nursery crimes

Nursery Crimes, the first installment in Ayelet Waldman's delightful new mystery series, introduces readers to Juliet Applebaum, a public defender turned stay-at-home mom. Juliet shares parenting duties with her screenwriter husband, but she's bored with playdates and trips to the park. That is, until she finds a way to spice up motherhood—with murder…

Getting accepted at Hollywood's hottest preschool is every bit as cutthroat as getting cast in a Hollywood film. Even Juliet's own two-year-old, Ruby, got butted out of the Billy-goat room. But when the school's principal is killed in a hit-and-run accident, Juliet wonders if someone is taking the competition too seriously. And even though she's eight months pregnant, with a toddler by her side, Juliet Applebaum decides to get off the mommy track—to track down a would-be killer.

 

PRAISE FOR NURSERY CRIMES

"Delightful… filled with quirky, engaging characters, sharp wit, and vivid prose. I predict a successful future for this unique, highly likable sleuth."
—Judith Kelman, author of After the Fall

"A funny, clever, touching, original, wacky and wildly successful debut."
—Carolyn G. Hart, author of April Fool Dead

• Red Hook Road
• Bad Mother
• Love and Other Impossible Pursuits
• Daughter's Keeper

• Inside This Place, Not Of It

• Bye-Bye, Black Sheep
• The Cradle Robbers
• Murder Plays House
• Death Gets a Time-Out
• A Playdate with Death
• The Big Nap
• Nursery Crimes

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