Sky Taylor loves writing her column for Cape Ann Anchor, a local newspaper, but has to take on cleaning jobs if she wants to remain solvent. Hired to clean up after the Art Association's holiday party, Sky is there when Kyle Fipps is found dead in a hammock. It was part of his Getaway Groves development display and at first it was thought Kyle was "playing" dead. Now the question is who would want to kill Kyle? There are plenty of suspects to choose from his wife -who may or not be faithful to her marriage vows- to both of his Getaway Groves business partners Bill Drecksel and Tommy Thompson -who may be working their own bit of business on the side.

Mike, a fellow newspaper employee and Sky's current boyfriend, is distracted and unavailable more than Sky likes but what can she do? On the other hand Police Chief Vega seems to be around more than usual, but that's probably because of the murder investigation. Right? Or could it be a certain cleaner has caught his eye? Can Sky keep her herself squeaky clean in the face of such trouble?

The second book in the Grime Solvers Mystery series, these books have the oddball characters and a small town setting that appeal to many mystery series readers. The added bonus to these books are the cleaning tips the author includes. There are many ideas to keep a household running smooth, like using a bar of soap on sticky drawers, scattered about the story plus one big bonus idea. This time around the bonus is how to create a "cleaning first-aid kit" that 's small in size, but big in usefulness. A list of ten essential items, and how to modify them to fit a small container, are clearly explained.