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Laura Levine
Full Series List in Order
A Jaine Austen Mystery
1 - This Pen for Hire (Jun-2002)2 - Last Writes (Jul-2003)
3 - Killer Blonde (Jul-2004)
4 - Shoes to Die For (Jun-2005)
5 - The PMS Murder (Jun-2006)
6 - Death by Pantyhose (Jun-2007)
6.5 - The Dangers of Candy Canes (Oct-2007)
7 - Killing Bridezilla (Jun-2008)
8 - Killer Cruise (May-2009)
9 - Death of a Trophy Wife (May-2010)
9.5 - The Dangers of Gingerbread Cookies (Oct-2010)
10 - Pampered to Death (Aug-2011)
11 - Death of a Neighborhood Witch (Sep-2012)
12 - Killing Cupid (Jan-2014)
13 - Death by Tiara (Jul-2015)
14 - Murder Has Nine Lives (Jul-2016)
15 - Death of a Bachelorette (Jul-2017)
16 - Death of a Neighborhood Scrooge (Sep-2018)
17 - Death of a Gigolo (Sep-2019)
18 - Murder Gets a Makeover (Oct-2021)
19 - Death by Smoothie (Dec-2022)
20 - Murder Buys a One-Way Ticket (Jul-2024)
Book List in Order: 23 titles
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This Pen for Hire
- Jun-2002
- / Amateur Sleuth
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Steamy personals ads. Daring declarations of love. Writer-for-hire Jaine Austen has penned them all. But when one of the love connections she made is broken up by murder, Jaine finds herself freelancing free-of-charge--and uncovering more than she ba...
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Last Writes
- Jul-2003
- / Amateur Sleuth
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Wisecracking pen-for-hire Jaine Austen is back--and she's about to discover that working on the set of a Hollywood sitcom is no laughing matter... Jaine still hasn't found a good man--or a way to keep all those sugary snacks from going straight to ...
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Killer Blonde
- Jul-2004
- / Amateur Sleuth
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A gal with a serious Ben & Jerry's habit can't afford to be too picky about employment opportunities. So when Beverly Hills socialite SueEllen Kingsley offers freelance writer Jaine Austen megabucks to ghostwrite a book of hostess tips, it's time to ...
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Shoes to Die For
- Jun-2005
- / Amateur Sleuth
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Freelance writer Jaine Austen is not your typical Los Angelino. She's not rich, she's not thin, and she's definitely not starstruck. She is a sarcastic, sometime-sleuth who's never met a carb she didn't like...or a mystery she couldn't solve... If...
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The PMS Murder
- Jun-2006
- / Amateur Sleuth
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On the frontlines of the battle of the bulge, otherwise known as trying on bathing suits in the communal dressing room at Loehmann's, freelance writer Jaine Austen makes a new friend--a wannabe actress named Pam--and gets a new job: sprucing up Pam's...
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Death by Pantyhose
- Jun-2007
- / Amateur Sleuth
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Freelance writer Jaine Austen has never been able to resist the siren call of an Eskimo Pie, just like she can't resist renewing her romance with Andrew, an old crush. With her bank account hitting new lows, she's also just agreed to write jokes for ...
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The Dangers of Candy Canes
- Oct-2007
- / Amateur Sleuth
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'Tis the season for trimming the tree, caroling, baking cookies, and curling up by the Yuletide waiting for Santa to drop down the chimney. But in this festive collection of holiday whodunits, murder is also paying a visit... When a wealthy subur...
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Killing Bridezilla
- Jun-2008
- / Amateur Sleuth
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When writer-for-hire Jaine Austen signs on to script vows for the ultimate Bridezilla, "I do's" soon become "I wish I hadn't's"--and curtains for the bride spell a veil of woes for Jaine... Jaine's accepted her share of lame gigs to pay the bills...
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Killer Cruise
- May-2009
- / Amateur Sleuth
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Wordsmith Jaine Austen's ship has finally come in. Her new teaching gig on a fancy cruise line nabs her a free vacation--and access to a 24-hour buffet! But sooner than you can say "bon voyage," Jaine's all-expenses-paid trip to the Mexican Riviera s...
