A body has been dredged from the San Francisco Bay. Kate Connolly, pregnant and ready to pop, has reason to fear it may be her long lost brother-in-law. When a private investigator begins nosing around, Kate decides on a new career path. Battling sleep deprivation, diaper blowouts and breastfeeding mishaps she muddles through her own investigation, Mommy style:To do:1. Find Killer2. Figure out … Killer
2. Figure out hideous breast pump.
3. Avoid cranky cop.
4. Send out Make birth announcements.
5. Buy pink paper for the birth announcements.
5. FIND KILLER
Family life has never been so exciting, but after Kate launches her own female detective agency, she may just get more than she bargained for.
Full of suspense, this cozy is unputdownable!
“Engaging…[A] charming debut thriller.”
–Publishers Weekly
“If you were expecting warm and cute you’ll be mistaken. Fast paced and fun, this book gives a true feel of the modern mom,trying to juggle motherhood and career (when that career happens to be solving crimes).”
–Rhys Bowen, New York Times Bestselling Author
Clean read: no graphic violence, sex, or strong language.
Genre: humorous culinary cozy mysteries, cat cozy mystery series / women amateur sleuth / detective mystery
MATERNAL INSTINCTS MYSTERIES
Bundle of Trouble (Book 1)
Motherhood is Murder (Book 2)
Formula for Murder (Book 3)
Nursing a Grudge (Book 4)
Pampered to Death (Book 5)
Killer Cravings (Book 6)
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Started out interesting, fizzled out, once she was taking the new baby everywhere and anywhere she was looking for information
Since I am a cat lover, this was a very pleasant story to read.
I don’t have children but I have friends who do. They all seem to be more interested in their infants than this character is.
It was a fun book to read. Different characters. I enjoyed it.
Cute and fin!
Nice not overly complicated read– I could multi task and still enjoy this mystery
Aw…. not really well-thought-out ; a bit TOO “out there”. Maybe the author has not been a mother yet? Cute though.
Enjoyable light read
Captures a new mother’s emotional roller coaster for the first six weeks of her baby’s life—all magnified by trying to solve murder after murder!
A lot of reality has to be put aside to read this book as it’s difficult to imagine some to these happenings (i.e. a new first time mother would put herself and baby into such situations.) However, it was easy to read with a few suspenseful spots.
It was fun to read but fairly predictable.
Diana Orgain is an exceptional author. Her characters are loveable, unless they shouldn’t be; funny when they can be and well thought out. This was a wonderful series; you just get to know the characters so well. Great plot lines and clues. Thank you for sharing your talent with us! Looking forward to reading more of your series!
Out of the ordinary characters- Mom with baby was unexpected- but change of pace
not a thriller or a real cozy mystery. first of all, there are no cats as the cover implies. why any woman would drag her newborn baby around to creepy places trying to solve a murder is beyond me. a real disappointment.
Excellent book, I enjoyed it very much
A fun read!
It was a different kind of story than the usual mystery/suspense types that I usually read.
Kept my interest from beginning to end. Every mother can feel her trials and love in every step.
Enjoyed it…..could relate to some of the things she dealt with…..a pretty good, entertaining and fun book.
Better thañ I expected. Author has a fair memory for new parents except I know I did not have much energy for at least 3 months.