Lola Somerville, an author no one has ever heard of, lives in Brooklyn, NY with her computer wiz husband Doug. Lola's first book Pink Slip failed miserably after being classified as chick lit. There is a ton of competition out there in the chick lit genre and Lola wants no part of it. After all, her book wasn't even chick lit! Pink Slip was dubbed chick lit because of its title and the general assumption that women only write chick lit.

Everyone Lola knows is writing a book or getting a book deal around her and it is driving her insane. These people don't even try to become an author, deals just fall into their laps! Why can't Lola write something that everyone will rave about and will make the best seller's list?

After going to a book party to celebrate her friend, Mimi McKee's new book, Lola ends up finding the new author dead. The police automatically assume her boyfriend, Quentin, had something to do with it. Unfortunately, Quentin is Lola's ex and she set the couple up in the first place! How well does Lola really know her ex boyfriend? Could he have killed Mimi?

After Mimi's murder, another famous author ends up dead. One by one chick lit authors are being murdered for no reason other then their recent success at hitting the best seller's list. Who is behind this murdering spree?

Lola decides to investigate the case and hopefully turn the outcome into a best selling book. Will Lola be able to solve the case before more of her friends are murdered? And why isn't Lola being stalked? She's a pretty good author isn't she?

When Lola's book hits the bestseller's list, she wants to celebrate. But how can she celebrate being added to the killer's hit list? Lola decides to goad the killer out of hiding using herself, a ''chick lit author'' as bait. Will Lola end up dead like all the other authors, or is she not good enough for the killer's appetite? With the help of her loving husband Doug, and her best friend Bella, Lola tries her best to find the Chick Lit Killer before he claims more victims.

DEATH BY CHICK LIT is hilarious and a joy to read. The characters are real and loveable, the writing is sharp and funny, the storyline is solid and kept my interest, and the conclusion is very satisfying. The writing moved along at a fast pace from the first sentence to the last. There is not one dull moment in this delightful mystery. I adored Lynn Harris' writing and I look forward to many more books by this extremely talented author.