#COOKING WITH CLORIS--MYSTERY AUTHOR CHRISTINE KNAPP ON MODERN MIDWIVES AND HOT FUDGE SAUCE

Christine Knapp practiced as a nurse-midwife for many years. A writer of texts and journal articles, she is now thrilled to combine her love of midwifery and mysteries as a fiction author. Christine currently narrates books for the visually impaired. Learn more about her and her books at her website where you'll find links to her other social media.

Modern Midwife Mysteries

Hello! I am a nurse midwife who loves reading mysteries. I had written textbooks in the past but wanted to try my hand at fiction and bring to life a modern-day midwife who solves crimes. So, I decided to combine my passions by writing the Modern Midwife Mysteries. 

 

For many years, I felt that the Midwifery profession was not fully understood and thus not accurately portrayed in fiction. To try to remedy this, I included many current obstetrical vignettes within my series. I wanted readers to see the various areas where midwives provide care. Each chapter starts with an epigraph about the birthing process.

 

Maeve O’Reilly Kensington, my literary midwife has a full plate. She provides excellent care for her patients, struggles with fertility issues, and navigates the upper crust world of her in-laws, all while trying to bring murders to justice.

 

Even though she is married to an amazing chef, she continuously strives to be a good baker. Although cookies are not Maeve’s forte, she eventually manages to bake a culinary delight or two. I particularly love dishes that look complicated but are in fact very easy. Recipes are included in each mystery.

 

This is Maeve’s mother’s recipe for the ultimate hot fudge sauce.

 

Mary Margaret Callahan O’Reilly’s Hot Fudge Sauce

 

Ingredients:

12 ounce can evaporated milk

2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

1/2 cup sugar

1 tablespoon unsalted butter

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

 

Add evaporated milk, chocolate chips, and sugar to a saucepan over low to medium heat. Stir constantly until it starts to boil. Remove from heat. Stir in butter and vanilla. Cool for 30 minutes. Serve warm. Makes 2-1/2 cups.

 

Murder at the Wedding

A Modern Midwife Mysteries, Book 1

 

Maeve O’Reilly Kensington loves her job as a nurse-midwife at Creighton Memorial Hospital in the quintessential New England seaside town of Langford. Nothing could bring her more pleasure than helping women usher new life into the world... except possibly having a child of her own with her husband, Will. In the meantime, she's happy to celebrate the families of those she treats, and content to support her husband in his newly formed catering business.

 

However, when Creighton Memorial's Chief Obstetrician suddenly drops dead at his daughter’s extravagant wedding reception, catered by Will, Maeve's two worlds collide in the worst possible way. Suddenly murder is on the menu, and Maeve is desperate to help her husband by finding out who killed the doctor.

 

With the help of her wealthy, acerbic sister, Meg, and her quick-witted Boston Irish mother, Maeve sets out to solve a murder and clear her husband's name. But can she stay one step ahead of the killer? Or will they strike again...this time closer to home?

 

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