Mommy and the Murder: A Novel
Books / Hardcover
ISBN: 0060176601 / Publisher: HarperCollins, August 1995
When her estranged novelist husband is murdered after receiving a million-dollar advance, Elizabeth Halprin is declared the prime suspect and enlists the help of her toddler play group friends to prove her innocence
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Elizabeth Halperin is the estranged wife of Howard Hack, a novelist whose talent doesn't match his vast ego and womanizing prowess ... or the one-million-dollar advance he's just received for his new novel. Elizabeth's existence in the Berkshires is a far cry from her Wall Street past, and she and her toddler daughter are living the good life of rolling hills and regular play groups. But when Howard is found dead at a chic Berkshire Halloween party, the only clue being a note containing the William Blake poem, "The Garden of Love," local police are quick to consider the list of women who all had reason to kill him. As Elizabeth's divorce from Howard is not yet final, she is sole heir to his newfound fortune. She is also the prime murder suspect.Elizabeth must set out to prove her innocence by enlisting the help of the only people she can trust - the mothers in her toddler's play group.
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