An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (Aurora Teagarden Mysteries)

The title of this book really should have been “The Magnificent and Marvelous Sophie.”

Yes, the promo blurb promised us a murder in Roe’s backyard and we got that. Yes, that same blurb promised us that Roe’s babysitter would disappear but not turn out to be the dead body, and we got that, too.

What we also got was at least one-half of the word count consumed by Roe telling us how being a first-time parent in her late-thirties has affected her. We also got at least one-quarter of the word count devoted to Sophie’s magnificence, descriptions of her belches and bowels, and at least 3 well-described breast-feeding episodes in every chapter.

What we didn’t get was an investigation by Roe into the murder, even though Robin and she were considered the prime suspects. Instead, we got a lot of family drama, a lot of professional drama and a lot of social drama. In fact, we practically had a day-time soap opera going there for most of the book.

I have read every book in the Aurora Teagarden series to date. The first 8 books, published between 1989 and 2003, were excellent mysteries. But when Harris started adding to this series again in 2016, she missed her previous mark by the proverbial mile. The 9th book was a proof-reading and timeline nightmare but, at least, Roe was actually “investigating” even though she was pregnant.

However, this 10th book is simply an annoying non-starter in the mystery genre. While Roe does eventually determine what happened to the babysitter, it isn’t because she is trying but because of unrelated circumstances. And while Roe does figure out the identity of the murderer, it is written as Roe having basically an epiphany just a few pages before the end.

My rating is actually 2.5 stars, rounded up to 3 for the store and Goodreads, simply because the writing is well crafted and the proofing is excellent. There are no gory or graphic descriptions of any violence that occurs in the plot. There are no sexual situations, graphic or otherwise, detailed in the story. Frankly, this book would best be described as an entry for the Women’s Issues or Friends-and-Family genres rather than as a Mystery, cozy or otherwise.

SLEEP LIKE A BABY just didn't do much for me. I don't know what happened, but if this is the new Aurora Teagarden, I won't be reading much more.

There was a mystery in SLEEP LIKE A BABY, but my goodness was it boring getting to the answers. We get more information on how Aurora feeds, changes and takes care of her baby than solving any mystery that was supposed to be included in the story. I get it, she's a new mom, but if I wanted to read about the care and feeding of a baby, I would have picked up a parenting book.

There really isn't much more I could possibly say about SLEEP LIKE A BABY, because not much happened between the front and back cover. Yeah, I was disappointed too.

* This book was provided free of charge from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

I have read all of Charlaine Harris' novels. I will read more as they are written, as long as they are much, much better than this book. Reading about instances of breastfeeding throughout a mystery novel was so boring. This book was a big disappointment. I'm looking forward to another Charlaine Harris book, but not one in this series.

In this installment of the Aurora (Roe) Teagarden series, we have a new mystery to uncover. Roe has delivered little Sophia and is unable to go to the awards ceremony that Robin has been nominated in for one of his books. As he gets ready to leave for the weekend, Roe is starting to feel unwell. Robin calls in the help of caregiver, Virginia to help with Sophia at nights while he is gone.

As the weekend progresses, Roe is feeling worse and worse. She can barely function past breastfeeding Sophia and is very thankful for her brother and Virginia's help until she wakes up the second night to Sophia full on screaming and no signs of Virginia. She drags herself out of bed to take care of the baby and then wakes Phillip up to help her look for Virginia and finds a dead body in the back yard instead.

I've never thought of myself as much of a fan of mysteries but I have to say I'm really enjoying this series. It's written very well and I really like unraveling the clues as the characters do. I do find it funny that Roe seems to have an awful lot happen to her in this small town. If we were speaking real life, I think I would have moved a long time ago but for fiction, it's pretty entertaining. I look forward to what the author comes up with next. ARC provided by Netgalley.

I was excited to see the new Aurora Teagarden book at my local library and quickly checked it out. The basic story line was fine but...the dynamics between the characters was painful to read. Aurora was constantly getting mad at ridiculous situations; the police asked a question because of a dead body found in her backyard and she becomes angry. After a while she comes across as a whiny, self-centered spoiled woman. It made my skin crawl. I finished the book because I've read every book she has written to date; all of them. If another Aurora Teagarden book is written I will take a pass.

I would like to take the unusual step of criticizing the pricing of this mystery, $13.99. I recognize that a publisher adds value in editing, proofreading, layout/design and promoting. I also recognize that Author Charlaine Harris writes bestsellers and has integrity and high standards, and has earned her reputation fair dinkum. I do not expect a self-publishing price point. But Macmillan/St. Martin's Press/Minotaur Books is charging too much for Sleep Like a Baby and it offends me. I put my name in as #32 on the library's e-book waitlist; waited five months to read it; and finally read it this weekend for free. That's what Roe does, she's a (now retired) librarian. It was worth the wait. It's not fair to dock the book a star based on pricing, when it's available in e-format for free.
I am docking a star because one of the main characters, red-haired Robin Crusoe, Roe's new husband, is deeply irritating. (Is he irritating or annoying? He's both.) I am shocked the author can tolerate spending time writing him into another book in the series. I was hoping until the final chapter that Robin had redeemed his wimpiness and pulled off an elaborate murder. He would be exposed and hauled off to the hoosegow and out of our lives, freeing Roe from what promises to be a misery of a marriage. Sadly, the author chooses not to wave her wand at him. Meanwhile, Robin is sullying Roe's brand and this franchise. He wants her to stay home with the baby and ditch her librarian job (so now what, for Roe? She was good at being a librarian, it kept her in the know. Now she can look forward to unbroken hours of housewifery at home with Robin, who gets to hang on to his own career, now that he has won a prize. No prizes for librarians). Roe might have stayed on part-time at the library. She did not even try to negotiate a way to co-raise an infant and keep a career. I highlighted a number of sentences that show Roe reading Robin's behavior with pure cold cynicism, eyes wide open to his strutting peacockery and low testosterone masculinity. She thinks honestly about rocky moments in her new marriage. She's not all-in on Robin. Roe doesn't think he's the giant twit that I do, but, she could move in that direction without a lot of prodding. I hope the author will find some stone cold and bump him off in the next book.
She teases us with the prospect of a real man for Roe in the form of a handsome security officer at the hospital. Roe is not so afflicted with the flu or her grief about her pale, near-death step-father that she cannot appreciate the officer's magnetism. There is hope for Roe: it lies in single-parenting Sophie, stepping down a few rungs on her small town's status ladder and starting fresh with a guy who probably doesn't care too much about the written word.

Tenth in the Aurora Teagarden amateur sleuth mystery series and revolving around a librarian married to a writer in Lawrenceton, Georgia.

