"Fast-paced and fun!"--Rhys Bowen, New York Times Bestselling Author

Nights out are hard to come by for new parents. So when Kate’s new mommy club, Roo & You, holds a dinner cruise, she and her husband leave baby Laurie with Kate’s mom and join the grown-ups for some fine dining on the San Francisco Bay. But when one of the cofounders of Roo & You takes a fatal spill down a staircase, the police department crashes the party. Suddenly, every mom and her man has a motive. Kate’s on deck to solve the mystery—but a killer’s determined to make her rue the day she joined the first-time-mom’s club....

To Do:

1. Buy diapers.

2. Make Laurie’s two-month check.

3. Find good “how to” book for PI business.

4. x Find dress for the cruise (done)

5. x Ask Mom to babysit (done)

6. Exercise.

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.

"Engaging...[A] charming debut thriller."—Publishers Weekly"

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)

A Deathly Rattle (Book 7)

Rockabye Murder (Book 8)

Pram & Poison (Book 9)

Lethal Lullaby (Book 10)

Cereal Killer (Book 11)

Double Trouble (Book 12)