When four mothers in Southern California finally had their kids in school full-time, they didn’t look to fill their hours with Pilates or pickleball.

They decided to investigate a murder.

In the new book, “The Carpool Detectives: A True Story of Four Moms, Two Bodies and One Mysterious Cold Case” (Random House), writer Chuck Hogan details how a group of moms solved a fifteen-year-old gruesome double-homicide that had long eluded veteran law enforcement Sherlocks.

“Their ability as women to get people to trust and confide in them — was their superpower in investigating and breaking this case,” writes Hogan. “Motherhood no longer defined them — it was one of many hats they wore.” 4

The case involved the 2005 discovery of the bodies of a 60-something suburban businessman and his wife

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