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Death of a Trophy Wife
- May-2010
- / Amateur Sleuth
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Without a job or a date in sight, freelance writer Jaine Austen is equally out of luck in finance and romance. So when her friend Lance offers to treat her to brunch at the Four Seasons, Jaine leaps at the invite. They've barely made it through the m...
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The Dangers of Gingerbread Cookies
- Oct-2010
- / Amateur Sleuth
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Jaine Austen has been enlisted to help with her parents' retirement community's play The Gingerbread Cookie That Saved Christmas. Playboy Dr. Preston McCay is playing the role of the gingerbread cookie when he "accidentally" falls to his death during...
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Pampered to Death
- Aug-2011
- / Amateur Sleuth
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Jaine Austen is looking forward to an indulgent spa getaway -- until she learns it's more about deprivation than relaxation. Between miniscule meals and a deadly brush with fame, surviving this vacation will be no piece of cake... When Jaine's fri...
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Death of a Neighborhood Witch
- Sep-2012
- / Amateur Sleuth
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Halloween is just around the corner, and between cauldrons of candy and a deliciously cute new neighbor, Jaine Austen is struggling to resist her sweet tooth. But this year, her once humdrum neighborhood seems to be handing out more tricks than treat...
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Nightmare on Elf Street
- Nov-2013
- / Contemporary Romance
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side from the mortifying costume, how bad can a gig as a mall Santa's elf be? Jaine Austen finds out when she's teamed up with the Santa from Hell. But things go from bad to worse when he's found murdered on the job--and Jaine is a suspect. Now all s...
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Killing Cupid
- Jan-2014
- / Amateur Sleuth
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Love is in the air as freelance writer Jaine Austen begins a new job at the Dates of Joy matchmaking service--but between juggling her boss's demands, deflecting the advances of an eccentric suitor, and tracking down a calculating killer, she hardly ...
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Death by Tiara
- Jul-2015
- / Amateur Sleuth
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Freelance writer Jaine Austen thought she knew what she was getting herself into when she landed a gig working behind the scenes at a teen beauty pageant. But between the vicious stage moms, exacting judges, and trash-talking teens, she’s not sure ...
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Murder Has Nine Lives
- Jul-2016
- / Amateur Sleuth
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The future is looking bright for freelance writer Jaine Austen. She's signed up for a new job, she's looking forward to a tropical vacation, and her cat Prozac is slated to star in a major commercial. But when the claws come out behind the scenes, Ja...
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Death of a Bachelorette
- Jul-2017
- / Amateur Sleuth
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Freelance writer Jaine Austen thought working for a knock-off reality show in the tropics would be paradise. But when she and her kitty Prozac find themselves trapped between a dimwitted leading man, catty contestants, and a cold-blooded murderer, th...
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Death of a Neighborhood Scrooge
- Sep-2018
- / Cozy Mystery
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Freelance writer Jaine Austen is feeling festive about spending Christmas house-sitting at a posh Bel Air mansion, accompanied by her friend Lance and her cat, Prozac. But when a grumpy neighbor gets himself iced, she’ll have to find the culprit or...
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Death of a Gigolo
- Sep-2019
- / Amateur Sleuth
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After a dry spell, freelance writer Jaine Austen’s life is suddenly full of romance. For one thing, she’s reconnected with her ex -- though her cat, Prozac, isn’t happy about it. And Jaine’s also got a new ghostwriting gig, working on a steam...
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Murder Gets a Makeover
- Oct-2021
- / Police Procedural
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The latest in acclaimed TV comedy writer and novelist Laura Levine’s witty, lighthearted mystery series featuring Hollywood-based freelance writer Jaine Austen and her snarky cat, Prozac -- a laugh-out-loud read for fans of Joanne Fluke, Miranda Ja...
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Death by Smoothie
- Dec-2022
- / Police Procedural
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Freelance writer and longâ€'time Ben & Jerry’s addict Jaine Austen uncovers murderers on the mean streets of Beverly Hills, with a little help from her snarky cat, Prozac, in this witty mystery series from acclaimed TV comedy writer and novelis...
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Murder Buys a One-Way Ticket
- Jul-2024
- / Police Procedural
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Freelance writer and longâ€'time Ben & Jerry’s addict Jaine Austen uncovers murderers on the mean streets of Beverly Hills, with a little help from her snarky cat, Prozac, in this witty mystery series from acclaimed TV comedy writer and novelis...