After answering an ad in Variety, Jaine Austen is hired as a writer on a reality TV show, "Some Day My Prince Will Come." Jaine, who's a small-time copywriter of ads and brochures for small businesses, can't believe her luck. This could be her big chance at advancing her writing career. Not only is she jetting off to the tropical island of Paratito, near Tahiti, but they are letting her bring P Prozac, her persnickety feline companion. Oh yes, this o outing should be loads of fun.

Paradise quickly turns to Hell after Jaine's arrival. The beautiful island mansion boasts air-conditioning on two floors, however Jaine and her cat are relegated to the third floor -- an unfinished nightmare. With all the bickering and back-biting among everyone involved in the production, something unpleasant is bound to happen. When one of the finalists is killed, everyone is forced to stay on Paratito until the murder is solved.

Not having much faith in the competency of the local PD and wanting to leave the bug-infested hellhole as soon as possible, Jaine decides she'll have to do her own murder-solving investigation. After all, she does have a lot of experience being an amateur PI. Even though the prime suspect is the rival bachelorette, and she's being held in the island's jail, Jaine is convinced the babe is being framed. Adding another layer of stress for Jaine is the island king, who has plans to make her his wife #12. Let's hope Jaine survives long enough to escape his clutches and then catch the real killer.

It's always a joy for me to open up a new Jaine Austen mystery by Laura Levine and DEATH OF A BACHELORETTE delivers plenty of snickers and belly laughs. Jaine's antics dealing with a love-struck island king, who wants to make her his wife, kept me in stitches. And Prozac is in rare form again making Jaine's life even more chaotic and lively. Interspersing hilarious e-mails from her parents and neighbor Lance keeps the frivolity rolling along -- and Jaine Jaine's anxiety level high. With her signature elastic-waist pants and funky tee shirts, Jaine is willing to jump right into the fray to bring a murderer to justice. You waist pants and funky tee shirts, Jaine is willing to jump right into the fray to bring a murderer to justice. You'll never find a more unlikely PI, but Jaine always comes out a winner, even if the path to get there is full of detours, potholes and personal death threats. I've loved Jaine Austen and her cat Prozac, as well as her dysfunctional family and friends, from the first book in this entertaining series. That means I'm always looking forward to the next exhilarating installment.