I received a copy from Minotaur Books through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
When Alice and Joe moved to Penton, they thought it’d be simpler, cozier, and cheaper than the life they left in London. The couple knew they were crazy for moving so close to the birth of their first child together, but they didn’t expect the move to be the least crazy thing happening in their lives. Now Alice has a murder mystery on her hands, a moody partner who is hiding something, and a group of new friends who may or may not even like her. At least it’s keeping Alice busy because she’s been bored out of her mind since she started her maternity leave!
When I picked up this book, I was not expecting it to fill the void that Maddy Hunter left when she retired from publishing. I’ve been missing her Passport to Peril series for sometime and Kat’s writing reminds me of that series. We’ve got Alice, who is interested in investigating not only because she was questioned as a potential suspect, but also because she’s bored and missing the friends she left behind in London. Then there’s several interesting to odd characters, a bunch of off the wall shenanigans, and a group of pregnant women putting two and two together only to find they were totally off the mark. It’s a hilarious book from start to finish and I love that the characters are funny and the investigating isn’t the best, which I find realistic.
I appreciate the focus on how daunting and even difficult it can be to make new friends as an adult. Alice and Joe just moved to a new city and they don’t know anyone there. While it was funny to see how their different attempts at making friends went, it was really nice to see characters who didn’t instantly befriend everyone they met. Speaking of new friends, I really liked Poppy and Ailsa, though I’m not sure I would say Ailsa is a friend of Alice’s yet. That said, they are excellent characters, so I’m looking forward to seeing a lot more of them in the next book. I really liked Ailsa’s grandma as well, and I hope we see more of her, especially since it seemed like the bare bones of a future book was set up when we met her.
If you’re looking for a hilarious laugh out loud read, then this is the book for you! I found myself laughing so many times while reading the majority of the chapters. I love Alice’s dog, Helen, who is one of those dogs that gets into anything and everything. She’s a sweet doggy, and I guess she accidentally did a little of her own investigating along the way and was thankfully safe after all was said and done!
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