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Maeve and Kate #1
What Would Nancy Do?
WHAT WOULD NANCY DO? is the story of childhood friends Maeve Haile and Kate Hanson, who are now in their fifties. As young girls they shared a love for the Nancy Drew mystery books often looking for mysteries of their own to solve. When a woman in their small town is killed they take on the case asking "what would Nancy do?" Kate as a therapist and Maeve a stay-at-home mother and volunteer at the library, they pull in all their resources and friends to help them solve the case. They learn they can rely on each other in ways their friendship has never been tested before as they race to find the killer before he strikes again. It is a novel filled with intrigue, humor, love and an interesting set of characters that tell how life can lead you down interesting paths and sometimes starts at fifty.
- GenresMysteryCozy Mystery
247 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 7, 2010
99 people want to read
About the author
Maureen Mullis
15 books86 followersMaureen Mullis is the author of the women’s fiction novel IN THE COMPANY OF WOMEN and the Maeve and Kate Mystery series including WHAT WOULD NANCY DO? and LETHAL PRESCRIPTION. Her novel, THE CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER, is a holiday story set in Denmark. Her romance novel FINDING NORMAL is a fun story of love when you least expect it.
She once worked as a library tech in elementary and high schools, and studied journalism at Brigham Young University. She lives with her husband, two sons, two dogs and a motley collection of birds and fish in Colorado Springs, CO. where she is currently working on the sequel to her cozy mystery.
You can also find Maureen at:
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Twitter http://twitter.com/#!/maureenmullis
Email maureenmullis@hotmail.com
She once worked as a library tech in elementary and high schools, and studied journalism at Brigham Young University. She lives with her husband, two sons, two dogs and a motley collection of birds and fish in Colorado Springs, CO. where she is currently working on the sequel to her cozy mystery.
You can also find Maureen at:
Facebook http://on.fb.me/g1z5Jt
Twitter http://twitter.com/#!/maureenmullis
Email maureenmullis@hotmail.com
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July 16, 2011
Oh my goodness, what a beginning!!! I thought I wasn't reading right, and then I realised yes, that's exactly what it is. I was scared to move beyond page one because of all the drama and tension.
Maeve Haile is your normal woman, happily married to Spenser with two teenage sons. As a library assistant, Maeve loves her job. She's into mysteries big time, so when she sees her neighbour with a woman other his wife, her curiosity is peeked and she feels compelled to investigate who the woman is. The problem is, no one at the library seems to have seen her.
I loved the mystery of this one and the writing is superb. Maureen Mullis is slowly morphing into one of my favourite authors because she knows how to tell a tale and keep up the suspense. The writing's is fantastic, the voice drew me in straight away. If you haven't read this one, go on and download the sample chapters and you'll see what I'm talking about. This is a fabulous, edge-of-your-seat book I thoroughly enjoyed, and I'm sure you will too.
Maeve Haile is your normal woman, happily married to Spenser with two teenage sons. As a library assistant, Maeve loves her job. She's into mysteries big time, so when she sees her neighbour with a woman other his wife, her curiosity is peeked and she feels compelled to investigate who the woman is. The problem is, no one at the library seems to have seen her.
I loved the mystery of this one and the writing is superb. Maureen Mullis is slowly morphing into one of my favourite authors because she knows how to tell a tale and keep up the suspense. The writing's is fantastic, the voice drew me in straight away. If you haven't read this one, go on and download the sample chapters and you'll see what I'm talking about. This is a fabulous, edge-of-your-seat book I thoroughly enjoyed, and I'm sure you will too.
April 28, 2011
I was initially cautious about the book when I saw the title relate to Nancy Drew, but the book summary has proven itself otherwise, and I was not disappointed at all.
Being a fan of Sherlock Holmes, this book has fit in nicely. You just cannot put this book down as each page will engage you to the next page, and the next, and the next.
The greatest challenge in writing a mystery novel is keeping the reader guessing and baffled, and this book has done a good job of ensuring it all falls into place.
I highly recommend fans of mystery detective books to give this book a read through.
Being a fan of Sherlock Holmes, this book has fit in nicely. You just cannot put this book down as each page will engage you to the next page, and the next, and the next.
The greatest challenge in writing a mystery novel is keeping the reader guessing and baffled, and this book has done a good job of ensuring it all falls into place.
I highly recommend fans of mystery detective books to give this book a read through.
November 23, 2011
Maeve Haile and Kate Hanson have been best friends since childhood. Now, middle-aged and busy caring for their families, they have found a nice, quiet life for themselves in Elkhorn, Colorado, the same small town they both grew up in.
The two friends, while out enjoying dinner at a restaurant one night, witnessed the shooting of Vivian Astaire, one of the few wealthy women in Elkhorn. Naturally, the murder falls into the hands of the local police who were unable to uncover very much. Afraid that the murder would get swept under the rug, and inspired by the Nancy Drew books that they used to read as kids, Maeve and Kate decides to take the murder mystery into their own hands, thus prompting them to ask: “What Would Nancy Do?”
What Would Nancy Do? by Maureen Mullis is a fun and cozy murder mystery that felt like a cross between (of course, excluding the Nancy Drew series) Scooby-Doo and the eighties sitcom, Cagney and Lacey. I also felt that the story was probably near and dear to Mrs. Mullis, as many aspects of the book seemed autobiographical—based solely off her bio.
