CHARLOTTE ADAMS is not quite five feet tall, addicted to stiletto heels and chocolate. She loves her business as a professional organizer in a small town in upstate New York, close enough to the money, far enough from the miserable ex-fiance. Things should be going well for her in this pleasant spot, surrounded by old friends, new dogs and plenty of clients. Too bad that if you're an organizer, you know everything about the homes you de-clutter. Every now and then you just might turn up a real skeleton in one of those crowded closets. Charlotte's not looking to play sleuth, but she's tenacious enough to hunt for a murderer if that's what it says on her to-do list. The Charlotte Adams mysteries come with organizing tips. You can use 'em or lose 'em. It's up to you!

4 Stars - "Maffini's new series starring professional organizer and amateur sleuth Charlotte Adams is off to a brilliant start with this fast-paced mystery."
Romantic Times May 2007

ORGANIZE YOUR CORPSES
New from Thorndike Press; Organize Your Corpses in Large Print!

When thirty-year-old Charlotte Adams returns home to set up her personal organizing business in the historic town of Woodbridge, New York, she's expecting to find clients who need professional help sorting out their clutter, collections and just plain junk. She's expecting to reconnect with her old school friends, the lovable misfits: Sally, Margaret and Jack. She's expecting that her two rescued miniature dachshunds will help her forget her lying, cheating ex-fiancé and the square-cut diamond she's just tossed into the Hudson. She's not expecting to find her first client dead in the debris of a historic home. Not even a little bit. The death of the tyrannical retired teacher Helen "Hellfire" Henley makes the news in a big way. That's got to be bad for business. Naturally things get worse when the police find Charlotte's pen under the body. This is particularly tricky since Charlotte's former friend and current nemesis, Sgt. Pepper Monahan is in charge of the investigation. Try organizing your way out of that, lady.

The Cluttered Corpse hit the shelves on April 1, 2008. And more good news, The Cluttered Corpse came out in Large Print in Fall 2008.

Death Loves Your Messy Desk will be available in May 2009. Recent murders have unbalanced professional organizer Charlotte's life and ruined her favorite footwear. The new fuchsia and red wedge heels cheer her up briefly, but now her messy-desk client is missing, bodies are turning up in Woodbridge, and the police are strangely tight-lipped. Worse, her close friend Margaret appears to be dating a mystery man on the sly and even her buddy and landlord Jack Reilly has someone in his life: a woman with an agenda that does not include Charlotte. On the home front Truffle and Sweet Marie seem destined to fail therapy dog training. As the body count rises, there may not be enough Ben & Jerry's New York Super Fudge Chunk in the world to get Charlotte through this. Organizing tips included.

Daisy and Lily would like to state unequivocably that there is no connection whatsoever between them and Charlotte Adams's dogs, Truffle and Sweet Marie. Daisy and Lily would never hide keys, unfurl toilet paper, or dash off while their owner was being pursued by the police. They are pretty sure that they would do much better with their Therapy Dog Training than their fictional counterparts. As for that other stuff: the matter of the missing slippers and the gnawed dining room chair leg can be attributed to youthful indescretions. And as for those PC chargers, shoot happens. If you have a problem with that, have your people call their people.

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