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This Pen for Hire

di Laura Levine

Serie: Jaine Austen (1)

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Fiction. Mystery. HTML:"I'm crazy about Laura Levine's mystery series. Her books are so outrageously funny." Joanne Fluke
Smarmy personals ads. Daring declarations of love. Freelance writer Jaine Austen has penned them all. But no one needs her help more than geeky, gawky Howard Murdoch. His request is simple enough: a letter proclaiming his undying love for Stacy Lawrence, a gorgeous aerobics instructor. The fact that he's never actually met the woman gives Jaine pauseyet she soon overcomes her misgivings, and the unlikely Romeo lands a date! But his triumph is short-lived. On Valentine's Day, Howard finds Stacy bludgeoned to death with a Thigh Masterand is quickly named the prime suspect.
Jaine is shocked. Sure, Howard's awkward and eccentric. But a murderer? That's hard to believe. Especially after a little sleuthing reveals a plethora of people who harbored less-than-loving feelings towards the svelte Stacy. Now Jaine had better wrangle her clues quickly, before a crafty killer catches onand puts a whole new spin on her ghost writing career. . .
"Sheer fun!" Carolyn Hart.
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I’m not a superfan of cozy mysteries, but some are fine in a pinch. This one was possibly the worst I’ve ever read. Read my full review here. ( )
  joyblue | Jan 28, 2023 |
nothing memorable, I'll try the next... ( )
  daaft | Aug 13, 2022 |
I’ve read several short novellas featuring Jayne Austen in holiday collections and wanted to read her main mystery series for ages. I love Jayne’s snarky voice, her cat named Prozac, and her hilarious “detective” work. Jayne’s real-life job is writing—as in resumes, love letters, ghost writing. When she is hired to write a love letter for a client (who she feels has no chance at the girl he wants), she reluctantly takes the job. But when the object of the love letter turns up dead, and her client is arrested, Jayne feels obligated to seek out the real murderer. I loved the fun cast of characters in this one.

Please excuse typos/name misspellings. Entered on screen reader.
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  KatKinney | Mar 3, 2022 |
re-read still a 4 star funny read.
⭐⭐⭐⭐
I love Jaine Austen her
mother is an Anglophile, and a bad speller
, she’s funny, smart, a smart ass and a writer. The setting is great, L.A. and it feels like L.A.
A famous philosopher (either Aristotle or Judith Krantz, I forget who) once said about being a woman in Los Angeles: If you’re blonde and beautiful, you’re interchangeable. If you’re not, you’re invisible.


Jaine quotes that immortal character
But in the words of that wise old philosopher, Bullwinkle J. Moose, things aren’t always what they seem in Frostbite Falls.
and with all the jokes and wisecracks she solves the case because as I mentioned before Jaine is smart.

Jaine also has a wonderful cat named Prozac
So I grabbed her cat carrier from the hall closet. Which was, of course, a fatal mistake. The minute she saw it, she undoubtedly thought, “Uh-oh, another trip to that irritating veterinarian who keeps sticking thermometers up my butt.”


Thanks to a great review from Luffy one of my goodreads friends. I decide to give this rather low rated book a chance. Thanks so much Luffy it’s just as good as you said it was.

Cozies Reading Challenge ( )
  kevn57 | Dec 8, 2021 |
First in a series, I am not sure of.
  Karen74Leigh | Sep 4, 2019 |
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Fiction. Mystery. HTML:"I'm crazy about Laura Levine's mystery series. Her books are so outrageously funny." Joanne Fluke
Smarmy personals ads. Daring declarations of love. Freelance writer Jaine Austen has penned them all. But no one needs her help more than geeky, gawky Howard Murdoch. His request is simple enough: a letter proclaiming his undying love for Stacy Lawrence, a gorgeous aerobics instructor. The fact that he's never actually met the woman gives Jaine pauseyet she soon overcomes her misgivings, and the unlikely Romeo lands a date! But his triumph is short-lived. On Valentine's Day, Howard finds Stacy bludgeoned to death with a Thigh Masterand is quickly named the prime suspect.
Jaine is shocked. Sure, Howard's awkward and eccentric. But a murderer? That's hard to believe. Especially after a little sleuthing reveals a plethora of people who harbored less-than-loving feelings towards the svelte Stacy. Now Jaine had better wrangle her clues quickly, before a crafty killer catches onand puts a whole new spin on her ghost writing career. . .
"Sheer fun!" Carolyn Hart.

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