Murder is a Dirty Business - A Grime Pays Mystery, #1

Between hot flashes and divorce papers, a middle-aged woman considers her outlook on life when she butts heads with a hot detective during a murder investigation. When Cece Cavanaugh's husband empties their joint bank account, steals her designer luggage, and runs off with a younger woman, Cece must decide whether to ask her manipulative mother-in-law for a handout or get a job. Choosing the easier path, Cece lands a job cleaning a crime scene where a high school coach was murdered.
When his wife is implicated-a young woman Cece practically raised-Cece finds herself mopping floors, balancing an empty checkbook, and ferreting out a killer. Amid all this messy business, Cece bumps heads with a handsome detective. She tries to ignore her growing attraction to the detective, but he gives new meaning to the term "hot flash."After she stumbles onto a clue that could vindicate her friend, her elation turns to panic when she haphazardly confronts the killer.
Through the danger and romance, Cece discovers self-reliance and inner strength. And that crime-at least, someone else's-does pay the bills.