Our summer mystery picks
Jaine Austen is looking forward to an indulgent spa getawayβ
until she learns itβs more about deprivation than
relaxation. Between miniscule meals and a deadly brush with
fame, surviving this vacation will be no piece of cake...
When Jaineβs friend Lance surprises her with a trip to The
Haven, an ΓΌber-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 arenβt the
craziest thing sheβll 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 sheβs found strangled during a
seaweed wrap gone awry, Jaine is hard-pressed to think of
anyone who couldnβt have done it. Perhaps it was Kendra,
Malloryβs 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 queenβs upcoming
memoir. Or was it The Havensβ 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 doesnβt 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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β’ June 2003
 LAST WRITES
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β’ June 2004
 KILLER BLONDE
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β’ May 2005
 SHOES TO DIE FOR
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β’ May 2006
 THE PMS MURDER
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β’ June 2006
 DEATH BY PANTYHOSE
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β’ June 2007
CANDY CANE MURDER
#6.5
β’ October 2007
 KILLING BRIDEZILLA
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β’ June 2008
 KILLER CRUISE
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β’ May 2009
 DEATH OF A TROPHY WIFE
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β’ May 2010
 PAMPERED TO DEATH
#10.0
β’ August 2011
 DEATH OF A NEIGHBORHOOD WITCH
#11.0
β’ September 2012
 KILLING CUPID
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β’ January 2014
 DEATH BY TIARA
#13.0
β’ July 2015
 MURDER HAS NINE LIVES
#14.0
β’ July 2016
 DEATH OF A BACHELORETTE
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β’ July 2017
 DEATH OF A GIGOLO
#17.0
β’ October 2019
 MURDER GETS A MAKEOVER
#18.0
β’ October 2021
 DEATH BY SMOOTHIE
#19.0
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