"A delightful mystery"
She was a public defender but after giving birth to two
children, Juliet Appleton quit to become a full time
mother. When she became bored, she and her friend Al
opened up their own private investigate business that
still doesn't pay their salaries. When Juliet discovers
that she is pregnant for a third time, she realizes it
time to move into a house with lots of rooms. Her husband
Peter, a horror screenwriter, agrees with her. Juliet
finds the perfect house for her family. After inspecting the home and loving every inch of it,
Juliet looks in the guest house where she finds Alicia
Felix, the owner's sister, dead in the bathtub, her body
knifed countless times. When she talks to Felix about
buying the home he tells her he is grieving for his sister
and is not ready to move. Juliet agrees to represent
Felix and his lover Farzad in their dealings with the
police; she and Farzad agree that she will be given
special consideration to buy the house if she finds the
killer. It's not easy being eight months pregnant and
conducting a homicide investigation but Juliet tries
anyway. Ayelet Waldman's mommy Track mysteries get progressively
feistier and wittier mainly due to the situations the
protagonist finds herself in. Juliet is outrageous as she
investigates and sometimes with her two children
accompanying her interviews a suspect who might yield
information that will lead to the killer. MURDER PLAYS
HOUSE is a well thought out mystery that uses a social
problem as the basis for the killing. Readers will adore
Juliet and her two (no make that three) munchkins. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted May 4, 2004
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