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Death Of A Trophy Wife (2010)

by Laura Levine(Favorite Author)

3.69 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0758238452 (ISBN13: 9780758238450)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Kensington

series

A Jaine Austen Mystery

review 1: I have a weakness for a particular type of novel that I call "throwaway mysteries." They're firmly within the mystery genre, of varying degree of plot complexity, and usually of insignificant literary value (hence the throwaway bit.) Unfortunately, most of these light entertainments tend to be extremely thin plot-wise, so I wasn't expecting a whole lot when I started reading this novel, as everything about it screams genre ghetto (to be fair, I was looking for something that wasn't intellectually taxing, which bill this fit perfectly.) I was pleasantly surprised thus to find a charming if slightly over-neurotic heroine, amusing epistolary interludes courtesy of her parents, as well as a clever mystery. My only gripe is that the tension that makes for a good reveal was most... morely missing, but this book, on the whole, was a fine example of its kind. I'll keep an eye out for more by this author.
review 2: This is a very lighthearted, fun, who-done-it. The main character is Jaine Austen an advertising writer and occasional p.i. She has a gay male friend Lance who gets accused of killing his best shoe buying customer Bunny. Jaine sets out to prove him innocent once he invades her cherished apt and her diet. He eats healthy she prefers Mcdonalds. Plus it would help her bank acct and career if she could land Bunny,s widower ,s mattress King advertising acct. A cast of believable characters. I was a little disappointed by the big twist. But it was still an enjoyable read. less

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