THE EXPECTANT DETECTIVES BY KAT AILES

The Expectant Detectives was so much funnier than I could have anticipated and I loved every minute of it! If you like momcoms, chicklit, and/or mystery books then you don't want to miss this one! I highly recommend it. 

Rating: ★★★★★
​Release Date: January 9, 2024
Genre: Mystery
Series: Expectant Detectives Mystery #1
Pages: 373
Format: Paperback Source: Minotaur Pub. 

Fresh, funny and heartfelt, The Expectant Detectives is Kat Ailes's charming debut mystery about a group of soon-to-be moms-turned-detectives.

“A darkly witty debut. Archly funny and highly recommended!”—Deanna Raybourn

Can they solve the mother of all murders?

For Alice and her partner Joe, moving to the sleepy village of Penton is a chance to embrace country life and prepare for the birth of their first child. He can take up woodwork; maybe she’ll learn to make jam? But the rural idyll they’d hoped for doesn’t quite pan out when a dead body is discovered at their local prenatal class, and they find themselves suspects in a murder investigation.

With a cloud of suspicion hanging over the heads of the whole group, Alice and her new-found pregnant friends set out to solve the mystery and clear their names, with the help of her troublesome dog, Helen. However, there are more secrets and tensions in the heart of Penton than first meet the eye. Between the discovery of a shady commune up in the woods, the unearthing of a mysterious death years earlier, and the near-tragic poisoning of Helen, Alice is soon in way over her head.

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I really loved The Expectant Detectives. It’s a lighthearted mystery that had me laughing the whole way through. Each of the characters in this book have amazing personalities and while all of them are unique they charmed the heck out of me. When I first started getting back into reading as an adult, I LOVED momcoms and women’s fiction books (still do by the way) so this one hit home for me. It was a really great mix of both PLUS a mystery. I couldn’t ask for more. I’m excited for the next one which will be released in 2024.

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❥ LOL mysteries
❥ Mommy sleuths
❥ Fun and relatable characters

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