Murder Plays House

Juliet Applebaum is 7 months pregnant with her third child when the new owners next door to their rental decide to tear down and rebuild their house. Juliet's husband works nights and the daytime noise forces him to give in to her desire for a home. While looking at a home about to be listed with a Realtor friend they come across the owner's sister murdered in her bathtub. Juliet is a former defense attorney turned stay at home mom who has joined forces with a retired cop to run a private investigative service. She only works part time. She gets the owner to take their firm on as both and investigative team to look for the killer and also as a go between with the police. Juliet's husband is a screenwriter for horror flicks, so there is show more lots of inside information about the entertainment industry and the length that people will go to make it in the industry. This is the only one I've read in the series and I think I will try to find #1 to see how this all began. show less

Another fun mystery from Ayelet Waldman. This one takes on both real estate and anorexia. It's the first novel I have read where Pro-Ana groups have played a role. Kudos to her for getting this bizarre illness and philosophy out in the open.