HOMEMAKER

Prairie Nightingale’s business card says “Homemaker,” but the divorced, sharp-eyed mother of two has more ambitious plans for her life in Green Bay, Wisconsin. While waiting for her kids at school pickup, Prairie wonders why her former friend Amber Jenkins is carrying a very expensive handbag when her car has a broken taillight and her phone has a broken screen. Prairie used to be a member of a mothers’ group until she revealed that the popular Dr. Nathan Carmichael was sexually abusing his patients, causing a major scandal in Green Bay and turning Prairie into a pariah. She still has a good relationship with her ex-husband, Greg, but she’s realized that he took her considerable skills for granted during their unequal marriage. When local mom Lisa Radcliffe goes missing, Prairie gets a chance to prove her chops as an investigator. Why would someone as happy and well-off as Lisa disappear? Although Prairie’s always liked Lisa, who made serious money as a person high up the line of people selling Kitty Blue products, she quickly learns that the people below Lisa are losing money and the FBI is investigating the business. She manages to get on the fringe of her former group by organizing a vigil for Lisa, where the police announce that they’ve found her vehicle but not her. Along the way, she catches the attention of attractive FBI agent Foster Rosemare. He warns her against sleuthing, but her keen eye and local contacts dredge up a lot of information he might never have learned, and their quixotic partnership leads to both a killer and a promising relationship.

Jun 1, 2025 - 05:36

Prairie Nightingale’s business card says “Homemaker,” but the divorced, sharp-eyed mother of two has more ambitious plans for her life in Green Bay, Wisconsin. While waiting for her kids at school pickup, Prairie wonders why her former friend Amber Jenkins is carrying a very expensive handbag when her car has a broken taillight and her phone has a broken screen. Prairie used to be a member of a mothers’ group until she revealed that the popular Dr. Nathan Carmichael was sexually abusing his patients, causing a major scandal in Green Bay and turning Prairie into a pariah. She still has a good relationship with her ex-husband, Greg, but she’s realized that he took her considerable skills for granted during their unequal marriage. When local mom Lisa Radcliffe goes missing, Prairie gets a chance to prove her chops as an investigator. Why would someone as happy and well-off as Lisa disappear? Although Prairie’s always liked Lisa, who made serious money as a person high up the line of people selling Kitty Blue products, she quickly learns that the people below Lisa are losing money and the FBI is investigating the business. She manages to get on the fringe of her former group by organizing a vigil for Lisa, where the police announce that they’ve found her vehicle but not her. Along the way, she catches the attention of attractive FBI agent Foster Rosemare. He warns her against sleuthing, but her keen eye and local contacts dredge up a lot of information he might never have learned, and their quixotic partnership leads to both a killer and a promising relationship.