Dead Tired
'Cosy crime at its finest!' - Janice Hallett
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'COSY CRIME AT ITS FINEST!' JANICE HALLETT
'THOROUGHLY MODERN COSY CRIME DONE RIGHT!' JONATHAN WHITELAW
Alice has made the most of her maternity leave, becoming simultaneously a proud mum (well, a mum, at least) and accidental amateur sleuth. When an opportunity to catch up on some much-needed sleep arrives in the unexpected form of an overnight sit-in protest, Alice and her friends willingly volunteer, chaining themselves to trees for a relaxing, child-free evening.
But when they awake to find one of their fellow protestors has been strangled, they are soon caught up in a tantrum of rogue artists, nude protesting (optional) and the machinations of an enigmatic local entrepreneur. With Alice's murder-solving success rate at an all-time high (one out of one), she cannot resist the chance to demonstrate her detectoring skills again, assembling her gang of young mums to investigate this latest countryside mystery.
'AILES ONCE AGAIN MARRIES QUICK WIT, SURPRISING REVEALS, AND CHARMING ANTICS' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
'MOTHERHOOD HAS NEVER BEEN SUCH MURDEROUS FUN' ANDREINA CORDANI
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Ailes follows up The Expectant Detectives with another spirited cozy that finds new mother Alice and her friends investigating a climate protestor's murder. One afternoon, Alice and her fellow postnatal sleuths Hen, Alisa, and Poppy are picnicking in a Cotswolds meadow when two naked environmentalists approach. The activists inform the women that a nearby thicket of 500-year-old chestnut is set to be razed to make room for a wind farm sponsored by the green energy company Aether. Each of the friends—except Hen, who's recently begun working as a personal assistant for Aether's CEO—readily agree to chain themselves to the chestnut trees in protest. The next day, Alice returns to the meadow and discovers one of the protesters strangled to death, with her arms still chained to the tree she was protecting. The friends agree to rejoin forces and launch an investigation. Soon, they turn up a web of deadly rivalries that places suspicion on activists, artists, and executives alike. Ailes once again marries quick wit, surprising reveals, and charming antics from Alice's dog, Helen. This series has all the ingredients for a long and satisfying run.
