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Book ReviewsThis Pen for Hire: A Jaine Austen Mystery (Jaine Austen Mysteries) |
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Book: This Pen for Hire: A Jaine Austen Mystery (Jaine Austen Mysteries)
Written by: Laura Levine |
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation
Average Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5
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A Date To Remember
Rating:
4 / 5
Jaine Austen, owner of This Pen For Hire a writing service in Los Angeles is hired by geeky Howard Murdoch, to write a love letter to aerobics instructor, Stacy Lawrence.
Jaine has written personal ads for clients, but this was her first love letter and she was a little worried since Howard had never actually met Stacy. But she gives it her all and is surprised when Stacy accepts Howard's offer for a date. Could it be that she's fascinated with geeky guys or maybe the hint in Jaine's letter which might have made her think that Howard Murdoch's uncle was Rupert Murdoch.
Either way, Howard never got a chance to find out because when he arrives for his date on Valentines Day, he finds Stacy bludgeoned to death with a thighmaster.
Jaine appears to be the only person who believes Howard isn't guilty and using all her skills, she tackles the suspects, which include Andy, her married boyfriend, Jasmine, Andy's former girlfriend who was angry Stacy stole him, Elaine who was upset that Stacy got the good apartment in the building when she was next in line.
As an added bonus, she gets to meet Cameron Bannick, an antique dealer neighbor of Stacy's who definitely makes her heart race a little faster.
With the help of Cameron, and her friend. Kandi she searches for the clues that will lead her to the killer before the killer finds her.
Highlights:
This book is a laugh riot. I think it is the funniest mystery book I have read. Jaine is a great character, very witty and bright.
Her detective work. Jaine does some real investigating, pretending to be a reporter, or from the police, whatever it takes to get her in the door.
Good mystery, although I figured out who the killer was but not the motive or how it was done.
Lance, her next door neighbor who has sonar hearing and is constantly complaining about the noise she makes,
Her writing class of senior citizen's.
Lowlights:
There are no lowlights in this book other than I guessed the killer, but since it didn't affect the enjoyment of the book, it's not a major problem.
One of the best first books in a mystery series that I have read.
This Pen Is GOOD!!
Rating:
5 / 5
The story is well plotted, and the pace never lets up. It never looses sight of the fact that it's a murder mystery first; the humor never gets in the way of the story. I like the fact that a person who is trying to solve a crime, is not really a detective... makes mistakes and all! Read it and enjoy!
A great quick and entertaining read.
Rating:
5 / 5
The heroine (Jaine Austin) is funny and the plot is engaging. Besides, who could resist a story with a demanding cat named Prozac? A health club beauty gets murdered and Jaine's pathetic client gets nabbed as the suspect. She feels guilty because it's due to her that the two even met so she decides to do some sleuthing on her own as the police obviously have the wrong man. The writing style is breezy and humerous although the heroine's constant self depricating jokes about her weight did get on my nerves. A nice lighthearted story that made me smile as I read it. Definitely recommend this one and I look forward to reading the sequel.
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