• ISBN13: 9781662530906
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: N/A
• Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
• Publisher Imprint: Thomas & Mercer
• Publication Date: June 1, 2025
• Pages: 300
• Original Price: USD 16.99
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 205 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth

When a former friend and devoted mother vanishes, a confident homemaker turned amateur sleuth follows an unexpected trail of scandals and secrets to find her.

Prairie Nightingale is both the midlife mother of two teenage girls and a canny entrepreneur who has turned homemaking into a salaried profession. She's also fascinated with the gritty details of other people's lives. So when seemingly perfect Lisa Radcliffe, a member of her former mom-friends circle, suddenly disappears, it's in Prairie's nature to find out why.

Given her innate talent for vital pattern recognition, Prairie is out to catch a few clues by taking a long, hard look at everyone in Lisa's life--and uncovering their secrets. Including Lisa's. Prairie's dogged curiosity is especially irritating to FBI agent Foster Rosemare, the first interesting man Prairie has met since her divorce. His square jaw and sharp suits don't hurt.

But even as the investigation begins to wreak havoc on Prairie's carefully tended homelife, she's resolved to use her multivalent homemaking skills to solve the mystery of a missing mom--and along the way discover the thrill of her new sleuthing ambitions.

Knox, Ruthie: -

Ruthie Knox and Annie Mare are authors of more than a dozen romance novels between them. Together they write contemporary queer romance as Mae Marvel. Ruthie and Annie live in a very old house with a garden in Green Bay, Wisconsin, with two teenagers, two dogs, multiple fish, three cats, four hermit crabs, and a bazillion plants. For more information, visit www.ruthieknox.com and www.anniemare.com.