I read the first book of the writer In Strangers' Houses and enjoyed it a lot. I think it's an underrated cozy mystery.
I really enjoyed this one too. It's such a light, enjoyable escapist read. If you like cozy mysteries without making you cringe with gory or horrible details, this is a really good option.
Mundy has a charming writing style that takes you with her and enjoy from beginning to end.
Totally recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.

I would like to thank Netgalley and Little, Brown Book Group for a review copy of A Clean Canvas, the second novel to feature London based Hungarian cleaner Lena Szarka.

Lena is trying to build up her newly established cleaning business and has recently secured a contract with the Agnoletti Archer Gallery but cleaning has to take a backseat when both a valuable painting and her cousin Sarika, the last person to see the painting, go missing. With Sarika as prime suspect and her fledgling business reputation under threat Lena has no option but to find the painting and clear Sarika.

I thoroughly enjoyed A Clean Canvas which is a light, frothy read with a good mystery. Told from Lena’s point of view the reader quickly becomes involved in her thinking and thought processes. She takes a methodical approach with lists and connected links, all learned from her friend PC Cartwright and a more unorthodox one to making contact with her potential suspects, due to her unofficial status.

The novel is at the cozy end of the spectrum so there is no bad language and little explicit violence. I find the genre a bit hit and miss but this is a very pleasant read with a strong protagonist and a good plot although the motive is a bit soft, not that it really matters as the journey to get to it is fun. I like Lena’s feistiness and her ability to tell it as it is. Her accomplice in the investigation and potential love interest, PC Cartwright, hardly seems worthy of her, being a bit wet and not entirely supportive.

A Clean Canvas is a good read which I have no hesitation in recommending.

I'm happy I requested this book because I discovered a new series that I like.
The book is entertaining, engaging and fun to read.
I liked Lena, a wonderful and well written character.
The plot was engaging, it never bores, and it keeps hooked till the last page.
The mystery was great, full of twists and turns, and it's clever and it keeps you guessing till the end.
I look forward to reading other books in this series.
Highly recommended!
Many thanks to Little, Brown Book Group UK and Netgalley for this ARC