In the cozy mystery world, there are all types of amateur sleuths -- bakers, tea shop owners, knitters, the list goes on and on. But I think that Georgiana Neverall, from Christy Evan's SINK TRAP, may be the first lady plumber who solves mysteries that I have run across.

Georgiana Neverall used to be a bigshot CEO of a software security company. But she left that fast-paced life behind to return to her hometown and train to be a plumber's apprentice, an occupation she finds she is pretty good at. When on a warehouse job with Barry, her boss, Georgiana unplugs a clog of big trouble. She discovers a brooch belonging to Martha Tepper, the retired librarian who owned the warehouse, and who supposedly had moved to Arizona. Finding the brooch puzzles Georgie, because she has never seen it off Miss Tepper.

Concerned about the older woman, Georgie begins to ask a few questions around town, but her boyfriend, City Council member Wade Montgomery, and the police dismiss her concerns. It's up to Georgie, her best friend Sue and her boss's wife, Paula, to try and figure out just what happened to Miss Tepper. Their list of suspects soon includes Georgie's mother's new boyfriend and Martha's former housekeeper, and her accountant—who just happens to be Wade.

Christy Evans delivers a fast-paced mystery admirable finesse with the debut novel of her new mystery series. She sprinkles plumbing tips throughout the story, and her moments of humor taken from Georgie's interaction with her pushy mother, her busy-body friends and her adorable Airedales, Daisy and Buddha adds just the right touch to this charming story. While her main character, Georgiana, was a little hard to warm up to at first, I found myself cheering her on at the end of the tale.