The radio plays nothing but holiday tunes, and my jaw cracks every time I yawn.

He’s a grown-ass mobster he can take care of himself.įor hours, I serve customers in a dreamy haze, taking breaks when the shop is quiet to neaten up the shelves and dust the display tables. It’s cloudy out today, with fluffy white snowflakes dancing on the breeze. Thursdays always do-they’re sleepy days, when the traffic outside is muffled like the cars are wrapped in cotton wool, and even the ticking store clock seems lethargic. Even Aunt Karen has better survival instincts than this. It’s messed up that I want to see my mobster again so badly. Nor do I think Raul was my biggest fan, but in my defense, he was way too casual about threatening to kill me. I really couldn’t put this book down as I just had to know what was going to happen.Will I ever meet them-you know, and live to tell the tale?Ĭan’t imagine the mafia settling down to Thanksgiving dinner. Overall I really enjoyed this story, I loved all the characters and I really like Moriarty’s writing style. The mystery is solved by the end of the novel and although it is a plot twist, I was sort of expecting it as throughout the novel there are a few hints dropped as to the true story of the Munro Baby. Also, this enables to cover a wide range of topics within the book including post- natal depression, difficult mother- daughter relationships and a character coming to terms with their sexuality.

By giving different characters points of view, it makes you feel more connected with the characters and it also means there are different stories happening within the main plot which I really like. I really liked how the story was told from a variety of different characters which seems to be something that Moriarty does in her books. It is becoming harder for Rose to keep the secret that she and Connie started all those years ago. When Connie dies, Sophie inherits her house and moves to the island and everyone is still trying to solve the mystery. Rosie and Connie found an abandoned baby 73 years ago and since then the Munro Baby Mystery has made them rich and famous. After reading The Husband’s Secret and really enjoying it I knew I wanted to read more of Liane Moriarty’s books and I managed to find this one in a charity shop so I quickly picked it up.

Mistletoe Mobster by Cassie Mint