SLEUTHING FOR A LIVING by Jennifer L. Hart will be one of my new favorite cozy mystery series! This is the debut for the series Mackenzie & Mackenzie P.I., about a single mother, Mackenzie raising her teenage daughter, Mac, all while she decides to go into the Private Investigating business without a clue what she is doing. What I really loved about this story line is that I could relate to the main character, Mackenzie, and her relationship with her daughter. She is witty and determined in everything she does. Her relationship with her sixteen year old is one of friend as well as mom. This little novel has the feel and homeliness of the Gilmore Girls. If you love them, then you will love SLEUTHING FOR A LIVING! It has the same charm and humor between the two main characters leaving you laughing throughout each chapter. It is that mother-daughter bond that makes it one of the reasons that you will love this book.

Mackenzie inherits her uncle's half of an apartment building and moves with her daughter Mac, (yes, named after her but you will have to read it to find out why) to Boston. Not only did she take over her uncle's place but she also decided to take a hand in his field of living. The only trouble is... she knows not a thing about being a Private Investigator. She meets some of the tenants that live in her uncle's building from Nona who is like a grandma, to the hot, hunky police detective who keeps her from thinking straight.

For Mackenzie's first case she is hired to follow her client's husband for a custody case and he shows up dead on her first night. Now her client is under suspicion and she is trying to get down to the truth. It might work a little better for her if she knew what she was doing. However, she doesn't stop at anything, even putting herself unknowingly in danger to get to the bottom of things and find the real killer.

All the characters are delightful as Mackenzie and Mac and just as hilarious. You will meet more of them that add that certain comedy to the storyline. Jennifer L. Hart has created a mystery that I most certainly want more of. SLEUTHING FOR A LIVING is sure to be a hot hit!