My Take
It’s a sweet and cozy tale of family life with a first-person protagonist point-of-view, which means we “hear” the story from Aurora’s perspective and her struggles in dealing with a new baby…on top of the flu. Of course it doesn’t help when a dead body shows up in the backyard and the neighbors are pointing fingers.

Considering how so many people in town react to Aurora, I’m thinking “don’t judge a book by its cover”, i.e., don’t listen to gossip. Remember who a person is and how they’ve behaved over the years. That’ll say a lot more about them…and YOU…than passing on malicious talk. Of course, it doesn't make the story more interesting, if the characters are decent *grin*.

It’s a small town, so everyone knows everyone else, and when one gets promoted to detective, those relationships can change, and not necessarily for the better.

I love how Harris describes Phillip as being a kind, nonjudgmental person, content to let other people live their own lives. A maturity so few people reach. I do love his character, and I’m looking forward to much more of Phillip.

Actually, I simply enjoy this series — and Sleep Like a Baby — for that easiness of family and small-town life.

The Story
Robin and Aurora have finally begun their adventure in parenting. With newborn Sophie proving to be quite a handful. But is the home help they hire a good idea or a bad? It doesn't help that she suddenly disappears one night and can't be found.

What Roe and Phillip do find is a body outside…but it isn't Virginia's. Now, not only does she have a newborn to care for and a bad case of the flu to nurture, Roe also has to contend with a new puzzle — who is this mystery woman dead in their backyard, and what happened to Virginia?

The Characters
Aurora Teagarden is a librarian (she’s a member of the Real Murders [Book] Club and the Uppity Women) with her first baby, Sophie Abigail Crusoe. Robin Crusoe is her mystery writer husband. Phillip is Aurora’s half-brother who’s been living with them. Moosie is a sweet but timid kitty who lives with them.

Corinne is Robin’s mother. Aida Brattle Teagarden Queensland is Roe’s mother who recently married John Queensland. John David (Poppy is John David’s deceased wife; Chase is their son) and Avery are John’s kids. Melinda is Avery’s wife. Jane Engle had been Roe’s “fairy godmother”. Roe and Phillip’s dad is a deadbeat.

Virginia Mitchell is the home help Aurora’s mother finds for Roe and Robin. Carlos Rivera is Virginia’s half-brother; Marcy Mitchell is her mother. Ford is her newly released-from-jail boyfriend. Dr. Garrison is Roe’s ob-gyn. Deedee Powers, Tallchief, and Stanley are some of the nurses at the hospital. Officer Brad Rodenheiser is in charge of hospital security. Carter Redding's daughter, Kathleen, is ill. Dr. Clifton is a consulting psychiatrist.

Peggy and Lena Herman are twins who live next door. Chaka is their Rhodesian ridgeback. Lena’s twin girls, Cindy and Mindy, live in Maine and Spartanburg, respectively. Kevin is Peggy’s doctor son and a dad himself. The officious Deborah and Jonathan Cohen live on the other side and, man, they are such pains in the tush! They just know that anything bad that happens is Roe and Robin’s fault and designed just to irritate them. Lulu is their PITA dachshund.

Sarah Washington is Phillip’s girlfriend; Beatrice is Sarah’s mother. Josh and Jocelyn Finstermeyer are twins and Phillip’s friends. Josh is dating Holly Maxwell while Joss is dating Kay Duval. Beth and George Finstermeyer are their parents. The snotty Justine had a party; Dr. and Carly Halverson are her lax parents. (Carly is Clifton’s daughter.)

Angel Youngblood is an old friend of Roe’s and married to Shelby; they’ve both worked as bodyguards. Their daughter is Lorna. Amina is/was a childhood friend; Megan is her daughter (Roe is her godmother). Susie is one of Megan’s friends. Hugh is Amina’s about-to-be-ex lawyer husband.

Father Aubrey Scott is the pastor of their church. Emily Scott is his wife. Liza is Emily’s daughter and friends with Phillip, since events in All the Little Liars , 9. Connor had been Emily’s first husband, an alcoholic abuser.

Laurenceton law enforcement
The pregnant Officer Susan Crawford partners with Officer Cleve Dan. Detectives Cathy Trumble and Levon Suit come to investigate the body. The pregnant Katrina is Levon’s wife; Jeremy is their son. Ardos “Arnie” Petrosian is the coroner whose full-time job is as the owner of Spartan Shield Security. Halina is his deceased wife.

Truman PD
Officer Dale Finch cracked up when Ford started complaining.

Brenda works at a real estate company and is Susan’s sister-in-law. Annette is Cathy’s younger sister. Duncan is her troubled son. Mrs. Sung is the drycleaner who wants Roe out of her establishment ASAP. Patricia “Mimi” Day was an exciting old lady. Laurie and David Martinez were the previous owners of Roe and Robin’s house. Rick Morrison was robbed.

Tracy Beal, a.k.a., LastFanStanding, escaped a mental hospital. She’d also stalked Dan Lonsdale and threatened his fiancée. Her mother, Sandra Beal, lives in South Carolina, while her sister, Sharon, lives in Anders. Celia Shaw was an actress murdered on the set of Whimsical Death.

The Lawrenceton Library is…
…where Roe works. Sam Clerrick is the library director and her boss. Lizanne is his secretary and Roe’s friend. Bubba is Lizanne's recently ex-husband who seeing Teresa Stanton, the ex-wife of another lawyer, Bryan Pascoe. Roe’s coworkers include Jennie Spellman, the media specialist, and Perry Allison.

Boucheron is…
…the world mystery convention in Nashville where one of the awards is the Anthony. Jeff Abbott is Robin’s friend and was best man at their wedding.

Harry Holderman of the Holderman Agency is Robin’s agent. Jill has been Robin’s editor for the past three books. Dawn is his webmaster.

Blossom Betty’s is a florist in Anders.

The Cover and Title
The cover is a deep, dark purply blue of sky and shadow while a slash of light comes from the house and illuminates the body lying under the orange smooth-skinned bark of the mimosa tree, turning the leaves a brilliant blue green with splotches of pink flowers scattered in the treetop over the orange striped Moosie sleeping on a branch. The author’s name is at the top in a pale orange with the lime-green title (in script) a’slant across the tree trunk. The series information is at the bottom in a pale gray.

The title is how no one actually will Sleep Like a Baby.

Roe Teagarden Crusoe is battling the flu while her author husband Robin (who didn't realize she was so sick because she insisted he go on) is at a mystery convention. She's got some great baby Sophie help in the form of Philip, her half brother and Virginia, the girl who helped out right after Sophie's birth. Now that Sophie is 2 months old, Roe comes down with a full blown case of fever, chills and aches. Trying to be a good mom, she plugs along feeding the baby and taking care of her until one night she notices that Virginia is nowhere to be found. In the back yard she and Philip discover a body but it's not Virginia. So where is Virginia and who killed this woman in Roe's back yard?

