Don't Cross Mo Ellery ~ Current Book

Current Book ~ Don't Cross Mo Ellery by Birdie Horne


NetGalley About Summary

A laugh-out-loud mystery following the indomitable hot mess Mo Ellery, whose job as a school crossing guard pulls her into an unhinged murder investigation.

Mo Ellery’s 29th birthday is a disaster. After one small accident—the exposure of her boyfriend’s genitals (well, maybe not that small) on a work video call—she manages to get fired, dumped, and kicked out of their overpriced Chicago apartment. Luckily, a sign appears to guide Mo to her new life: “Looking for flexible part-time work? Become a school crossing guard!” It’s everything Mo has been looking for: health insurance. How hard can it be?

A few weeks later, Mo is adjusting to her new low-paying job, her bisexual reawakening, and her new neighborhood’s wacky characters. There’s Claudia, an old woman who refuses to let Mo help her cross the street, and Marlowe, a tween cell phone prodigy whose antics terrify her. But Mo’s greatest nemesis is Poodle Dude, a guy with an SUV full of poodles who speeds through her intersection each morning. . . until the day he speeds into a sinkhole. Mo tries and fails to shield innocent eyes from his bloody corpse, but succeeds in accidentally becoming the guardian to his three poodles.

And that’s not the worst of it: some of the locals are convinced that Poodle Dude was murdered. Their allegations are obviously ridiculous, but Mo, desperate for distractions—and for several hot neighbor-suspects—reluctantly agrees to help. But Mo the detective is just as chaotic as Mo the underemployed adult, and the three entitled poodles are not helping. When a second local dies under mysterious circumstances, it’s going to take all of Mo’s broadly applicable and transferrable skills to find the killer.

Murderers beware. . . DON'T CROSS MO ELLERY!

Genre: Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers, LGBT
Goodreads added: Humor, Romance

 The How/Why: Influenced by NetGalley FB Group

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˜”*°•.˜”*°• Current Book in Progress •°*”˜.•°*”˜

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 💫  TBD I start with five and deduct if/when they lose me along the way.

🎉🎊 Overall Storytelling? TBD

  • Setting the stage. Atmosphere, Vibe
  • Likeable Characters: Protagonist, Supporting Cast, Extras
  • Unlikeable Antagonist
  • Executing the premise
  • Lives up to the promise

🎣🎏 Did it grab and keep my attention? TBD

🗣️Would I recommend it to anyone? Yes ➕No ➖Maybe 🤷 TBD

🕮 Would I want a sequel? Yes ➕No ➖ Maybe 🤷 TBD

📚 Would I want to read more books by this author? Yes ➕No ➖ Maybe 🤷 TBD

⚠️💣💥 📢 Content Warnings? MŪrdɇr & DɇaṪh, Gorɇ/Descriptions of C0rƤŞeŞ, ɆxƤlïcït Sɇxuɐl C0ntent

🌶️🫑Spice? Google says 3-5 🌶️'s
I'll let you know

🌪 Plot Twist? TBD if yes, Predictable? 

👟 Pace? TBD

💻 Tidbits ~ TBD

🎧 Narrator: Cia Court

🎧9.31 hours  🕮 336 pages

Recently Published 8-11-2026 but was still available to request.

Thank you NetGalley and HarperAudio Adult for the free ALC in exchange for my honest review.


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