This Pen For Hire: A Jaine Austen Mystery

About this book

Smarmy personals ads. Daring declarations of love. Writer-for-hire Jaine Austen has penned them all. But when one of the love connections she made is broken up by murder Jaine finds herself freelancing free-of-charge--and uncovering more than she bargained for. . . No one seems to need 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 hes never actually met the woman gives Jaine pause--but she soon overcomes her misgivings warms up her computer and starts pitching woo on Howards behalf. To Jaines surprise the letter is a success--the unlikely Romeo lands a date! But his triumph is sadly short-lived. On Valentines Day Howard finds Stacy bludgeoned to death with a Thigh Master--and is quickly named the prime suspect. Upon hearing the news Jaine is shocked. Sure Howards awkward eccentric and a tiny bit odd. But a murderer? Thats hard to believe. Especially after a little sleuthing turns up a whole bunch of people who harbored less-than-loving feelings towards the svelte Stacy. But Jaine had better wrangle her clues quickly before a crafty killer catches on--and puts a whole new spin on her ghost writing career. . . "This book is laugh-out-loud funny. A real winner!" --Laurien Berenson