Freelance writer/amateur sleuth Jaine Austen is one of the prime suspects when her unlikable neighbor Cryptessa Muldoon meets an untimely death on Halloween night. Jaine and the deceased had a heated argument when Cryptessa accused Prozac, Jaine's faithful feline companion, of scaring her parakeet to death. She even took out a lawsuit against Jaine.

But Jaine is not the only person in the neighborhood who hated the cantankerous old blithering bat enough to kill her, so to clear her name, Jaine starts her own investigation. Just how well does she know her eccentric neighbors, anyway? Confronting them one-by-one, Jaine learns a lot more about them than she ever could have imagined (or really wants to know). From the facts she uncovers, any of them could be the killer. When the culprit is finally unmasked, Jaine isn't sure she'll survive the confrontation.

Laura Levine gives readers another totally joyful experience in the further misadventures of Jaine Austen. Quirky characters and their delightfully funny antics make DEATH OF A NEIGHBORHOOD WITCH an appealing addition to the series. I can't wait for more of Jaine's continuing saga!