Freelance writer Jaine Austen thinks her neighbor and
friend Lance is treating her to a relaxing week at a
luxurious health spa. But The Haven is nothing close to
that description. Jaine and her tubby cat Prozac are put on
strict diets the minute they arrive and expected to
participate in an exercise regimen that soon has them both
climbing the walls, seeking an escape.
Adding to the stressfulness of the situation are the other
people on the premises: Olga, owner of The Haven (aka Diet
Nazi); Mallory, an aging (but still gorgeous) B-list movie
star; Kendra, Mallory's put-upon personal assistant (and
sister); Harvey, Mallory's personal hair stylist; Clint,
one of Mallory's sexy former costars; Cathy, an overly
chatty woman (who fawns over the movie stars); The Haven's
young masseuses, husband and wife Shawna and Sven; the maid
Delphine and Kevin the cook. So you see, there are lots of
suspects to choose from when the irritating Mallory ends up
dead on the massage table. It seems quite a few of them
have very good reasons for offing the movie star, but who
actually did the dirty deed? As for Jaine, who's done some
amateur sleuthing in the past with positive results, she
jumps right in to solve yet another murder case. And as
usual, she ends up in the clutches of the killer. Will
Jaine be able to escape and once again delight in her
favorite treat -- "Chunky Monkey" ice cream?
Laura Levine has given readers another hilarious
adventure in the lives of Jaine Austen and her cat Prozac.
With witty dialog and zany antics, this story is a quick
and thoroughly enjoyable read. I can only wonder where
Jaine will find the next dead body -- and I can't wait to
find out.
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 friend Lance surprises her with a trip to The
Haven, an über-luxe health spa on the California coast, she
and her feline pal Prozac are eager to hit the road and
bask in a week of pampering and pedicures. But upon their
arrival, she discovers that this oasis in the hills is
merely a fat farm in disguise, complete with celery-juice
cocktails, humiliating weigh-ins, and a zero-tolerance
position on carbs. And as she gets to know her fellow
inmates, she realizes 300-calorie dinners aren’t the
craziest thing she’ll be dealing with.
Among her bulge-battling companions is Mallory Francis, a B-
list movie star with a knack for making frenemies with
everyone she meets. When she’s found strangled during a
seaweed wrap gone awry, Jaine is hard-pressed to think of
anyone who couldn’t have done it. Perhaps it was Kendra,
Mallory’s bitter sister-slash-personal assistant. Or maybe
Clint, a macho former co-star whose dirtiest secret is in
danger of being undressed in the drama queen’s upcoming
memoir. Or was it The Havens’ pretty young masseuse, driven
to commit a crime of passion when Mallory seduced her
aerobics instructor husband Sven?
With the suspects mounting faster than her hunger pangs,
Jaine doesn’t know who to believe. And when her search for
truth, justice and contraband calories leads her straight
to the cold-blooded killer, it seems murder may be on the
menu once again...
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