When Lana Rubicon’s morning begins with her unexpectedly sprawled on her kitchen floor, yogurt matted in her hair, she never could have imagined the diagnosis the doctor would give her. Fast forward seventeen weeks — she has moved in with her daughter Beth and granddaughter Jack, far away from the hustle and bustle of her former life, now a cancer patient instead of a force to be reckoned with in the business world. Then she thinks she sees someone up to no good in the middle of the night and a dead body turns up during her Jack’s shift at work. She decides it’s up to her to figure out what happened to the man.
Fans of Finlay Donovan books will enjoy Nina Simon’s debut novel Mother-Daughter Murder Night, a humorous and heartwarming mystery featuring strong women and family bonds. My book club and I read this one together and enjoyed it a lot, everyone rating it 4 out of 5 stars. It feels like it would make a great series with its crazy cast of characters. It was a book I felt I could fully immerse in, with great pacing to keep the story moving along. While it’s not an edge-of-your-seat suspense thriller nor a cozy mystery, Mother-Daughter Murder Night offers a great story that will keep you guessing while laughing at the antics of these amateur sleuths.
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