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Shoes to Die for (Jaine Austen Mysteries)
Author: Laura Levine

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Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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ISBN-13: 9780758207821 - ISBN-10: 0758207824
Publication Date: 5/1/2006
Pages: 247

Book Description:
If clothes make the man, then what do Jaine's elastic-waist pants and T-shirts make her? A fashion nightmare, according to her neighbor, Lance. She doesn't expect Lance--who works in the designer shoe department at Neiman Marcus--to understand... which is how she ends up visiting his favorite boutique, Passions. While the couture is definitely not for Jaine, the staff's gossip is. Tiny orange-haired clerk Becky starts complaining about her co-worker Giselle--a.k.a. "Frenchie"--a brittle blonde who, when she's not making fun of customers behind their backs, adds extra-marital notches to her Chanel belt. Though Jaine doesn't land a new look, she does land a new job when Passions' owner gives her a chance to write their new magazine ads.

But when Jaine arrives the next morning to pitch her ideas, she finds Frenchie pitched over, stabbed in the neck by one of her own stilettos. Now all Jaine has to do is figure out who hated Frenchie the most, in a case of death by designer knock-off...

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Carol G. (Tata) - CA wrote on 9/16/2006...

3 member(s) found this review helpful.

Freelance writer, Jaine Austen, is not your typical Los Angelino. She's not rich, she's not thin, and she's definitely not starstruck. She's a sarcastic, sometime-sleuth who's never met a carb she didn't like--or a mystery she couldn't solve. A tale of fashion run amok -- a lively sense of humor and an ear for the absurd help Jaine overcome any number of setbacks and a host of fashion no-nos. Jaine is a treasure. Good, good story

Ceylan G. (ceylang) - Dallas, TX wrote on 6/21/2007...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

The newest installment in the Janine Austen series still keeps me laughing in fits! Great quick read!

Lisa P. (FamFatale) wrote on 1/25/2007...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

Laura Levine's books are always funny, quick reads. This books, as her others has delightful characters, amusing situations, and a pretty good mystery besides.

Rita K. (kanerita) wrote on 8/25/2006...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

Jaine Austen solves another murder with humorous quips and a kind heart.

Lori L. (ReadinLori) wrote on 9/14/2008...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Easy to read, I love the main character, hilarious - total mind candy, but I love it!

Sam D. (BookShopGal) wrote on 1/25/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Love this series!

Karen M. (Kakkie) wrote on 10/4/2006...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Great book. I couldn't put it down.

Carole J. (spin) wrote on 8/28/2006...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Her fashion clues are fun to read about.


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Christina C. (cottre26) - MI wrote on 2/6/2008...


This was the first I read of this series and I won't be reading any others. I didn't like the main character and she started annoying me with her 'sarcasm' about halfway through the book. If you can get past that, the plot is pretty good and the whodunit was a surprise.


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