovers that predicting the conflict between New Age and conservative views might turn deadly isn't difficult, but figuring out the resulting murder is quite a challenge.
(THIRD IN SERIES)
Josie spends a Thanksgiving holiday putting up with ... and, in spite of an exploding turkey and other deadly events, finally making peace with ... her cantankerous family clan.
(FOURTH IN SERIES)
Josie's buddies friend-nap her off to The Great Walleye Drop New Year's Eve celebration on Lake Erie to celebrate Josie turning 30 and, of course, solve a murder—this time, about a long-gone school teacher, Mrs. Oglevee, who tortured Josie during junior high and haunts her dreams as an adult.
(FIFTH IN SERIES)
In this final book in the Josie series, Josie uncovers the truth behind the painful past of a local 1960s family singing group and, in the process, finds true love.
(SIXTH—AND FINAL—IN SERIES)