{"product_id":"9781804180914-expectant-detectives","title":"The Expectant Detectives","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Cosy crime at its finest!' - Janice Hallett, author of The Appeal\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMotherland \u003c\/i\u003emeets \u003ci\u003eMidsomer Murders \u003c\/i\u003ein 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMotherland \u003c\/i\u003emeets \u003ci\u003eMidsomer Murders \u003c\/i\u003ein 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.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Cosy crime at its finest!' JANICE HALLETT\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A sharply witty debut' SIMON BRETT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The epitome of fun and witty cosy crime' \u003ci\u003eiPAPER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith 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.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCAN YOU SOLVE THE MOTHER OF ALL MURDERS?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFEATURED IN THE \u003ci\u003eEVENING STANDARD\u003c\/i\u003e'S BOOKS TO WATCH IN 2023 AND THE \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e' 'NEW MYSTERIES FOR A NEW YEAR'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Expectant Detectives\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'A\u003cb\u003e gloriously smart and witty \u003c\/b\u003etelling of the darker side of NCT groups - this is\u003cb\u003e really funny with edge\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003eHELEN LEDERER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A \u003cb\u003ecomplete triumph\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003ePerfectly plotted\u003c\/b\u003e, brilliantly observed and just \u003cb\u003eso much fun\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003eLAUREN BRAVO\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'A \u003cb\u003etwisty, turny\u003c\/b\u003e murder mystery guaranteed to satisfy any amateur detective's cravings, \u003cb\u003ewith belly laughs big enough to give you stretch marks\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003eFIONA LEITCH, \u003c\/b\u003eauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Cornish Wedding\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Murder\u003c\/i\u003e    \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Kat Ailes \u003cb\u003enails small town cosy crime\u003c\/b\u003e in her debut novel. From the first page,\u003cb\u003e I was hooked\u003c\/b\u003e. I laughed an awful lot; the writing is \u003cb\u003eso clever and funny\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003eCHRIS MCDONALD\u003c\/b\u003e, author of the Stonebridge Mysteries\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A \u003cb\u003ehumorous, remarkably touching\u003c\/b\u003e debut. \u003cb\u003ePacy, funny\u003c\/b\u003e, with just the right undertones of dark' \u003cb\u003eEVA VERDE\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eLives Like Mine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41524846362721,"sku":"9781804180914","price":7.87,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_36326633_ff80b2bb-bd46-4cbb-9b70-6110ef996d9e.jpg?v=1759408955","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781804180914-expectant-detectives","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}