Motherhood is Murder by Diana Orgain

I laughed as I read Bundle of Trouble, about first time mom Kate Connolly who is searching for the perfect work-at-home mom job. Something with flexible hours, and if you are up all night anyway you might as well solve mysteries. So naturally I was intrigued to read the next in the series, Motherhood is Murder.

Being the same compact paperback size as the first book, I found it easy to read with one hand and feed my baby with the other. The story picks up where the first left off. With Kate’s never- ending lists of balancing baby needs and learning about private investigating you will laugh out loud and relate to her maternal ways.

Kate and her husband, Jim, are off on their first date night since their baby was born two months ago. They join new friends on a dinner cruise along the San Francisco Bay. Before dessert is finished one of their dinner companions takes a fatal spill down a staircase. Police arrive and everyone is a suspect. Kate’s P.I. intuition already starts kicking in when she sees the medical examiner on board the cruise. Kate has not yet qualified for her P.I. license, so with her mom’s help and her best friend, Paula, she is able to work under the supervision of a Senior P.I. who helped her in her very first case. The killer does everything to make sure Kate will regret getting in the way.

As I read the book and got swept away in the clever plot, I thought I knew who the killer was all along but nope. As a seasoned mystery reader, I did not see the ending until I read it.

It left me the feeling that I wish that Book 3 was already done.

Diana Orgain holds an M.F.A. and B.A. in creative writing from San Francisco State University, with a minor in acting. Her plays have been produced at stages across San Francisco where her and her family resides.

To get up to date information and when the next book will be out go to: www.dianaorgain.com