About the Author

Jennifer Weiner lives in Philadelphia with her husband, daughter and rat terrier, Wendell. To find out more, visit her website on www.jenniferweiner.com

Reviews

Kate Klein, an "accidental mother of three" in suburban Connecticut, misses New York City and just doesn't seem to fit in with all of the expensively dressed mommies. A former journalist, Kate is bored staying at home until the day she is invited to lunch at a neighbor's house and finds the woman's body lying in a pool of blood. With the help of her outrageous best friend and a detective, a former flame from New York, she swiftly begins her own investigation into the murder, uncovering plenty of suburban secrets along the way. Although this novel is billed as Weiner's first mystery, libraries may want to shelve it with her other fiction, as die-hard mystery fans may be less than impressed. Comparisons to Susan Isaac's Compromising Positions is inevitable (Isaacs is one of Weiner's favorite authors), but Weiner's knack for creating characters with personality and witty social commentary make this a winner on its own terms. Highly recommended. [See Prepub Alert, LJ 6/15/05.]-Rebecca Vnuk, River Forest P.L., IL Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.