I really enjoyed this latest installment in the Aurora Teagarden series. To be honest, I have only read the first book (Real Murders) which I enjoyed but thought the murders were a little too well described in that book. This book was a breath of fresh air compared to book 1. The murder completely took place off stage, as per cozy protocol and there was little to no description. That suits me much much better than details! I seriously have to applaud the author for changing this up. I don't know if she kept the earlier murders so graphic but I love the story line and would love to find out when this nice changed occurred.

The characters in this book were enjoyable and I didn't really feel out of place even though I'd only read book 1. I did sort of wonder what had happened to some other characters but I'll find out as I read the series. I have to admit I first grew to love the Aurora story from the TV movies which led me to reading the books. I do realize that books are much different and way more detailed. I feel like there's a place for both. I really think Ms. Harris took her TV Aurora watchers into consideration when writing this book though.

Aurora's mom has changed a little bit and I love that she and John are so happily married. There's a little side story featuring John and it has a happy outcome. Philip has grown into a high school man and I enjoyed how awesome he is with baby Sophie and how patient he is for someone his age. Robin is just the man of everyone's dreams. He's kind, attentive and has his family's back. I'm looking forward to reading more about mystery solving with a baby or toddler in tow with this little family. But first I would love to get caught up with the rest of the series!

I was really surprised with the ending, I never saw that coming, great twist! I had guessed one little thing but it wasn't the killer.

I received and read an ebook ARC of this from NetGalley and the publisher. I would like to thank them both for allowing me the opportunity to read and review.

It is no secret that I am a tried and true Charlaine Harris fan. If there is a book she’s written, I’ve read it. Her worlds are easy to get lost in and her characters are easy to love. Aurora Teagarden is no exception. Roe has always been one of my favorite characters. Whether it’s her career as a librarian (and therefore love for books!), her penchant for finding herself wound up in murder mysteries (how could there be so many in such a small town, one has to wonder), or her way of moving about in the world with a strong self-awareness of who she is while also being very cognizant of the needs of others, I couldn’t say. All I know is, I’d love to be friends with Roe.

As for this book in particular, #10 in the Aurora Teagarden series, I’m not going to lie. It isn’t my favorite. Don’t get me wrong. The plot is pretty good. The writing is exactly what you’d expect from Ms. Harris. But there was something missing for me, and I can’t quite put my finger on it. The last book was so, so good, and I was really excited about it because it had been a long while since anything had been written in the series. In fact, I thought the series was over. But even after such a long break, All the Little Liars was right on track with all its predecessors.

So, what was different about this one? Well, two things. To be honest, I just don’t feel the relationship between her and her new husband, Robin. It feels like friends who made one of those “if we aren’t married to other people by the time we’re 40…” kind of things. I just don’t feel any connection between them. It’s not a romance novel, so that shouldn’t be a huge issue, but since their relationship and their family is a major part of this particular book, not being able to feel a spark between them was a little off-putting.

The second thing is, the baby changes everything. Don’t get me wrong, it should. As a mother, I know having kids changes everything in your world – how you see it, your place in it, your priorities, how you feel about yourself. So, naturally, it changed all of those things for Roe as well. But it also changes the tone of the story, and I wasn’t really expecting that. Everything is told from Roe’s point of view, so if her POV is dramatically changed, the readers experience changes as well, no? Not bad, just a shift I wasn’t anticipating.

At the end of the day, it’s Charlaine Harris. It was a pleasure to read, even if it was a little different from what I anticipated. And, I’m hoping there will be at least one more in the series, perhaps a chance to see Roe get back to herself a little more before winding things up.

If you’re a Charlaine Harris fan, I probably don’t have to convince you to read this one. If you aren’t familiar with the series, I highly recommend starting at the beginning, not because you’ll be lost if you don’t, but because you’ll have a better idea of who Roe is if you watch her grow through all of the books.

Note: I received this book from the publisher. I pride myself on writing fair and honest reviews.

Robin and Roe are new parents. Their newborn daughter, Sophie is proving to be a handful, Roe’s mother helps by paying for Virginia Mitchell, to come to their rescue for the first few weeks. Virginia is accommodating and steps in when Robin has to go out of town for work. Too bad she goes missing, and a dead body is found in the backyard.

Roe doesn’t want to worry Robin, so she keeps the fact that she is suffering from a severe case of the flu. A couple of nights after Robin leaves Roe wakes to hear her daughter crying, and Virginia is nowhere to be found. Roe and her brother. Philip searches the house and the backyard. What they find is a dead woman, but it isn’t Virginia. She doesn’t recognize the mystery woman and doesn’t know what happened to Virginia. Is she alive, or like the unknown woman in the backyard, is her body out there waiting to be found?
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Series: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery - Book 10
Author: Charlaine Harris
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Publisher: Minotaur Books

In Sleep Like a Baby, the latest installment of the #1 New York Times Best-selling Charlaine Harris’s Aurora Teagarden series, Roe is a new mom with a dead woman in her backyard. She is sick and has a missing babysitter as well. Are the two events related or just coincidence? It is up to Roe to find out and quickly. The dead woman is ultimately revealed as Robin’s stalker and a woman who had tried to kill Roe in the past.

This is a heartwarming story of relationships, adventures in childcare and murder. The characters are well developed and have endearing personalities. Roe is a typical new mother, exhausted and proud, as well as worried. Readers with young children or new parents will have no problem relating to Roe and everything she is going through.

The murder investigation is not as detailed as some readers may like, and in truth would not be very realistic. Having one of the lead detectives in the investigation as an old friend of the main character is a scenario that would, in real life, rarely, if ever, occur. A true detective would excuse himself from the investigation as being biased. However, this aside, the characters are beautifully written with just the right amount of eccentricities to make them believable.

Ms. Harris has a smooth, natural writing style and can tell a story. The book was not as fast-paced as others in the series and got bogged down with all the new baby and relationship issues. Unfortunately, the story seemed more about the new parents, their recent marriage, and Roe’s brother than about the murder and the victim. The main character, Roe did little to no investigation. The solution and unveiling of the killer were more of an accident than any real clues.

Sleep Like a Baby is a good story if the reader likes personal issues involved in their mysteries more than evidence or suspects and is interspersed with a family dynamic.

Top Pick 4.5 Stars

Aurora Teagarden is on leave from her job in the library, as she and her husband Robin adjust to life with their newborn daughter, Sophie. When Robin has to go out of town on business, Roe is grateful to have help from the highly recommended Virginia Mitchell. Virginia proves invaluable when Roe comes down with the flu. Everything changes one night when Roe wakes up to Sophie’s cries. After comforting Sophie, she searches the house for Virginia. There is no sign of her nanny, but Roe finds a dead body of another woman instead! Roe can’t help herself and finds herself in the middle of the mystery of the dead women and the investigation to determine if the death and Virginia’s disappearance are related.

