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  • Bibliography:
    10 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    February 2002
  • Latest Book:
    January 2010
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Full Series List in Order

A Charlotte La Rue Mystery

1 - Maid for Murder (Feb-2002)
2 - Death Tidies Up (Feb-2003)
3 - Polished Off (Feb-2004)
4 - Wiped Out (Feb-2005)
5 - Married to the Mop (Mar-2006)
6 - Scrub-a-Dub Dead (Jan-2007)
7 - Wash and Die (Feb-2008)
8 - Dusted To Death (Jan-2010)

Book List in Order: 10 titles



  • In New Orleans' historic Garden District, life is all about attending the right parties, impressing the right people, and making the right amount of money (a lot!) It's an attitude fifty-nine-year-old Charlotte La Rue has never really understood. She...



  • It's October in New Orleans, and most residents of the city's historic Garden District are rejoicing in the beautiful colors and crisp breezes--and relishing what promises to be a truly beautiful fall. But murder-solving maid Charlotte LaRue isn't on...



  • There's a bad case of spring-cleaning fever going around New Orleans's historic Garden District, and it's keeping Charlotte LaRue--proprietor of Maid-for-a-Day--plenty busy. Especially when what's supposed to be a simple housecleaning job ends in a g...



  • THEY SAID HER BABY'S FATHER WAS DEAD Clinging to the thought of the child growing inside her, Leah Davis slowly rebuilt her life after her husband Hunter's death -- until the day he showed up on her doorstep, alone, confused and very much alive. But...



  • Running Maid for a Day keeps Charlotte LaRue plenty busy. But her latest job involves more than dusting and mopping. She's got to contend with a feuding gardening club--and things certainly aren't coming up roses... The summer's off to a swelterin...



  • As owner of Maid for a Day, Charlotte LaRue is cleaning up New Orleans house by house. When it comes to hired help, she's the best there is, especially if murder runs in the family... Though she's short two employees, Charlotte answers a desperate ...



  • Widowed, pregnant and alone, twenty-year-old Rachel marries a man she barely knows. Jonathan is kind, wealthy and generous, and for Rachel's hungry heart, love is most wanted. Yet her destiny will be shaped by devastating troubles that will resonate ...



  • Doing a favor for a friend in need has Charlotte cleaning rooms at the New Orleans Jazzy Hotel. The historic Garden District mansion is serving as a home-away-from-home for Shreveport's chapter of the Red Scarf Sorority, a group of socially elite wom...



  • Charlotte LaRue, owner of New Orleans's Maid for a Day cleaning service, is swept into jeopardy when an uninvited guest arrives on her doorstep... Wash And Die As the saying goes, "No good deed goes unpunished." Charlotte LaRue knows she should ...






  • As the owner of Maid for a Day, Charlotte LaRue has learned that behind closed doors, everyone's dirty laundry holds a few dark secrets -- and in the end, they all come out in the wash... The city of New Orleans has long been a favorite backdrop f...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Barbara Colley has published 10 books.

Barbara Colley does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Dusted To Death, was published in January 2010.

The first book by Barbara Colley, Maid for Murder, was published in February 2002.

Yes. Barbara Colley has 1 series.