Review: Finding Sky by Susan O'Brien

A Mysterious Review of Finding Sky by Susan O'Brien. A Nicki Valentine Mystery.

Review summary: This is a witty introduction to this series, intermingling motherhood and mystery and a determined PI in training. Fast paced and appealing, this well-structured cozy will have readers eagerly looking forward to the next installment in the series. (Click here for text of full review.)

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Finding Sky
Susan O'Brien
A Nicki Valentine Mystery
Henery Press (October 2014)

Publisher synopsis: She's a parent. She's (almost) a P.I. No one gets on your case like mom.

Suburban widow and P.I. in training Nicki Valentine can barely keep track of her two kids, never mind anyone else. But when her best friend's adoption plan is jeopardized by the young birth mother's disappearance, Nicki is persuaded to help. Nearly everyone else believes the teenager ran away, but Nicki trusts her BFF's judgment, and the feeling is mutual.

The case leads where few moms go (teen parties, gang shootings) and places they can't avoid (preschool parties, OB-GYNs' offices). Nicki has everything to lose and much to gain — including the attention of her unnervingly hot P.I. instructor. Thankfully, Nicki is armed with her pesky conscience, occasional babysitters, a fully stocked minivan, and nature's best defense system: women's intuition.