2.5 stars maybe? It's light-hearted fun so I feel a bit mean pointing out all the ridiculousness, but it did stretch believability more than once with lucky overheard conversations revealing just the right plot point and the right moment. The baby twins conveniently interrupted some communication which seemed designed to keep suspense going artificially (I'm not really sure why you don't want to text the name of your murder suspect, but if that's the case, why not just call?!) Characters fell neatly into good or bad tropes with few shades of grey- the underappreciated, sleep deprived mum; the menopausal hippy; the cowboy builder who thinks he's god's gift to women; the tough cop with trust issues after a difficult childhood etc.

But it was a fun and easy read and sometimes that's just what you need.