On Maggie's Watch

To Do:

Set up Crib
Carve Zucchini Boats
Fight Crime
Maggie Finley has just returned to her beloved Wisconsin hometown, quirky best friend, and eccentric mother. Life should be good, but her marriage to Martin is suffering under the strain of a recent family tragedy and Maggies feeling pressed for time. Before the birth of her baby she has to figure out how to fit her high-anxiety-self into a low-anxiety-life.

True to her can do attitude, Maggie hires a compelling handy-man, resurrects a defunct Neighborhood Watch and inadvertently discovers a potential threat to her house and home living just around the corner. Choosing to investigate, despite her best friends advice to keep her nose out of itand despite the risk, Maggie sets her sites on discovering the strangers secret. As the mystery of the neighbors identity draws Maggie irresistibly in, her ordered life starts to unravel in surprising and hilarious ways.

Unexpectedly compelling and sparkling with wit and intelligence, this debut novel chronicles one womans quest for control over her surroundings, and the secrets and surprises that lie hidden in an ordinary suburban landscape.

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• Ann Wertz Garvin
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[nixkuroi]

Cute video. Good luck with your book!