Rating: 4 out of 5.

This was a fun and cozy mystery set in the small town of Penton. Alice and her boyfriend Joe move there to escape the rat race of London. The night of their first prenatal class they meet several other pregnant ladies and their partners. Everything was going well until one of the ladies goes into labor and a dead body is found on the first floor of the building. Their whole group are under suspicion, so the ladies decide to solve the mystery and clear their names. As you can expect, chaos ensues.

I listened to this book and the narrator did a great job. I enjoyed Alice and her quirky outlook on things. Her dog Helen’s antics were a hoot and if there was mischief to get into, Helen was there. The other ladies added depth to the story and Alice’s disdain for the local police cracked me up. Some of the twists were unnecessary and didn’t add much to the story and a few storylines were left hanging, but maybe they will be addressed in book 2. The mystery was wrapped up nicely, if not a bit rushed.

I was provided a complimentary copy of this audio book from NetGalley and MacMillan Audio. All opinions are my own.