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MOTHERHOOD IS MURDER

Motherhood Is Murder, March 2010
Maternal Instincts #2
by Diana Orgain

Berkley Prime Crime
Featuring: Kate Connelly
320 pages
ISBN: 0425233731
EAN: 9780425233733
Paperback
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"Motherhood, Murder and Mayhem - just another day in the life of a Mom!"

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MOTHERHOOD IS MURDER
Diana Orgain

Reviewed by Sharon Galligar Chance
Posted March 29, 2010

Mystery Woman Sleuth

Being a first-time mom is hard enough, but Kate Connolly is also a fledgling part-time private investigator. So when attending a new mommy club dinner cruise where one of the founders of the "Roo And Me" club is found dead, Kate jumps at the chance to try out her new P.I. skills to find the killer. And she'll get to the investigating just as soon as she picks up some diapers for baby Laurie, drops off husband Jim's dry cleaning, and finally checks out that "Complete Idiots Guide to Private Investigating" from the library. A mother's work is never done. But Kate is persistent and discovers that the late Helene Chambers had more than a few folks who would want to see her dead, and as Kate sifts through the long list of suspects, she soon discovers that the mommy business is a rough game in some circles. With the help of her mentor, Albert Galigani, and the support of her husband Jim, Kate is clever enough to unravel the secrets that surround the "Roo and Me" club that could lead to more mommies in trouble. MOTHERHOOD IS MURDER, the second book in Diana Orgain's Maternal Instinct Mysteries series, is an over-the-top good time cozy mystery. With a feisty heroine, and with lots of humor, plenty of intrigue and suspense and a little baby- cooing, this novel is a delightful treat to read.

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SUMMARY

The author of Bundle of Trouble delivers a new Maternal Instincts mystery.

Nights out are hard to come by for new mommy Kate Connelly. So when Kate and her husband are invited to a dinner cruise hosted by her new mommy club, Roo & You, they jump at it. But when the president of the club takes a deadly spill, everyone becomes suspect-and Kate's on deck to solve the mystery.

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