MURDER ON THE WIDOW’S WALK by Christine Knapp

Fiction, Cozy Mystery

4****

Blurb: Keep Calm and Call the Midwife… Maeve O’Reilly Kensington is still shaking off last year’s shocking events in the quiet New England coastal town of Langford, where she is a modern-day nurse midwife. Her husband Will’s catering company, A Thyme for All Seasons, is back on an even keel, and they are now actively pursuing fertility treatment and adoption in the hopes of becoming parents. Meg, Maeve’s older sister and Langford’s premier real estate agent, introduces her to Montgomery Livingstone, a Manhattan business tycoon commonly known as the Takeover King. Livingstone is anxious to move his base of operations and his home to Langford, but some community members have grave misgivings about whether his presence will be a boon for the town. Misgivings that come to fruition when Monty is pushed off a Widow’s Walk and falls to his death! Suddenly Maeve and Meg are again thrust into a murder investigation as they attempt to help a seemingly innocent young woman accused of the crime. But it turns out there are many secrets to be uncovered, and once again, Maeve, Meg, and their savvy Boston Irish mother must band together to solve the murder. Maeve races against the clock to bring the killer to justice while caring for her patients and pursuing her goal of motherhood.

THOUGHTS: I enjoyed this mystery as much as I did the others in the series, but… there is way too much detailing what everyone is wearing, especially the high-end clothes and shoes. I tended to skip over all those parts in order to get to the good stuff.

In this story, an uber-rich shyster is murdered and Maeve and Meg (and their mom) look into it, much to their cop brother Patrick’s dismay. They’re trying to save their friend, but end up in more trouble than they could hope for. In addition, Maeve is working with her midwife patients as well as trying to either have a baby or adopt one herself. Emotions are all over the place for various characters as they dig through clues to the murder and work through personal issues.

Recommended, especially if you like reading about haute couture fashion, close families… and murder.