Goodnight Nobody

Living in the suburbs with three kids under the age of five, a husband who is never home, and neighbors identical to the stepford wives can't be easy. When you've lived in the city your whole life, fitting in would definitely present a problem, especially when one of the stepford wives is found murdered...

Jennifer Weiner's Goodnight Nobody definitely illustrates the problematic life of Kate Klein when she becomes stuck and sticky in the suburbs by stumbling across a puddle of blood surrounding her neighbor's body.

Kate has never been the type to "have it all," especially when her mother, the professional soprano singer, constantly forces Kate to try her vocal cords. She can never quite measure up.

When she and her best friend, Janie, move into an apartment together, Kate swoons over their handsome next door neighbor. But Kate discovers that he is engaged to a model who has a waist size that is five times smaller than hers.

She settles for the next best man, marries him, and ends up with three children within two years. Before she knows it, she is shipped off to a small Connecticut town where she definitely doesn't fit in. Kate feels like she is nowhere close to being the perfect mother like the ones that surround her every day at the playground, especially like the ideal super mommy, Kitty Cavanaugh.

One day Kitty surprises Kate and invites her over for a play-date. While on the phone, Kitty mentions that the two seem to have a "mutual friend." Without any more details, Kate hikes her kids into the minivan and heads to Kitty's house, only to find herself in the middle of a murder scene.

Desperate to find some answers, Kate begins a full investigation in the search of Kitty's killer, with the help of their skilled mutual friend.

Goodnight Nobody is full of twists and turns in a mysterious and witty, suburbia housewife adventure. This novel is an ideal read for any mother who has ever struggled trying to juggle all things motherly in life. It's also just an enjoyable read for anyone in the mood for some chick lit mystery, with a little romance thrown in the mix, of course.