I have read a few books in this series, but it has been a while. Since then, I have watched some of the Hallmark movies based on the series. As expected, there are differences between the movies and the novels, but seeing the television version of Aurora Teagarden made me eager to read this new book in the series. The book reads like a standalone, so new readers will have no problem enjoying the story. I like the depth and realism of the character of Roe. Her relationship with her husband, as well as with her younger brother, is very believable. The details of Roe and Robin learning to care for Sophie and their worries about her are also realistic and parents or anyone who has cared for a newborn will relate.

A major part of some of the prior books in the series is Roe’s participation in the “Real Murders Club, but the emphasis of this book is Roe solving the mystery surrounding the dead woman found in her backyard and the disappearance of her temporary nanny. I enjoyed seeing Roe balance her recovery from the flu and taking care of her newborn with solving a mystery. She mentions the club to her stepfather John, but it’s a very small part of the book. I think there is enough going on in the book that it doesn’t suffer without the club. The pacing of the book is even and I eagerly turned the pages to find out the solution to both mysteries.

After reading Sleep Like a Baby, I have a renewed appreciation of the author’s writing skills, as well as a reminder of how much I enjoyed this series in the past. I am hoping the author treats us to more of Roe’s adventures in the future.

~ Christine

More than a decade before she started writing her Southern Vampire Mysteries featuring Sookie Stackhouse and a supernatural world, Charlaine Harris won readers' affection when she introduced librarian and amateur sleuth Aurora Teagarden in a series of cozy mysteries. This 10th outing, SLEEP LIKE A BABY, begins with Aurora giving birth to little Sophie, the infant she was carrying in 2016's ALL THE LITTLE LIARS. Two months later, Aurora is in need of a nurse to help with the baby for a couple days, while she recovers from a mysterious flu and her husband, Robin Crusoe, attends an out-of-town awards ceremony for mystery writers.

During the night, Aurora is awakened by Sophie's crying and discovers that her nurse-for-hire, Victoria, is missing. When Aurora and her teenage half-brother, Phillip, begin searching for the missing RN, they discover a dead woman under a tree in their yard. The body is almost immediately identified as Tracy Beal, a stalker fan of Robin who had previously tried to kill Aurora. While struggling to regain her strength, Aurora tries to figure out who killed Tracy and what happened to Victoria. Clues and red herrings involve a purse snatching, some anonymously sent flowers, a barking dog, an active shooter, a family medical crisis and footage from a hidden nanny camera.

SLEEP LIKE A BABY is a leisurely paced cozy graced with likable and sympathetic characters, deadpan humor and plenty of clues sprinkled throughout to delight mystery buffs. Harris spins her tale with relaxed ease and confidence

Roe and Robin are getting used to being parents to their baby Sophie. Roe is breast feeding and her life revolves around feeding and caring for her new baby. When Robin, who is up for an Anthony award, goes to Bouchercon, Roe doesn't want to tell him that she is coming down with the flu. She calls in Virginia Mitchell who helped when she and Sophie were just home from the hospital. Virginia will be there at night while Robin is gone.

Roe gets sicker and sicker but between Virginia and Roe's younger brother Philip they are surviving and Roe can be positive when Robin calls to check in. But one night, Roe wakes up to hear Sophie crying through the baby monitor. When she makes her way to Sophie there is no Virginia. She wakes Philip and their search of the house doesn't find Virginia anywhere. When they check the backyard, they see a body but it is not Virginia.

When the woman in the yard is identified as Tracy Beal. She had stalked Robin and attempted to kill Roe. Both Robin and Roe thought that she was still in police custody. When a neighbor says he thought he saw Robin in the yard at the time of Tracy's death, he comes under police suspicion until he can prove he was at the convention.

Besides wondering what happened to Virginia and wondering who killed Tracy, Roe's stepfather has a heart attack and is in the ICU. Her mother won't leave him and Roe has to fit in hospital visits to support her mother. Between a gift flower arrangement with no card, a missing sweater, missing keys, a stolen diaper bag, and a break-in, there are all sorts of clues for Roe to decipher.

This was an entertaining cozy mystery and just perfect for fans of the Aurora Teagarden series.

Aurora Teagarden has a lot on her plate in this newest book in this great series. As a new mother she is just starting to learn the best ways to make her daughter happy , while keeping her healthy. Her husband, Robin, needs to go out of town to an award ceremony in the hopes his book will win. Unfortunately, Roe is not feeling well as he is getting ready to leave, so he calls the woman who helped them with the baby when she first came home from the hospital. After Robin leaves, Roe becomes ill with the flu and spends much of her time asleep in her bed, counting on her brother and her paid help to care for the baby.
Roe is awoken by a noise in the night and manages to get out of bed to find the woman hired to take care of the baby gone and a dead body in the back yard. A true nightmare.
Robin is accused of the murder when he comes back to town and Roe must use all of the energy she can spare to find the real killer before her new family is torn apart.
I really enjoyed this newest book in the Aurora Teagarden series. It was full of twists and surprises. I didn't know who the killer was until the end and it was a unique spin on a murder mystery.

this is pure crap. the play by play details of walking, talking, sitting, drinking, changing diapers...if Charlaine is getting paid by the word then she succeeded because there are plenty of useless words in this book. If her goal was to write an interesting mystery novel...major fail.

Things are never calm for Aurora and Robin. A new baby, a missing babysitter, a stalker from the past? Oh, my! Not to mention family drama and some local crazies? Whew boy! Lot to handle when you're a new mama like our Roe. And it was such a good time!

I could not put Sleep Like a Baby down!

The characters are what get me. Roe and Robin deal with a lot of crap being thrown their way from all directions. That pressure and stress could easily make someone fold but they carry through and deal. I like these two! There's a quiet strength to them and their marriage and I just enjoy spending time with them. There's no heat in this one, fyi. But you still get that romance and bond which is nice.

There's a good bit of day to day detail as Roe and Robin go about their lives which, I think, could easily become boring in the wrong hands but somehow with this series it works. I quite enjoy just being tugged along as they deal with everything from food to baby care to ignoring their answering machine. lol

On the mystery front I was able to figure out most of it early on but it was still entertaining watching some final pieces fall into place.

All in all, a fabulous time. Sleep Like a Baby hit the spot. I fell in love with this series years ago and Harris has me falling in love all over again. Sleep Like a Baby hit the spot.

