Week 41 Review: The Expectant Detectives

From Goodreads:

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.

CAN YOU SOLVE THE MOTHER OF ALL MURDERS?

My Review:
I loved reading this mystery! The idea of this pregnant lady having to look into a murder, yeah, it sounded really great, and I had a really great time watching it all go down! It was just so much fun and I loved seeing Alice investigate! 

Alice and her partner Joe move to a small town while they're expecting, to raise their child in a small town life. While they're at a birthing class, someone dies in the storefront below them, which draws them into this mystery-and it was pretty hilarious, since one of babies was born during the whole process and things were chaos! 

I loved this cast of characters, there were some really wacky people, and they all had plenty of secrets. The problem was figuring out which were relevant to the dead body. I had such a great time watching Alice track down and deal with these clues!

How the mystery wrapped up, that was just really great! I loved how all the pieces came together, it was interesting and entertaining. And where we left these characters, well, it'll be interesting to see how things go in the next book! 

Loved reading this book and I can't wait to continue the series! 

Author: Kate Ailes

Series: Expectant Detectives #1
Read: October 7th, 2023
Source: NetGalley 
Reason Why: Sounded really great, and it's a DAC Book and a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book!
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Expected Publication: January 9th 2024

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars