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DEATH OF A TROPHY WIFE

Death of a Trophy Wife, May 2010
Jaine Austen #9
by Laura Levine

Kensington
Featuring: Jaine Austen
304 pages
ISBN: 0758238452
EAN: 9780758238450
Kindle: B0053YQMDW
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"Jaine Austen again takes on the role of unlicensed PI to solve a murder -- and keeps us in stitches."

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DEATH OF A TROPHY WIFE
Laura Levine

Reviewed by Tanzey Cutter
Posted February 26, 2010

Mystery Woman Sleuth | Mystery Amateur Sleuth

As a freelance writer, Jaine Austen's stalled career needs a boost -- big time! She's ecstatic when her friend and next door neighbor, Lance, provides her the opportunity to present a new advertising campaign to Marvin Cooper, The Mattress King. Lance is a personal friend of Marv's young, silicone-enhanced trophy wife, Bunny, who turns out to be the one ruling the kingdom...with a nasty attitude.

This becomes very apparent during a party at the Cooper mansion when Bunny browbeats everyone in attendance. Is it any wonder someone put poison in her martini? When Lance becomes the main suspect, the only thing left for Jaine to do is prove his innocence by finding out the identity of the real killer.

Of course, whenever Jaine is involved, you can count on lots of high jinks and hilarious mayhem before the final resolution. Get ready for a delightfully fun and quick read in DEATH OF A TROPHY WIFE.

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SUMMARY

Without a job or a date in sight, Jaine is equally out of luck in finance and romance. So when her friend Lance offers to treat her to brunch at the Four Seasons, Jaine leaps at the chance like a fashionista at a pair of half-price Louboutins. They’ve barely made it through the menu when Lance spots his friend Bunny. Dressed like a million bucksβ€”and probably worth twice thatβ€”Bunny is the new trophy wife of mattress maven Marvin Cooper. When Bunny generously offers Jaine a gig writing Marv’s new advertising campaign, Jaine accepts the job, and an invitation to her upcoming soirΓ©e. But at the party Bunny cruelly rules the Cooper mansion with a fist full of martinis, abusing terrified staff and her browbeaten husband alike. It seems like this society girl could use a good kick in the assets. Indeed, before the evening is over, someone poisons the D-cup diva. Dead must be the new black. The police arrest Lance, but Jaine knows his murderous urges end at her closet door. She sets out to clear his name and discovers a list of suspects longer than Bunny’s credit card bill. Did Mattress Marv get tired of his little bunny hopping into another man’s bed, or did a jealous boy-toy fix her a fatal cocktail? Marv’s ex-wife Ellen has plenty of motives for murder, as does Bunny’s harassed maid Lupe. Or was it Bunny’s seething stepdaughter who sent her to that Great Shopping Mall in the Sky? Jaine is running out of time. Jobless, Lance is losing his mind and taking it out on Jaine’s apartment, wardrobe, and indignant cat Prozac. And before Jaine can say 9021Oh-no someone else is murdered. Between a house guest that won’t leave, a suitor-turned-stalker, and killer on the loose, Jaine’s jackpot may turn out to be fool’s gold.

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BOOK SERIES

Jaine Austen

This Pen for Hire
THIS PEN FOR HIRE
#1.0 β€’ June 2003
Shoes to Die for
SHOES TO DIE FOR
#4.0 β€’ May 2006
The PMS Murder
THE PMS MURDER
#5.0 β€’ June 2006
Death by Pantyhose
DEATH BY PANTYHOSE
#6.0 β€’ June 2007
Candy Cane Murder
CANDY CANE MURDER
#6.5 β€’ October 2007
Killing Bridezilla
KILLING BRIDEZILLA
#7.0 β€’ June 2008
Death of a Trophy Wife
DEATH OF A TROPHY WIFE
#9.0 β€’ May 2010
Pampered To Death
PAMPERED TO DEATH
#10.0 β€’ August 2011
Death of a Neighborhood Witch
DEATH OF A NEIGHBORHOOD WITCH
#11.0 β€’ September 2012
Killing Cupid
KILLING CUPID
#12.0 β€’ January 2014
Death by Tiara
DEATH BY TIARA
#13.0 β€’ July 2015
Murder Has Nine Lives
MURDER HAS NINE LIVES
#14.0 β€’ July 2016
Death of a Bachelorette
DEATH OF A BACHELORETTE
#15.0 β€’ July 2017
Death of a Gigolo
DEATH OF A GIGOLO
#17.0 β€’ October 2019
Murder Gets a Makeover
MURDER GETS A MAKEOVER
#18.0 β€’ October 2021
Death by Smoothie
DEATH BY SMOOTHIE
#19.0 β€’ December 2022

 

 

 

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