Does it get any better than a new Aurora Teagarden novel? When Charlaine Harris resurrected the series last year after not touching it for nearly a decade (thank you Hallmark Movies and Mysteries,) I about died from joy. Sleep like a Baby picks up at the birth of Roe and Robin’s little bundle of joy, Sophie Crusoe. It quickly jumps a few months to find the couple (and Phillip, Roe's teenage half-brother who happens to live with her and Robin) adapting to life as newlyweds, with a very new family dynamic.

As Robin gears up for his first trip away since Sophie’s birth, he’s in the running for an award at Bouchercon, Roe finds herself coming down with the flu. Not willing to have Robin miss his chance to network and bask a bit in his own success, Roe rehires the young woman who helped her when Sophie was first born. Virginia Mitchell jumps right in and takes over, leaving Roe to sleep off her illness. It’s all going well until Sophie’s crying wakes Roe from her fevered haze to discover her sitter missing and an unknown body in the backyard.

While the story isn’t as strong as All the Little Liars, Sleep like a Baby offers up a good mystery, a few great surprises, a nice visit with most of the core characters and even brings back a character the reader hasn’t seen (or heard from) since Last Scene Alive. Really, when you're a fan, it’s hard not to love a new book in this series. The only downside? The wait till the next Aurora Teagarden book hits the shelves.

On a whim, I chose to read Sleep Like a Baby by Charlaine Harris. I hadn’t read one of her books in awhile. Once again, she proves herself to be an author that you can easily return to time and time again.

I haven’t read any of the other Aurora Teagarden mysteries, though I plan to. When I chose the book, I didn’t know it was a series. As I was reading it, there was occasional mention of an event that happened in the past. Many authors use this technique, but no one does it quite so well as Charlaine Harris. She lets you know that these characters have a history, but she doesn’t make it sound like some soap opera recap like some authors do.

The story revolves around Aurora Teagarden, her husband Robin, and their new baby daughter Sophie. Like most mysteries, there is a dead body. This time it is found in their very own backyard.

This is not one of those mysteries with lots of twists and turns that leaves you second guessing along the way and frantically turning pages to find out what happens next. It takes a more meandering route, taking it’s time, with the story unfolding. It’s as much about the characters as it is about the mystery.

It was just what I was in the mood for. Completely enjoyable.

I have been reading the Roe Teagarden series for years, and was excited that Harris has decided to add to it recently. When I say it is a typical Harris work, that's not a negative thing. She is absolutely willing to write the plot as it should be, not how people expect. Tragedies occur in her books. Characters are sacrificed for the storyline whenever necessary. These are things I love about her writing. Her characters FEEL.

Not ever having had children, I cannot speak to that aspect of this newest book - Roe experiencing motherhood for the first time. It read well! But the story didn't amaze me. Didn't make me not put it down to finish it. It seemed like more character development was necessary since they had been dormant. Maybe.

I will highly anticipate Harris' work. With any series or standalone. Roe, included.

Sleep Like A Baby is the tenth novel in the Aurora Teagarden series by American author, Charlaine Harris. New mom of baby Sophie, Roe has the ‘flu when Robin goes off to a conference to be presented with an award. Because Aida and John are also away, Robin and Roe enlist help to look after Sophie. But in the small hours of Sunday morning, Roe wakes to a crying baby, an absent helper and, on searching, a dead body in the backyard. Roe’s not operating on all cylinders in this episode, but still manages to figure it all out in the end. This instalment has plenty of twists, turns and a red herring or two; three separate but intertwined stories, as well as incidental side tales that add wrinkles. Roe’s young half-brother, Phillip shows great maturity when needed; some acquaintances surprise pleasantly, others less so. There are dogs and a puzzling theft and things going missing; a shootout in a hospital carpark; both Robin and Roe holding back information to prevent the other from worrying; and the killer will be a complete surprise to most readers. Enjoyable, as always.

This is the tenth book in the Aurora Teagarden mystery series. It can be read as a standalone, however. I have not read the other books, and this one made sense to me. However, it was not exactly what I was expecting. I have heard wonderful things about this series, but I found the book to drag at times with a bit of overdetailing. The murder almost seemed like an afterthought, at times. Ro is a likable character, and she did make the story enjoyable.

This cozy mystery was a bit different from some I have read, as the characters seem a bit more sensible when it comes to police involvement. Perhaps that is due to the fact that the heroine is a new mother. Relationships, as well as caring for a newborn, seem to be a bit more of the focus than solving this murder. The pace was slower than I was anticipating. While this wasn’t my favorite book in this genre, I would be willing to give another one in this series try.

Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy from NetGalley, but I wasn’t required to leave a positive review.

This is a great book; this is the tenth book in the Aurora Teagarden series written by Charlaine Harris. Robin and Aurora have finally begun their adventure in parenting. With newborn Sophie proving to be quite a handful, Roe's mother pays for a partially trained nurse, Virginia Mitchell, to come help the new parents for a few weeks. Virginia proves to be especially helpful when Robin has to leave town for work and Roe is struck with a bad case of the flu. One particularly stormy night, Roe wakes to hear her daughter crying and Virginia nowhere to be found. Roe's brother Philip helps her search the house and they happen upon a body outside... but it isn't Virginia's. This is a great book with a wonderful story and well developed characters. This book will keep you reading long into the night. If you are looking for a great book, then you need to read this book. I am looking forward to reading the next book by this great author. I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader’s copy of this book. The free book held no determination on my personal review.

I was so excited when this series was brought back to life and can say I'm not disappointed in the direction that it is heading. In this next book of the series Aurora is getting into her routine as a new mother. When Robin, Roes husband has to go out of town to receive an award she wonders if she will be able to handle everything herself. As Robin is leaving Aurora turns up sick so he hires Virginia who helped them when they first brought the baby home to help her out. A few days later on a stormy night Roe is awakened by her babies cries. While investigating she realizes Virginia is nowhere to be found so she wakes her half-brother up to help search. During the search they find a body in the backyard who isn't Virginia. Roe thinks she looks familiar but isn't sure who it could be. Follow along as Aurora tries to figure out if she wants to return to work at the library, who the strange woman is in the backyard, and what exactly happened to Virginia.

Sleep Like a Baby is the tenth (and probably the last) novel in the Aurora Teagarden mystery books. Roe Teagarden Crusoe is a new mother when things start to go wrong. When her husband goes away on a book convention, her babysitter goes missing and Roe finds a dead woman in her backyard. She can't figure out how these two things are connected. She is shocked when she finds out that the dead woman is someone she knew in the past.

I really liked this one. Like the previous book, the mystery takes a while to develop. I was surprised to read that the victim was someone we knew from the previous books. With this series, it is not necessary to be read in order, each mystery is separate. But this time, I recommend readers to read at least the seventh book in the series, Last Scene Alive.
One thing that I wished from this novel was for Aurora to investigate a little bit more.
Overall, this was a fast paced read and I would read another ten more books in the series if the author is willing to write them.

