Taken to the Cleaners

Name: Taken to the Cleaners
Brand: Brilliance Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Dolores Johnson
ISBN: 9781511351720

Author: Dolores Johnson

Series: Mandy Dyer Mysteries

Narrator: Emily Ellet

Unabridged: 6 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Published: 04/15/2025

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Traditional British

Synopsis

In this cozy mystery, the new proprietor of a dry cleaners takes on a load of trouble when a bag of bloody clothes sends her on the trail of a killer. When Mandy Dyer inherits her uncle’s dry cleaners, she knows she’ll be dealing in some pretty grimy business. But when a homeless woman brings in a bloody suit, suddenly Mandy has a foul mess on her hands. Did the suit belong to a murderer—or his victim? Now Mandy is sharing clues with a hunky homicide detective—and trying to discover a little dirt on the killer herself. With one man dead and a potential witness missing, returning this suit to its rightful owner isn’t going to be easy—until Mandy figures out how to make the killer come clean.Praise for Dolores Johnson and the Mandy Dyer Mysteries“Delightful. Good, clean fun.” —Dorothy Cannell, author of The Thin Woman“Dolores Johnson writes with wit and panache. I love her sense of humor.” —Diane Mott Davidson, New York Times–bestselling author of the Goldy Bear Culinary Mysteries

Reviews

Goodreads review by Book Concierge on January 13, 2023

The first book in the Mandy Dyer cozy mystery series gets the dry cleaner involved with a local bag lady brings in one of the cleaner’s signature laundry bags, inside of which is a bloody suit. This has all the hallmarks of a successful cozy series. A wide array of possible suspects, an amateur sleu......more

Goodreads review by Tori on March 29, 2025

First and foremost, thank you to NetGalley and Brilliance Publishing and Audio for access to the aARC in exchange for my honest review. Review: 3.75 ⭐s rounded up to 4 Originally published in 1997 with its audio debut hitting in April 2025, Taken to the Cleaners was certainly a nostalgic kick for me......more

Goodreads review by Linda on February 11, 2020

I've had many books of this series around for several years but never read one- until now. I found this book to be a fun read. The characters are well rounded and there's some humor. Plus who doesn't want to know more about dry cleaning? In this book Mandy Dyer, who owns a dry cleaning business in De......more

Goodreads review by J. on April 14, 2010

This book is a good, light and funny read. It is human, it is joyful, it is delightful. I am sure that she has written more since this book because this book was good enough for a sequel or series. Mystery fans will enjoy it. J. Robert Ewbank, author "John Wesley, Natural Man, and the 'Isms'"......more

Goodreads review by Erin on April 03, 2025

Taken to the Cleaners By Dolores Johnson Narrated by Emily Ellet Publishes April 15,2025 Dolores Johnson’s Taken to the Cleaners originally written in 1997 was a book filled with nostalgia for me as I am a 1990’s baby. This release is for the audiobook. The audiobook brought this to life, I felt like......more