Being a fan of cozy murder mysteries myself, I found this story extremely fun to read. After the requisite introductions and backstories, the murder mystery instantly takes off—which is awesome! The pacing afterwards was also great, keeping consistent and exciting by giving the reader morsels of information, but never too much—which is always a good sign of a splendid mystery novel.
The characterization of the huge cast was also commendable. I think Mullis gave each of the important characters a well-defined personality and backstory, as well as motive to play with the reader’s mind on whether or not they were somehow responsible/connected to the shooting. Mullis also did a fine job keeping the story cohesive and tight, and when the mystery was finally revealed at the end, the explanation was well-told and sensible.
The only potential drawback is perhaps the reader’s inability to connect with Maeve and Kate (though this did not happen to me) because they are both women in their fifties, thus diminishing the reader’s ability to fully connect with the story. In addition, the general story was light and fun, and perhaps not suitable to the taste of readers who are looking for something that’s darker or grittier in nature.
Overall, I really enjoyed reading What Would Nancy Do? because it was fun, fast-paced, humorous, and well-expressed. I want to give a big kudos to Maureen Mullis for creating such an entertaining story.
The two friends, while out enjoying dinner at a restaurant one night, witnessed the shooting of Vivian Astaire, one of the few wealthy women in Elkhorn. Naturally, the murder falls into the hands of the local police who were unable to uncover very much. Afraid that the murder would get swept under the rug, and inspired by the Nancy Drew books that they used to read as kids, Maeve and Kate decides to take the murder mystery into their own hands, thus prompting them to ask: “What Would Nancy Do?”
What Would Nancy Do? by Maureen Mullis is a fun and cozy murder mystery that felt like a cross between (of course, excluding the Nancy Drew series) Scooby-Doo and the eighties sitcom, Cagney and Lacey. I also felt that the story was probably near and dear to Mrs. Mullis, as many aspects of the book seemed autobiographical—based solely off her bio.
Being a fan of cozy murder mysteries myself, I found this story extremely fun to read. After the requisite introductions and backstories, the murder mystery instantly takes off—which is awesome! The pacing afterwards was also great, keeping consistent and exciting by giving the reader morsels of information, but never too much—which is always a good sign of a splendid mystery novel.
The characterization of the huge cast was also commendable. I think Mullis gave each of the important characters a well-defined personality and backstory, as well as motive to play with the reader’s mind on whether or not they were somehow responsible/connected to the shooting. Mullis also did a fine job keeping the story cohesive and tight, and when the mystery was finally revealed at the end, the explanation was well-told and sensible.
The only potential drawback is perhaps the reader’s inability to connect with Maeve and Kate (though this did not happen to me) because they are both women in their fifties, thus diminishing the reader’s ability to fully connect with the story. In addition, the general story was light and fun, and perhaps not suitable to the taste of readers who are looking for something that’s darker or grittier in nature.
Overall, I really enjoyed reading What Would Nancy Do? because it was fun, fast-paced, humorous, and well-expressed. I want to give a big kudos to Maureen Mullis for creating such an entertaining story.
January 22, 2011
I love this book. I grew up reading Nancy Drew and this is a perfect "big girls" follow-up to that.
Enjoyed it very much!!
Enjoyed it very much!!
August 17, 2013
What Would Nancy Do? (A Maeve and Kate Mystery, #1) by Maureen Mullis
3 stars
I enjoyed this book-great idea for a 'cozy' mystery. Maeve & Kate are believable and act/react like real, regular people would while playing sleuth. The ladies respond to a murder they witness in their suburban town by asking "What Would Nancy (Drew) Do?" Then they follow the clues and try to solve the mystery before tragedy strikes again. It got a little heavy handed at times with clues and crimes piling up at an alarming rate! Mullis did a nice job juggling all the details and loose ends. There were quite a few typos and formatting errors but easily overlooked. All in all not bad, and I will read the next in the series. 3 stars.
3 stars
I enjoyed this book-great idea for a 'cozy' mystery. Maeve & Kate are believable and act/react like real, regular people would while playing sleuth. The ladies respond to a murder they witness in their suburban town by asking "What Would Nancy (Drew) Do?" Then they follow the clues and try to solve the mystery before tragedy strikes again. It got a little heavy handed at times with clues and crimes piling up at an alarming rate! Mullis did a nice job juggling all the details and loose ends. There were quite a few typos and formatting errors but easily overlooked. All in all not bad, and I will read the next in the series. 3 stars.
March 19, 2013
This was a great read. As the title suggests, two mature adults tried to solve a mystery with the mantra "What Would Nancy Do?". They were fans of Nancy Drew when they were young. It was a great mystery that they found themselves in. A wealthy woman was killed and there were plenty of 'persons of interest' to go around. Was it one of her children? Her accountant? Some crazy man? A business deal gone wrong? It played out right up to the last page, and I was surprised at the 'who done it'. Take this book on vacation with you, or just hide out at home and read until you complete it.
March 3, 2013
This book I only got 7% in and packed up. There were missed speechmarks by that stage, missed apostrophes, misplaced apostrophes and you'd need to suspend belief that a wife witnesses a murder in the morning yet doesn't speak to her husband about till he gets home from work..........his job ? Editor of the local paper !!!
Sorry, can't take that on board.
I'd also downloaded the 2nd in the series as I did like the idea but they're not for me.
Sorry, can't take that on board.
I'd also downloaded the 2nd in the series as I did like the idea but they're not for me.
March 13, 2013
Really enjoyed this story was like watching a Miss Marple/Murder she Wrote. The charaters are fab and the story flowed really well.
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