Suburban Dicks is entertaining, surprising, and well written. I found that the characters and storyline were interesting. Definitely not your usually mystery. Like real people, the protagonists were smart, not always very likeable, but worth following avidly to the end.

Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC of Suburban Dicks.

I was excited when my request was approved because the title alone caught my eye. Also, the blurb sounded interesting, especially since the author is a co-creator of Deadpool so I knew this was going to be funny, at least.

Andie Stern, a mother of five, stumbles into a murder by accident when one of her children needs to use the potty at a gas station. Sadly, the gas station attendant was just gunned down and the first responders are incompetent, to put it nicely.

Andie is not your typical suburban mom; she's wily, resourceful and smart. And, when she teams up with Kenneth Lee, a former star journalist, now disgraced and working at a local rag, the unlikely duo uncover a murder conspiracy spanning five decades, based on systemic racism, social class and status.

Andie is a likable character; intelligent, wise-cracking and a good mom. The author offers brief glimpses into Andie's Oliver Twist-like childhood, keeping it vague and mysterious, making you want more.

She's smart, way smarter than her husband; she's resourceful, capable and living a cliche life of motherhood and wife, leaving behind a promising career in the FBI once she got pregnant.

It was also refreshing to read about Kenneth Lee, a person in color as a main character is not something I read often in novels. He plays off Andie's self sufficient personality, offering help in areas she needs assistance in and she does the same.

The story is engaging, it's funny, serious, darkly comedic and offers a diverse supporting cast, including an Asian mayor.

The only caveat is near the end where I felt the narrative began to drag; I felt like it took too long for loose ends to be tied up and the rest of the suspects rounded up.

The ending is satisfying and funny, exactly what I expected from the author. I hope this means this means there will be a sequel.

Thank you Netgalley for the opportunity of reading this delightful, unconventional mystery. A most unlikely pair of suburban residents, somehow, team up to solve the disturbing murder of a young Indian gas station attendant. The team is the heavily pregnant Andrea and the disgraced young reporter, Kenneth Lee.

It is set in the tony community near Princeton University and deals with the underlying racism that permeates the community. I loved the story and the way this duo literally dug into a secret that had been covered up for 50 years. (are hints forgiven?). The protagonists were very likable and secondary characters were sprinkled in and utilized appropriately, with clarity.

It reminded me of early Susan Isaacs, a true compliment.

Readers, enjoy this book and hope that post-pregnancy Andrea takes us with her as she brilliantly solves another case.