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  • This Pen for Hire

  • Jaine Austen Mystery Series, Book 1
  • By: Laura Levine
  • Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
  • Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins
  • 4.1 out of 5 stars (51 ratings)

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This Pen for Hire

By: Laura Levine
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Smarmy personals ads. Daring declarations of love. Freelance writer Jaine Austen has penned them all. But no one needs her help more than geeky, gawky Howard Murdoch. His request is simple enough: a letter proclaiming his undying love for Stacy Lawrence, a gorgeous aerobics instructor. The fact that he's never actually met the woman gives Jaine pause - yet she soon overcomes her misgivings, and the unlikely Romeo lands a date! But his triumph is short-lived. On Valentine's Day, Howard finds Stacy bludgeoned to death with a Thigh Master - and is quickly named the prime suspect.

Jaine is shocked. Sure, Howard's awkward and eccentric. But a murderer? That's hard to believe. Especially after a little sleuthing reveals a plethora of people who harbored less-than-loving feelings towards the svelte Stacy. Now Jaine had better wrangle her clues quickly, before a crafty killer catches on - and puts a whole new spin on her ghost writing career....

©2002 Laura Levine (P)2021 Tantor
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Enjoyable

Like the writers witty human main character. Reader performance is decent job too. Looking forward to the next book.

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This is the second time I have listened to this book. Both times it was entertaining and enjoyable. I highly recommend it.

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So Much Fun

So I read the Christmas book out of order. I enjoyed it so I decided to start at the beginning with this series. I find it to be on the PG/PG-13 side of a cozy mystery with great snickers, giggles, and out loud laughter. I had fun with this one.

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Relatable and hilarious

You don’t have the read the books in order. They stand alone. Very well written.

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Hilarious and cute!

This book was a really funny take on a whodunnit mystery. I found myself actually chuckling while listening to it.

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boring predictable unrealistic

This story was such something that would never happen in "real life." The person who read the book has a great voice and awesome cadence.

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