Agatha Award Best First Book (nominee)
***Agatha Award Nominee, Best First Novel***
"Nicki Valentine, the heroine of O'Brien's engaging cozy debut, has her hands full as a widowed mother of two... Nicki proves a resourceful sleuth as she gets on the trail of the missing teen. The conclusion will leave readers eager for the next installment."
- Publishers Weekly
"O'Brien has written one of the most warm-hearted yet realistic cozies I've ever had the pleasure of reading. I can't wait to meet up with Nicki again."
- Mystery Scene Magazine
"Author Susan O'Brien deftly combines motherhood and mayhem in this lively tale of a single mom tracking down a missing teen. Lots of fun!"
- Laura Levine
Author of the Jaine Austen Mystery Series
"Finding Sky is a book that has a heart and soul and the minute I started reading it, I knew it was something special...I can't wait to read more about Nicki and her journey as a single mom and modern-day Nancy Drew."
- Maggie Barbieri
Author of Maeve Conlon Novels and the Murder 101 Mystery Series
"I cannot fully express how much I loved this book."
- Denise Pappas
BookLikes and LibraryThing
"The hint of romance and element of humor further ensures that this novel will attract a following of cozy-reading fans for the upcoming sequel, Sky High."
- Kings River Life Magazine
"Finding Sky was one of my favorite debuts of last year."
- BOLO Books
"Finding Sky has everything an astute reader could want in a woman-driven cozy: a plausible plot, a smart protagonist, sex appeal, and two adorable, if overactive, children."
- Mystery Scene Magazine
Suburban widow and P.I. in training Nicki Valentine can barely keep track of her two kids, never mind anyone else. But when her best friend's adoption plan is jeopardized by the young birth mother's disappearance, Nicki is persuaded to help. Nearly everyone else believes the teenager ran away, but Nicki trusts her BFF's judgment, and the feeling is mutual.
The case leads where few moms go (teen parties, gang shootings) and places they can't avoid (preschool parties, OB-GYNs' offices). Nicki has everything to lose and much to gain - including the attention of her unnervingly hot P.I. instructor. Thankfully, Nicki is armed with her pesky conscience, occasional babysitters, a fully stocked minivan, and nature's best defense system: women's intuition.
PRAISE FOR FINDING SKY
An "engaging cozy debut...will leave readers eager for the next installment." - Publishers Weekly
"O'Brien has written one of the most warm-hearted yet realistic cozies I've ever had the pleasure of reading."
- Mystery Scene Magazine
"Finding Sky has everything an astute reader could want in a woman-driven cozy: a plausible plot, a smart protagonist, sex appeal, and two adorable, if overactive, children." - Mystery Scene Magazine
"Finding Sky was one of my favorite debuts of last year." - BOLO Books
"Nicki Valentine Mysteries are filled with the same type of wit, humor and intrigue that fans of Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum novels will love." - Arielle Deltoro, Living Life with Joy
"Finding Sky is a book that has a heart and soul and the minute I started reading it, I knew it was something special...I can't wait to read more about Nicki and her journey as a single mom and modern-day Nancy Drew."
- Maggie Barbieri, Author of Maeve Conlon Novels and the Murder 101 Mystery Series
Genre: Mystery
"Nicki Valentine, the heroine of O'Brien's engaging cozy debut, has her hands full as a widowed mother of two... Nicki proves a resourceful sleuth as she gets on the trail of the missing teen. The conclusion will leave readers eager for the next installment."
- Publishers Weekly
"O'Brien has written one of the most warm-hearted yet realistic cozies I've ever had the pleasure of reading. I can't wait to meet up with Nicki again."
- Mystery Scene Magazine
"Author Susan O'Brien deftly combines motherhood and mayhem in this lively tale of a single mom tracking down a missing teen. Lots of fun!"
- Laura Levine
Author of the Jaine Austen Mystery Series
"Finding Sky is a book that has a heart and soul and the minute I started reading it, I knew it was something special...I can't wait to read more about Nicki and her journey as a single mom and modern-day Nancy Drew."
- Maggie Barbieri
Author of Maeve Conlon Novels and the Murder 101 Mystery Series
"I cannot fully express how much I loved this book."
- Denise Pappas
BookLikes and LibraryThing
"The hint of romance and element of humor further ensures that this novel will attract a following of cozy-reading fans for the upcoming sequel, Sky High."
- Kings River Life Magazine
"Finding Sky was one of my favorite debuts of last year."
- BOLO Books
"Finding Sky has everything an astute reader could want in a woman-driven cozy: a plausible plot, a smart protagonist, sex appeal, and two adorable, if overactive, children."
- Mystery Scene Magazine
Suburban widow and P.I. in training Nicki Valentine can barely keep track of her two kids, never mind anyone else. But when her best friend's adoption plan is jeopardized by the young birth mother's disappearance, Nicki is persuaded to help. Nearly everyone else believes the teenager ran away, but Nicki trusts her BFF's judgment, and the feeling is mutual.
The case leads where few moms go (teen parties, gang shootings) and places they can't avoid (preschool parties, OB-GYNs' offices). Nicki has everything to lose and much to gain - including the attention of her unnervingly hot P.I. instructor. Thankfully, Nicki is armed with her pesky conscience, occasional babysitters, a fully stocked minivan, and nature's best defense system: women's intuition.
PRAISE FOR FINDING SKY
An "engaging cozy debut...will leave readers eager for the next installment." - Publishers Weekly
"O'Brien has written one of the most warm-hearted yet realistic cozies I've ever had the pleasure of reading."
- Mystery Scene Magazine
"Finding Sky has everything an astute reader could want in a woman-driven cozy: a plausible plot, a smart protagonist, sex appeal, and two adorable, if overactive, children." - Mystery Scene Magazine
"Finding Sky was one of my favorite debuts of last year." - BOLO Books
"Nicki Valentine Mysteries are filled with the same type of wit, humor and intrigue that fans of Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum novels will love." - Arielle Deltoro, Living Life with Joy
"Finding Sky is a book that has a heart and soul and the minute I started reading it, I knew it was something special...I can't wait to read more about Nicki and her journey as a single mom and modern-day Nancy Drew."
- Maggie Barbieri, Author of Maeve Conlon Novels and the Murder 101 Mystery Series
Genre: Mystery
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