Helpful Score: 10
Oh my gosh. This book was hilarious and fast paced and clever and modern. What a fun cozy series. Jaine is a REAL character and works through her flaws. I plan on starting the 2nd book in this series soon. I actually laughed out loud on the train! Great cozy mystery.
LecClier K. (SierraK) -
Helpful Score: 7
This delightful cozy introduces us to Jaine Austin, a freelance writer in Los Angeles who specializes in writing things like resumes, personal ads, and brochures for plumbing companies. When Jaine is asked to write a love letter to sexy aerobics instructor Stacy Lawrence on behalf of geeky Howard Murdoch, she has no idea that Howard will end up being arrested for Stacy's murder. Jaine feels that Howard must be innocent, so she ensues on a hilarious tale of trying to find the murderer herself.
This book was laugh out loud funny. I can't wait to read the other stories in this series!
This book was laugh out loud funny. I can't wait to read the other stories in this series!
Helpful Score: 5
I couldn't get too far into this one - there's a certain kind of Cozy Mystery writer that is too "cutesy" for me, and this series fits the bill. I was so surprised to see that the book was written in 2002.it seemed dated and trite.
Helpful Score: 4
Cute. Frothy. Figured out who did it less than halfway through. Not Evanovich by a long shot, but a very easy beach read.
Kristine S. (NHBookLover) reviewed This Pen for Hire (Jaine Austen, Bk 1) on + 293 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
I love the Jaine Austen character. This is a fun series; I like the way that Jaine "says" things but doesn't say them. (Read these, you will understand. Fun reading, fast. You won't be bored.
Jaine is a writer. She ends up writing a letter for a "geek" to the woman of his dreams. In the letter she insinuates that he is related to a famous rich man so, of course, the woman agrees to go out with him. He gets there to find the door unlatched and her dead. Lots of possibilities for the murderer as she was not well liked. We know the "geek" didn't do it - but who did?
Jaine is a writer. She ends up writing a letter for a "geek" to the woman of his dreams. In the letter she insinuates that he is related to a famous rich man so, of course, the woman agrees to go out with him. He gets there to find the door unlatched and her dead. Lots of possibilities for the murderer as she was not well liked. We know the "geek" didn't do it - but who did?