Poor Roe and Robin! Trouble is attracted to them like a bear to honey!

Trying to adjust to life as a new mother is proving to be a challenge. Sleep deprived, and now sick, Roe is happy to have Virginia back to help out while Robin is off to Nashville to accept an award.

But when she is jostled out of sleep by the baby monitor and her little girl crying, she can’t find Virginia anywhere. And when she spies a body lying in the backyard that isn’t Virginia she calls the police.

They take care of the body but where is Virginia? Her car is still parked out front and she has disappeared.

So who is this mystery woman in the yard and who killed her? Will life ever be normal in their world? Things happened at such a quick pace that this was a quick and easy read.

I look forward to seeing what is next for Roe and Robin.

Netgalley/St. Martin’s Release set for September 25, 2017

Sleep Like a Baby is the 10th installment in the delightful Aurora Teagarden mystery series by New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris. This series has been one of my favorites ever since I read the first, Real Murders, many years ago. In this latest volume, Roe and her husband Robin are settling down to parenthood with their newborn daughter, when Roe comes down with a bad case of the flu at the same time Robin has to leave town for a prestigious award ceremony. They hire a nanny to help with the baby until Robin can return, and, though Roe is very sick, things seem to be going well enough—until Roe wakes one night to a crying baby, the realization that her nanny is missing, and the discovery of a unknown woman’s dead body in her back yard.

Sleep Like a Baby is a wonderful read, and highly recommended, as are all the books in the Aurora Teagarden series.

(Advance Reading Copy obtained by request from NetGalley.)

So as it turns out, I like Charlaine Harris' Sookie Stackhouse books SO much they have spoiled me for her other series. My daughter also read this and told me it's actually good for it's genre, but I found the writing rather awkward and kept wondering what made Ms. Harris lose her writer chops! But because of daughter's comments, and her additional comment that she actually enjoyed it, I am saying it's okay. Just not for me.

Have to admit I've been reading Aurora Teagarden for years, so I have the background for this newest edition in the series. It could be a standalone, but then you miss her history with the detective assigned to the case, the dead body, and how much she sees her new baby as a miracle. The story takes place over about a week, with Roe having a bad case of the flu from the first page, and a nursing mother to a two month old, doesn't leave a lot of energy to be expended when the night help disappears, and a dead body is found at the back of the yard. Reluctantly Roe and Phillip have to deal with the police and an unhappy husband when he gets home to find out how sick she was and about the body. Together they solve the mysteries. We visit with the main characters from previous books, and that's always nice to touch base with characters we know and miss.

So often people get hung up on the content, more than the experience of reading something. In this particular case, the experience of reading this book was as pleasurable as anything else. If you have read the rest of the series, and why wouldn't you, then you are aware of the context. Roe has just had her first child. And what I enjoyed so particularly was how insular, and intimate, our perspective on the action was. We are inside the house, right up close and personal with this experience of baby's first day's. She doesn't let us off the hook, we are there in it with her, almost listening to her breathe, and it made the mystery as compelling as any high-octane thrill ride.
I won't prattle on, there are plenty of others who will do that for me. But the intimacy is what is unique about this installment, and why I recommend you read it too.

I received an ARC of this book from Netgalley for free in exchange for an honest review.
I started Sleep Like A Baby with high expectations. I loved the Sookie Stackhouse books, so that set the bar high for a different series. Charlaine Harris did not disappoint!
I enjoyed every page of the novel. This was my first time reading an Aurora Teagarden story, and I never once felt lost, which is a pretty amazing feat, with this being book 10 in the series.
I fell right into Aurora's world and into the mystery. I love that I was kept guessing who the killer was right to the reveal. I love how human and relatable Aurora, Robin, Phillip, and all the other characters were.
I will be making it a point to put the previous Aurora Teagarden books to the top of my TBR list.

I've dipped in and out of this series over the years so I was familiar, although hazy, on some of the characters but not on either Robin or Roe, both of whom are just nice people. This installment is more about Roe moving into a new place-motherhood- than the mystery and that's what makes it special. Roe's always been a fun character but this book made her feel more real as she struggles to deal with all the changes in her life as well as with being sick and having a new baby. That said, the mystery of the missing babysitter and the unknown dead woman in the garden is well done. Phillip, Roe's half brother, is a good sidekick. Thanks to net galley for the ARC. This is an entertaining book and I suspect Roe's woes will resonate with more than one of us.

I loved the earlier Aurora Teagarden mysteries and was very sad when they seemed to end. I was thrilled that Charlaine Harris was bringing her back, but now that I've read the last 2, I'm not so sure that was a good thing. In this book, Roe seems determined to dislike almost everyone, and seems to be losing friends left and right. I also felt like there were just too many plots thrown together into 1 book, and the ending left something to be desired.

I was glad that Roe has a baby, since she wanted children, but I got tired of the constant references to having to feed the baby, and it seemed like she was repeating the same things over and over. Also, her mother, usually a strong character, is reduced to a very slight presence in this book. And some of the conversations with other characters just seemed strange and had nothing to do with the plot.

By the end, I basically felt that Roe doesn't have any friends anymore, has no tolerance for anyone else, dislikes most animals, and isn't the interesting person she used to be. It was very unsettling.

I love Charlaine Harris and her Aurora Teagarden series, so I was excited when I saw another book in the series on Netgally. This book is about Robin and Aurora embarking on parenting! Their daughter Sophie is quite a handful so Roe’s mom gets them a nurse to help out. Perfect timing for Virginia Mitchell to arrive since Robin has to leave for work and Roe gets the flu.
Roe wakes up in the middle of the night to Sophia crying and Virginia is missing. While searching for Virginia Roe and her brother find a body and it isn’t Virginia! So now she has to figure who the dead woman is and find out where Virginia!
Charlaine Harris is an amazing writer and she did not let in Sleep Like A Baby! I look forward to reading more from Charlaine!

I feel like this book was so much different from the rest. I like that we have now moved into the twenty first century but Aurora seems so much different than she did in the first book. The book was a great fast read but just one body this time? That’s not normal. And so many new characters and people that just popped in and didn’t make sense. Nothing really tied together at all.

I began reading this book a few hours ago. I've read the Aurora Teagarden series a few years ago so I was excited to see what was new.
This turned out to be a great story!
Roe is a new mom, her husband is off to Boucheron, and to make it worse, Roe is really sick.
Calling in a part time nanny sounds perfect, but when the nanny disappears and Roe finds a dead body in her back yard, she can't think things could possibly get worse.
How wrong she is! This book will keep you on the edge of you seat. I was captivated with the story and was a bit sad when it ended.
I really hope that will be another book in this series.

