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Book Review of Murder Gets a Makeover (A Jaine Austen Mystery)

Murder Gets a Makeover (A Jaine Austen Mystery)
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Murder Gets a Makeover is the eighteenth installment in the Jaine Austen series set in the outskirts of Beverly Hills and featuring freelance writer Jaine Austen and her finicky feline, Prozac. Thanks to her shoe salesmen neighbor Lance, Jaine finds herself the target of a makeover by A-list celebrity stylist Bebe Braddock.

When Jaine shows up at Bebe's house she discovers the woman strangled by a wire hanger. With so many suspects including Jaine herself, the usual calamity of an investigation begins. Jaine is being courted by a 20 year old, Prozac becomes an internet celebrity for saving the boy next door from being run over by a car (well, not really - it had more to do with a chicken nugget) and Jaine's father is creating the usual havoc in Florida.

A silly afternoon read that provides what series regulars have come to expect.