Life has calmed down for modern nurse midwife Maeve O'Reilly Kensington, following her daughter's eventful arrival into the world. Her family has settled into a welcome routine, and Maeve is about to break new ground as the first faculty midwife at Rosemont College in the quaint New England town of Langford.
Unfortunately, her tranquility is short-lived. During an early morning row on the bay, Maeve witnesses a jogger stumble out of Langford's iconic lighthouse, First Light, and collapse. He is later pronounced dead, and Maeve wonders if it was a natural death or foul play. First Light had rescued many in the past but certainly didn't save this hapless soul.
When Maeve and her indomitable sister, Meg, assist a young Irish nanny caught in the aftermath of the death, they land headfirst in the world of Langford's posh "Yummy Mummies." Will the fearless M&M's crack the case? Will Maeve adapt to the college world? Life in Langford carries on…with its usual mix of midwifery and murder! (Summary via Goodreads)
Murder at First Light is the fourth book in the Modern Midwives Mystery series written by Christine Knapp. Even though I have only read the first book, Murder at the Wedding and now this fourth book, I can tell you that as soon as I started reading Murder at First Light I was totally involved in it, I was reaquainted with the characters and ready to see what happened .... and boy, oh boy !!!
In Murder at First Light main character Maeve, who is always busy, is again taking on a lot but she is going to excel in it, like she does with everything she does. Maeve is a midwife working at Creighton Memorial and has just agreed to a dual appointment with Rosemont College. She will teach the nursing students as well as provide gynecological care to the faculty and students as well as continue her duties at the hospital. She will be split between the two places and she is excited to be doing it.
Unfortunately on one of her morning rowing trips, she nears First Light Lighthouse and sees people frantically waving. She pulls up and jumps out to see if she can assist. She sees a man on the ground and people working on him. Emergency units were called and Maeve's brother Patrick arrives. Patrick is the Deputy Chief of Police and Maeve and their sister, Meg, have helped Patrick in the past with some cases. But seeing as they do not know what caused the man to collapse, maybe it won't be something bad.
Maeve soon learns that the man did not make it and his brother is an RN at the hospital. It doesn't take long for Maeve and Meg (the M&M's) to begin their investigation especially when they learn that one of the suspects is the deceased man's nanny. And this nanny is from the same organization that Maeve's nanny is from.
Maeve and Meg are going to go into a very prominant and powerful area that they are not use to at all. But they know that they have to do it to ensure that the correct person or persons pays for the murder !!
Readers will love this book ! The storyline and the characters are awesome and some you will want to be friends with .... while others you will enjoy hating !!!
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