I voluntarily read an ARC of this book provided by the publisher and NetGalley.

Charlaine Harris is an amazing and prolific author. I've thoroughly enjoyed several of her series: the Sookie Stackhouse novels, Lily Bard, Midnight TX, Harper Connelly. But the Aurora Teagarden series was my least favorite -- nothing wrong with them -- I read a couple and enjoyed them, just not as much as the others, so I haven't kept up with the series and things have moved on since the last time I knew what Roe was up to.

In this novel, the 10th in the series, she has newly married and had a baby! Her husband is a mystery author and she is deep in the throes of breastfeeding. We read about breastfeeding .. a lot. At least twenty times, maybe more. In the hands of a lesser author this would be excruciating. In Harris' capable hands it's only tedious and annoying -- and I'm very pro-breastfeeding. I just got sick of reading about it. And baby love. I've been there. I understand it. But it's not that fun to read about. Thankfully, Harris has a good sense of humor, which helps a lot.

Harris is an excellemt writer. Her dialogue is realistic and the mystery is interesting. When new-ish husband Robin has to go away for a convention they hire a young woman to help Roe out while he's gone. One night, Roe wakes up to find the baby screaming, the babysitter missing -- and a body in the backyard!

If you're familiar with the series you know what to expect. This can be read as a standalone, though it's more enjoyable if you know the history of the character. Books in the series are: Real Murders, A Bone to Pick, Three Bedrooms One Corpse, The Julius House, Dead Over Heels, A Fool and His Honey, Last Scene Alive, Poppy Done to Death, All the Little Liars, and Sleep Like a Baby.

World of mystery is better with Aurora Teagarden in it. Always been a fan of Aurora and have been enjoying Hallmark adding her to their movies. Aurora is juggling all the new aspects of her life with a new husband, a half brother in residence and a beautiful baby girl. All details being new, dead bodies turning up in Aurora's yard remains a constant. Having an infant to care for and a husband out of town leaves little time for crime solving. All in all still a great read with Harris sharing more into our favorite characters' lives. "A copy of this book was provided to me by St. Martin's Press with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read and my comments here are my honest opinion."

Absolutely awful. Ms. Harris started off as a talented author and a gifted storyteller. But apparently she has decided making more money was better than producing quality reading. Aurora was a grand character until the last book. Then this debacle made a mockery of all the books early in this series. The writing in this one is amateurish and pure drivel. About forty pages in I knew either Ms. Harris has lost it or this was written by someone else. I detested Aurora and every other character. If this is truly the end of this series we should all be grateful......

Welcome back, Aurora Teagarden! This is the series that first introduced me to Charlaine Harris, so it will always have a place in my library, and my heart! Roe and Robin have welcomed their new child Sophie into the world. When Robin needs to leave Roe and Sophie to go to a book convention, Roe gets the flu. She calls Virginia, the nurse that her mother hired when she first came home from the hospital to help care for the baby. One stormy evening, Virginia is no where to be found,,,,byt Roe and her stepbrother Phillip find a strange woman's body in the backyard! Who is it, and why is she there? Good storyline, and glad to become reaquainted with these characters.

Like everyone else, I've been waiting for new release in this series. I'm glad it finally arrived but I can't say it was worth the wait. There were a few chuckle moments in the book and one or two what's going to happen next moments but overall it's about people being petty. Let's face it, just because you become a new mom (yes I've been there) doesn't mean you become an idiot. I was disappointed overall. Hopefully the next book in the series will be better.

Roe has finally had her surprise baby and finding it to be more work than she thought.with taking care of her half brother, her stepfather having another heart attack she is overwhelmed. A woman who had stalked and tried to kill her a year ago is found dead in her back yard and Roe's babysitter has disappeared. A realistic view of being sick and taking care of everything. Roe and Robin are both in danger trying to figure it out.

This series of cozy mysteries by Charlaine Harris is quite different from the Sookie Stackhouse novels. I have to say it is refreshing to read a cozy without a love triangle, a with a main character actually being sensible about the police and putting herself in danger. In this installment, Aurora Teagarden has recently had a baby, and she is dealing with being a new mother and a bout of the flu, while her husband is out of town. When someone ends up dead in her back yard, Aurora investigates. The mystery was fine, but really took second place to the family relationships. And that was logical, because with a new baby - everything else DOES take a back seat.

With former librarian and sometime sleuth Aurora Teagarden settled down in familial happiness with second husband Robin, a new baby daughter, and her teenage half-brother, this mystery's framework is solidly in the cozy category. Roe's chosen domesticity doesn't stop her from getting personally involved when the authorities in her small Georgia town struggle to solve several puzzling crimes, including the death of a violent individual from Robin's past whose body is found in Roe's yard. Harris's deft pacing and skill with first-person narration are as strong as ever in the latest addition to her popular non-paranormal series.

In SLEEP LIKE A BABY: AN AURORA TEAGARDEN MYSTERY, Roe is a brand-new mother who is totally caught up in baby care and breastfeeding. Normally I dislike cozy mysteries where the heroine is obsessing over how important her children are to her, but author Charlaine Harris is such a pro, I loved this fast-reading novel, and finished it in two sittings.

Although there are at least nine earlier novels in the Aurora Teagarden series, this one works fine as a standalone. I’ve read a couple of the earlier books, and have watched the ones presented as Hallmark TV mysteries, but didn't need that background at all to enjoy this series entry.

In the novel, Roe has remarried after losing her first husband (Martin), she has a new baby (Sophie), and her teenage half-brother (Phillip) is sharing her household. Roe comes down with a dreadful case of flu on the eve of her mystery writer husband's departure for Bouchercon. Husband Robin has been nominated for an Anthony award, so Roe hides the extent of her illness to keep from spoiling his day in the sun. Even so, the solicitous and over-protective Robin hires a nanny (Virginia) to help Roe look after the baby during his brief absence.

Roe takes to her bed, and Virginia brings Sophie to her at feeding times. Then Roe wakes to the sound of Sophie’s crying on the baby monitor. Sophie is hungry, and Virginia has vanished. Roe and Phillip search the premises, and discover a body in the backyard. But it's not Virginia--it's a woman who's a total stranger. Except, as it turns out, the woman has a connection to Robin that puts him and Roe under suspicion of murder. Of course it's up to Roe to solve the mystery.

SLEEP LIKE A BABY will appeal primarily to female readers, because of the focus on newborn care. It has a simplistic mystery plot with a totally guessable ending. But it's an entertaining, enjoyable read, and anyone who loves cozy mysteries, Hallmark mysteries, and Charlaine Harris novels is going to like it.

