IT'S MURDER BEING A HIT-MOMWhen struggling crime writer Finlay Donovan takes on a life of crime normally reserved for her characters, she finds herself entangled in a real-life murder investigation. Witty and fast-paced, this murder mystery is perfect for fans of Abbi Waxman and Maria Semple.'Proves you only need to get mistaken once for a contract killer to solve all your problems' LISA GARDNER'It is a widely known fact that most mums are ready to kill someone by eight-thirty AM on any given Monday. . . 'Finlay Donovan, single mum and floundering crime writer, is having a hard time. Her ex-husband went behind her back to fire the nanny, and this morning she sent her four-year-old to school with hair duct-taped to her head after an unfortunate incident with scissors. Making it to lunch with her literary agent is a minor victory but, as she's discussing the plot of her latest crime novel, the conversation is misinterpreted by a woman sitting nearby as that of a hit-woman offering her services to dispose of a 'problem' husband. And when the woman slips Finlay a name and a promise of a large sum of cash, Finlay finds herself plotting something much bigger than her novel.And, after all, they do always say: write what you know. . . Finlay Donovan really is killing it . . .'Funny and smart, twisty and surprising - Finlay Donovan is a character to root for.