As a freelance writer and part-time/semi-professional
private detective, Jaine Austen has found herself in some
awkward, weird and life-threatening situations. However,
none of those has prepared her for what she encounters when
she agrees to write lyrics for an entrant in a teen beauty
pageant.
Heather Van Sant is the quintessential beauty pageant mom,
who will do anything to help her daughter Taylor win the
crown of Miss Teen Queen America. Heather hires Jaine to
write song lyrics for Taylor to perform in the talent
competition. Though this type of writing is something new
for Jaine, how hard can it be, especially when it comes
with big bucks and free room and board at the pageant
hotel? Oh, Jaine, you have no idea!
The hotel is a cheap dump, Jaine's room is the size of a
closet, the moms are vicious backstabbers, and the uptight
pageant director, Candace, is a strict dictator. When her
faithful assistant Amy is found murdered in their office,
Candace is convinced she was the intended victim, since Amy
was wearing Candace's jacket. Heather becomes the main
suspect, so Taylor begs Jaine to prove her mom's innocence.
Of course, Jaine feels an obligation to investigate and
discover the real killer, and it's not as if she hasn't
done this kind of thing before.
In DEATH BY TIARA, Laura Levine again provides fans
of this splendidly witty mystery series another comical
romp. Not only is the whodunit deftly developed, but
Jaine's hilariously self-deprecating, first-person
narrative and her snooty cat Prozac's antics will keep
readers thoroughly entertained. I know I certainly was, as
I have been with every book in this series. I can't wait
for the next amusing installment in Jaine Austen's topsy-
turvy life!
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 she’s the woman for the
job—especially when the catfights turn deadly…
Jaine has been hired by über-pushy stage mom Heather Van
Sant to write lyrics for her daughter Taylor’s song in the
talent competition for the Miss Teen Queen America pageant.
It’s different from anything Jaine has done before, but if
nothing else, she’s looking forward to a free weekend in a
swanky hotel and a chance to see what really goes on
backstage at a beauty pageant. But the hotel is a dump, the
cattiness is out of control, and Candace—the perfectly-
coiffed, whip-cracking pageant director—is making even
Jaine’s life miserable.
When Candace’s assistant Amy is found bludgeoned to death
with a silver tiara, there are more suspects than sequins
on a pageant gown—and Heather is first on the list. Taylor
begs Jaine to help clear her mom’s name, but the search for
the killer hits a dead end as Jaine quickly realizes that
finding the culprit is going to be trickier than walking
the stage in stilettos…
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