Charlaine Harris may be best know for her Sookie Stackhouse series, this Aurora Teagarden series is my favorite. This is book 10 in a series that has been around since 1990. Aurora has been through a lot and is finally happily married with a brand new daughter. She has her brother living with them and life is good until an old stalker shows up and is found dead in their yard. This series is also a tv show. I'd start with book one but you could certainly enjoy this book without all the previous who done its.

I'm not much of a cozy mystery fan, but I've enjoyed this series, mostly because Harris manages to inject some darkness into the smallish town life of Aurora Teagarden.

Aurora is still her old judgy self, but motherhood has softened her attitude towards some of the people in her life. Her experiences with first time motherhood ring true, and she accepts help where in the past should would have gone it alone. As Aurora has grown as a person, Harris's evolution as an author is evident in the last two Aurora books. Harris still includes the little details that make her books so fun, but still focuses on plot and character development. Although there wasn't one description of Roe's terrible outfits, which I missed.

Once again a mystery or two invade Aurora's happiness and to top it off she has the Flu. However, nothing keeps her down and in true Aurora fashion she rises to solve the mystery. Fans of the series will enjoy this book but if you are new to the series you may only think it "okay". I suggest that you treat yourself to the earlier books which will give you a feel for Aurora's life. Then you can enjoy her happiness and frustrations at the arrival of baby Sophie.

This is a straightforward mystery novel and a quick, snappy read. Although it seemed to be just as much about nursing a newborn as it was about the puzzle the heroine was trying to solve, the puzzle was still interesting and kept me turning pages. If I have a criticism, it’s that the story wraps up too neatly, but even that isn’t a fatal flaw. I quite enjoyed this and would read another by this author.

Roe and Robin have another adventure all within the confines of their yard and home. Tracy the stalker is back. We see how one persons choice to commit a crime leads to a domino of other criminal events occurring. Another good cozy mystery that you can enjoy and work through from the comfort of your favorite chair.

Sleep Like a Baby is the tenth book in the Aurora Teagarden Mystery series. This can be read as a standalone but makes more sense if you have read the previous books. This is a cozy mystery so there is some violence.

The book blurb adequately describes the storyline so I'm not going to repeat that all info here. The author did a good job of explaining what is going on in the series for new readers . The characters are well written, even if you don't like some of them. There are clues in the storyline that keep you guessing what twists and turns will be revealed next. While the storyline is predictable, both old and new fans of the series will enjoy it.

I received a copy of this book from NetGalley and chose to leave a review for other readers.

I have to admit that I am not reading this series in order. Sometimes I read a book, sometimes I catch the Hallmark version so when I picked up “Sleep Like a Baby”, I was somewhat taken aback by where Aurora’s life is but at the same time, I was grateful that Charlaine Harris did a little bit of catching the reader up with what had been happening.

Just as Robin is getting ready to jump on a plane for his big night at the awards ceremony, Aurora comes down with a horrible case of the flu. With a new baby to care for, and a stepbrother that is helpful but has his own life, Aurora cannot be left alone. Robin decides to call Virginia, a local caregiver that can come in nights to help with both Aurora and two-month-old Sofie.

Turns out that there is a whole mess brewing when Aurora wakes to find her daughter crying and the caregiver nowhere in sight and a dead body in the backyard. Thankfully, it is not Virginia but a woman that had been stalking Robin. This case just got a whole lot stranger for the local Lawrenceton police department and now Robin is in panic mode since he was not there to protect his family.

With her head swimming in germs and a crying infant that needs nursing every two hours, Aurora does her best to find answers but at the same time, she needs to be there for her mother when adversity strikes Aida’s life.

This book did get a bit silly from time to time, for instance, Aurora’s sentimentality to a diaper bag because a dear friend gave it to her, made me shake my head at her. I know that this series is kinder and gentler than others out there are, but sometimes Aurora’s gosh-golly-gee outlook irritates me.

I am a huge fan of the Aurora Teagarden Mystery series and was thrilled to get this latest book to review. Without giving too much away, Aurora has entered a new chapter in her very eventful life and yet is still haunted by events from her past. I enjoy the characters in this series, especially Aurora and her mother and their relationship. I like Charlaine Harris' writing in this series particularly and find it a fun, easy, relaxing read. Like other books in this series, it easily stands on its own, but don't miss the fun of the previous books in this series.

OMG!!! I have was too disappointed back when this series was over! I love Aurora Teagarden!! I was thrilled when this book came out and actually pre ordered it!!
It did not disappoint, except that there isn't another!!! I hope Harris continues to tell us Aurors's story!!

I have read all other books written by Charlaine Harris including others in this series and really liked to absolutely loved all of them. I returned this one to Audible. Something, I have never done with any other book by any other author. It had a Christian Fundamentalist undertone that was off putting to me, and it seemed as if it was edited to target that audience. I guess it has something to do with Candace Cameron portraying Aurora on Hallmark. So, if that is your thing, you may love this book. I was so disappointed that I am not sure if I will chance buying another Harris book.

Ugh. Did anyone proofread this book? Is it Carmen or Annette? Dr. Clifton or Dr. Halverson? If the plot were halfway decent I might not get so hung up on the author’s apparent lack of an editor. But it’s not.

I love that charlaine is giving us more Aurora again. I'm checking the interwebs almost daily for any update on more books.

This was a wonderful addition to the Aurora series. Roe as a new mom when she finds herself in the middle of another murder mystery while Robin is at a conference.

Sleep Like a Baby is the tenth book in the Aurora Teagarden Mystery series. This can be read as a standalone but makes more sense if you have read the previous books. This is a cozy mystery so there is some violence.

The book blurb adequately describes the storyline so I'm not going to repeat that all info here. The author did a good job of explaining what is going on in the series for new readers . The characters are well written, even if you don't like some of them. There are clues in the storyline that keep you guessing what twists and turns will be revealed next. While the storyline is predictable, both old and new fans of the series will enjoy it.

I received a copy of this book from NetGalley and chose to leave a review for other readers.

I was not overly fond of the main characters, especially, Aurora herself. They are, in fact, downright annoying with their reactions to other characters and circumstances in the story. It was interesting enough to finish the book, though the opinions from Aurora and Robin at the conclusion angered me, so I feel doubtful if I read the next one.

The Aurora Teagarden Mystery series have followed Aurora Teagarden and her club, who help solve murders. Aurora is a librarian and is very good with finding clues, often helping the local police solve murders. This newest edition follows Roe (Aurora) and Robin in their new marriage and life with their new baby. A nanny is hired and disappears and a mystery woman in found in their yard. The book is a quick read and enjoyable. The series has even been made into Hallmark movie series and stars Candace Cameron Bure as Aurora. You will like the story and the main characters.