“Sharp, funny and sneakily profound.”

- Vikki Petraitis, author of The Unbelieved

“Murder, mystery and sharp takes on motherhood, all threaded into a great domestic noir. Oh, and it’s a hoot!”

- Matthew Spencer, author of Black River

“I loved this charming and quirky story about murder, motherhood and caffeine. Frida is a delight; a quirky, modern Miss Marple.”

- Sarah Bailey, author of The Housemate

“Captures the hilarity and chaos of new motherhood with tender honesty, all wrapped in a wonderfully satisfying whodunnit.”

- Balli Kaur Jaswal, author of Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows

“I flipped through the pages voraciously, laughing out loud, paradoxically wanting to find out whodunnit, but never wanting it to end.”

- Adam Richard, comedian and writer

What Rhymes with Murder?

AVAILABLE 24 FEBRUARY 2026

When exhausted new mother Frida attends Baby Rhyme Time at the local library, she feels a sense of purpose that has been lacking in her anxious, apartment-bound, sleep-deprived life. But at the end of the session a piercing scream is heard, followed by the thump of a body, and the library becomes a crime scene.

Before long, Frida finds herself part of an unlikely group of sleuths investigating the murder. Between gossip and cups of magic at their local cafe, they are too busy having fun to realise how close they are to danger…