Roadkill is a great start to a new mystery/suspense series by Alexandra Allred. This is the funny, sometimes aggravating, ultimately heartwarming story of a woman trying to give everything to her kids, keep the love of her partner, and not lose herself in the process.Īmazon * Barnes & Noble * Kobo * PH Writers Coffeshop * iTunes Review: With Disney tunes, tantrums, and potty-training woes on her mind, Allie Lindell must learn to juggle the highs and lows of her family and a career she never knew she always wanted. While she longs for the crazy deadlines and adult conversations, she also wants to stay home and care for her babies.

Roadkill is the first in a series in which a former journalist and at-home mom discovers she has a knack for investigating murders. Gay, straight, sleek and sexy, or rumpled and ragged-no matter how much they bicker, they’re a mighty force when they all come together. As she navigates the backstreets of Columbus, following pimps, prostitutes, sullen teenagers, and seedy gamblers, the only thing more complicated is remembering all her aliases.Įnlisting the help of her neighbor, and with the annoying voice of Snow White drumming through her head, Allie and her newfound sidekick will have you falling in love with this wonderful cast of modern heroines with day-to-day problems. But when an old friend from The Columbus Dispatch calls with an intriguing job opportunity, Allie can’t turn her away, Allie breaks all kinds of promises to track the killer, heat up a cold case, and discover what happened to a fallen police officer. When dead prostitutes begin to appear along the rural roads of Ohio, Allie Lindell cannot stay away despite the odds-the odds being her badge-toting sister her partner, who only wants Allie to stay home and out of harm’s way and two little girls in full potty-training and tantrum-throwing modes.

Roadkill by Alexandra Allred