J. Kaspar Barnes

The Adventures of Mom: a Natalie Quill Mystery J. Kaspar Barnes

In The Adventures of Mom, we meet thelovable Natalie Quill-mom, would-befamous writer, and overzealous supersleuth. The thirty-eight-year-old worries she'sdone nothing remarkable with her life. She's a decent wife and mother, but that'snot enough for this feisty homemaker witha big mouth and a knack for getting intotrouble. After Natalie decides the onlysolution to her drab life is to become amystery writer, she needs inspiration forher work and blackmails her slimy halfbrotherinto a job at his privateinvestigation office. Soon, Natalie's life isupended as her new career turns into muchmore than she bargained for. In her own delightful direct manner, Natalie charges through her first cases,including the disappearance of herneighbor's amorous dachshund, themystery of a United States Senator'smissing daughter, and the entrapment of acheating husband. But Natalie learns thatprivate-eye work is actually a dangerousbusiness. Natalie's loudmouthed attitude isnearly silenced when one case turns into apotentially deadly encounter. Could this bethe end of Natalie Quill, or will she live towrite her bestseller after all?