This is a spy comedy that reminded me of The Blonde Identity by Ally Carter. Here, a newly divorced single mom is recruited by the CIA to help them take down a Russian money launderer. It’s got a ton of humor that had me laughing, a cute mystery, and a hint of a romance that left me wishing for more.

Gabby is a stay-at-home mom, who’s been divorced for four months, and wakes up to a court order to get a job because her ex doesn’t want to pay spousal support any more. When he left her, he took the guinea pig and moved into a hotel while she has their two kids, Kyle (fourteen) and Lucas (eight) and the dog (Mr. Bubbles). Her last job was for a travel agency and she’s trying to think of a new job she might be qualified for when two CIA agents come to her home, offering her a job. It turns out she is a look alike for one Agent Dagger who was just murdered. They want Gabby to take her place as an administrative assistant for a Russian mob boss at a company called estocks Enterprises and spy on them. Gabby thinks she can do this – she’s a ninja at gossip between her neighborhood and the moms at school and she needs a job so she decides to give spying a try.

She is assigned to Marcus, a swoony James Bond look alike, for training. He teaches her some basic self defense moves and is startled when she’s cleverer than he thinks she’ll be. Marcus has a tendency to fall for his partners and while we see he is attracted to Gabby, she is oblivious to it. I wanted to see more of a romance develop between them – we get a few hugs and kisses and promises to meet for more (when they finish the case). I loved it when she offered him some of her home cooked meatloaf that no one likes and he ate it all!

There were some eccentric characters that added to the fun, including her neighbor and best friend, Justin, her quirky kids, her ex, Phil and her Russian grandma and boyfriend Burt, who move in with Gabby after they get kicked out of their retirement home.

When Gabby starts the new job, she is trying to find evidence of money laundering, but she is worried whoever killed Agent Dagger will know she’s a fake and come after her. She decides to try and discover who the mole is at the office before they come after her. She soon discovers that Agent Dagger was a double agent, working for both the Russians and the CIA and now she is juggling a lot and it’s gets zany – she stumbles her way through and it’s a good time.

While I had to suspend my disbelief at many of the antics and would have liked to see more romance, I enjoyed the laughs and lighthearted mystery and if there’s a sequel, I’ll be there for it!