Every Tom Dick and Harry

 Elinor Lipman is one of the funniest and best authors .. I would recommend all of her books.  Every Tom Dick and Harry is her newest novel. 

Every Tom, Dick or Harry is an idiom that means a set of nobodies, persons of no note.  So in this book names are kept hidden of the many men woh frequent the local house of ill repute.

Yes you read that correctly.  When Emma Lewis takes over her parents business as estate sale agents she gets more than she planned on.  Her first big sale is going to a large house in an upscale neighborhood of their small town. When she goes to look at the house and its contents she learns that it is not the usual home or homeowners.  Though the house looks like a bed and breakfast on the outside, when you take the "stairs to heaven" you come to the third floor where gentlemen were paying for sex.  

The homeowners are not embarrassed or apologetic. They ran a legitimate business.  Now Emma has to decide if she is comfortable selling the contents of the house and advertising the sale.

A girl's got to make a living ..so she goes forward.  There are all kinds or twists and turns and of course love comes into play also in this entertaining plot.