Mother's Day Out

The Margie Peterson Mysteries, Book 1

By: Karen MacInerney

Narrated by: Cris Dukehart

Margie Peterson is a typical stay-at-home mom until she trades dishes for detective work to become Austin’s least-likely PI. Soon she’s knee-deep in cheating husbands, transvestites, and trouble in a laugh-out-loud new mystery from award-winning author Karen MacInerney.

With a husband who works long hours trying to make partner and two rambunctious kids that are running her ragged, Margie Peterson is like any other worn-out suburban mom. When she decides to take a job as a PI for a seedy local detective agency, everything changes. It doesn’t take long for Margie to get in over her head: Her first day on the job she totals her minivan, mistakenly enters a drag contest, and winds up in the bathroom with a dead transvestite. But when Margie finds her home number in the victim’s phone, things really start to get interesting.

©2014 Karen MacInerney (P)2014 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved

Funny!

Mother's Day Out: The Margie Peterson Mysteries, Book 1 by Karen MacInerney, narrated by Cris Dukehart is an audiobook for Cozy Mystery fans! I was immediately drawn to the fun and quirky plot synopsis, which I'm sure you have already read on your own, so there is no need to go through it for you, again. This is the first title I have read/listened to from both the author and narrator, and I couldn't be more happy with my choice of audiobook! After I downloaded Mother's Day Out, I was immediately hooked. I didn't expect it to be as laugh-out-loud funny as it was! Ha! I loved it! Karen MacInerney's writing is fantastic, and I plan to continue listening my way through the Margie Peterson Mystery Series!

The performance by Cris Dukehart was outstanding! What a great narrator! Everything was right on...her pace, volume, inflection, story-telling skills...she was easy to listen to, and I feel she played a large part in why I enjoyed this audiobook so much. These days I prefer listening over reading, and I feel she made my overall experience that much more enjoyable. Thank you!

Without hesitation, I rate this audiobook 5/5 stars across the board. I am so excited that I found a new favorite author, narrator, and cozy mystery series. If you are a lover of this genre, I am confident you, too, will enjoy Mother's Day Out: The Margie Peterson Mysteries, Book 1 by Karen MacInerney, narrated by Cris Dukehart. It is funny, entertaining, and highly engaging from start to finish!

Thank you so much for reading my review. I hope it was helpful. :-)

Fun

I almost stopped reading this in the first few chapters because it was so corny but I am happy I did not. It had just enough of a mystery and laugh out loud circumstances to keep me hooked and to become attached to the characters. Margie Peterson is a house Mom who has to return to the workplace and like she said, "if I was a stripper or couldn't type I would have a job tomorrow". Hehe. Quite a few funny lines made this a fun read and Margie's genuine naïveté got past the ridiculous portrayed in the start of the book. Not heavy literature but the author spun a fairly good mystery along with some good twists. The narrator did a good job and is the right voice for Margie. Recommend for a tongue in cheek, light read. I enjoyed it.

Cute...

Not quite as enjoyable as Kenny and Dewberry Farms, but still looking forward to the next book and building a similar relationship with Margie!

Excellent mystery

The performance on this audio was top notch! The writing was perfect! Great characters, great plot, great story!

Hightly enjoyable read with a deeper sub-plot

What did you love best about Mother's Day Out?

I must admit I didn't expect much from this story. I bought it as a bit of 'fluff' to read in-between my more usual horror & mystery books, but I was very pleasantly surprised when it turned out to be a pretty good story.I've read all the "Plumb" books and it sounded like this would be similar, but I didn't find that at all - I think it's better, fresher and (in the realms of a story) more believable than those others. This was her first week as a private investigator, Margi is a housewife with no training or much of an idea of what she's supposed to be doing and no real back-up. Stephanie Plumb is a bounty hunter with years of experience and a wide support system. So I don't really think you can compare the two. I loved all the characters, especially "Mr Legs", and I am sure that I've met that headmistress!

What did you like best about this story?

Without giving too much away, I'll just say: motel + saran wrap + a Micky D's fry phone! LOL

What about Cris Dukehart’s performance did you like?

Very easy to listen to, great diction and I could hear her clearly and understand every word.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Not 'JUST' a Housewife.

Any additional comments?

I'm looking forward to book 2. Although it is a humorous story there is a deeper, sadder part to it as well, and I want to know what happens regarding that situation.