Expectant Detectives by Kat Ailes

Motherland meets Midsomer Murders in this fresh and funny mystery about a group of soon-to-be mums who turn detective when there’s a murder at their antenatal class.

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‘Cosy crime at its finest!’ JANICE HALLETT

‘A sharply witty debut’ SIMON BRETT

For Alice and her partner Joe, moving to the sleepy Cotswold village of Penton is a chance to embrace country life and prepare for the birth of their unexpected 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 antenatal class and they find themselves suspects in a murder investigation.

With a cloud of suspicion hanging over the heads of the whole group, Alice sets out to solve the mystery and clear her name, 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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‘A gloriously smart and witty telling of the darker side of NCT groups – this is really funny with edge‘ HELEN LEDERER

‘A complete triumph. Perfectly plotted, brilliantly observed and just so much fun‘ LAUREN BRAVO

‘Kat Ailes nails small town cosy crime in her debut novel. From the first page, I was hooked. I laughed an awful lot; the writing is so clever and funny‘ CHRIS MCDONALD, author of the Stonebridge Mysteries

Motherland meets Midsomer Murders in this fresh and funny mystery about a group of soon-to-be mums who turn detective when there’s a murder at their antenatal class.

About the Author: Kat Ailes’ debut novel was runner-up for the Comedy Women in Print Unpublished Prize 2021. She works as an editor and freelanced for several years to allow her to take a couple of belated gap years, including hiking the Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada. She now lives in the Cotswolds with her lovely husband and son and her beautiful but foolish dog.

08 Jun 2023
 

The Expectant Detectives: The hilarious cosy crime mystery where pregnant women turn detective by Kat Ailes ISBN 9781804180891