Reviews for Goodnight nobody : a novel
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Stuck in the high-toned suburbs, Kate Klein doesn't fit in with the other moms in the neighborhood, but when one of them is murdered she buckles down to investigate-when her kids are in nursery. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Kate Klein, an "accidental mother of three" in suburban Connecticut, misses New York City and just doesn't seem to fit in with all of the expensively dressed mommies. A former journalist, Kate is bored staying at home until the day she is invited to lunch at a neighbor's house and finds the woman's body lying in a pool of blood. With the help of her outrageous best friend and a detective, a former flame from New York, she swiftly begins her own investigation into the murder, uncovering plenty of suburban secrets along the way. Although this novel is billed as Weiner's first mystery, libraries may want to shelve it with her other fiction, as die-hard mystery fans may be less than impressed. Comparisons to Susan Isaac's Compromising Positions is inevitable (Isaacs is one of Weiner's favorite authors), but Weiner's knack for creating characters with personality and witty social commentary make this a winner on its own terms. Highly recommended. [See Prepub Alert, LJ 6/15/05.]-Rebecca Vnuk, River Forest P.L., IL (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Kate Klein is the mother of three cute young children. She has allowed herself to be transplanted from New York City to a small Connecticut town where she lives with the supermommies, play dates, SUVs, trips to the park, and a husband who shows up now and then. Kate is bored, and when she discovers the body of another mommy, she just can't resist investigating, with help from her best girlfriend from New York and a former lover. Not surprisingly, as Kate gets deeper into the murdered woman's life, she discovers some pretty grim secrets. Even if the plot isn't the most original, the characters and atmosphere in Weiner's fourth novel are as fully realized, passionate, and endearing as ever. Reader Emily Skinner adds dimension with her clear voice and fine pacing. Recommended for libraries with light fiction collections.-Barbara Valle, El Paso P.L., TX nonfiction (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
