Bringing up baby--Bringing down a killer

An over the top, good-time cozy mystery

While taking baby Laurie to her very first Photo Shoot, sleuth and first-time mom Kate Connolly and her baby are the victims of a hit-and-run. Fortunately they escape unharmed, but when a witness identifies the car's French diplomatic license plates, Kate and her hubby try to get some answers. Soon they discover there's something going on at the French consulate that's dirtier-and far deadlier-than any diaper. It's up to Kate to keep Family Life on track while solving another puzzling whodunit!"A straightforward whodunit … chick lit meets noir in Diana Orgain’s fun mystery.” —The Mystery Gazette"A charming, gutsy, wry character who will make you laugh so hard you'll forget the labor pains." -Lousie Ure, Shamus Award-Winning Author"A fun, fast, cozy read that will keep its readers entertained and anxiously awaiting the next installment." —The Best Reviews

Murder, suspense, sex--and some handy household tips.

IN BOOK 1 THE HOUSEWIFE ASSASSIN'S HANDBOOK:

Every desperate housewife wants an alias. Donna Stone has one—and it happens to be government-sanctioned.

But Donna earned it the hard way. Her husband was killed the day she delivered their third child. To avenge her husband's murder, Donna leads a secret life: as an assassin. But Espionage makes for strange bedfellows and brings new meaning to that old adage, "Honey, I'm home..."

IN BOOK 2, THE HOUSEWIFE ASSASSIN'S GUIDE TO GRACIOUS KILLING:

Housewife Assassin Donna Stone's mission: Stop a rogue operative before he assassinates the newly-elected Russian president on US soil!

At the same time, Donna wants a divorce. But first, she's got to serve a summons to a deadbeat dad—who's also a terrorist! As for Donna's love life: it turns out the spy who loves her has a bombshell secret of his own...

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Josie's website: JosieBrown comPRAISE FOR THE HOUSEWIFE ASSASSIN NOVELS:

"The last book to make me laugh: The Housewife Assassin's Handbook. I taught it in a class about comic novels." —Jane Smiley, Pulitzer Prize-winning author

“Brown's hired gun plot is fun with the wonderful twist of being from a mother's POV. There's enough comedy sprinkled in between the emotional scenes and within the action to keep readers' minds from going too grim here. Brown writes the kind of feminist action plot that men should be reading, especially male authors, to cure that trope of "vapid sexy girl with a gun." —Amber Love, author

"On many days I will join in deep discussions about the works of Le Carré, Deighton, Greene, Ambler, and Forsyth. And then I take incredible delight in a series like The Housewife Assassin. Just the name would likely cause eyebrows to be raised and likely my stature as an 'expert' falls a bit. Too bad! I read for enjoyment. I especially love the fantastic twists on life and convention that Stone must go through to keep putting bad guys six feet under while making sure there is food on the table and the kids get to their activities on time. I take a lot of delight from them. I want more adventures." Randall Masteller, Spy Guys + Gals

READER REVIEWS FOR THE HOUSEWIFE ASSASSIN SERIES:

“Strong central characters, compelling incident to launch the story, twists at every turn. There's humor, romance, and intrigue in this page-turning romantic mystery of a housewife-turned-assassin.”

"This one is right up there with Janet Evanovich and Carl Hiaasen."

Life has hit some sour notes as of late for B&B hostess Judith McMonigle Flynn and her cousin Renie. Graphic design guru Renie's up to her eyebrows in debt after some seriously overzealous spending sprees. Meanwhile, Judith's got her hands full with her wacky new neighbor, Rudi, a virtuoso violinist whose daily—and usually unclothed—practices are unhinging her and other neighbors in the cul-de-sac.

But, though they'd all love to kill nude, rude Rudi, it's his larger-than-life mentor, Dolph Kluger, who takes his final bow after ingesting some ruthlessly poisoned rhubarb. To add to the musical mayhem, Rudi's priceless violin bow goes missing, Renie's useless credit cards are stolen, and each murder suspect seems loopier than the last. Once again, the cousins are going to need some fancy fingering to make a cold-blooded killer sing—but if they're not careful, the next music they hear will be their funeral march.