Shoes to Die For

Name: Shoes to Die For
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Laura Levine
ISBN: 9781666170207

Author: Laura Levine

Series: Jaine Austen Mystery #4

Narrator: Brittany Pressley

Unabridged: 6 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/21/2021

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Women Sleuths, Amateur Sleuth

Synopsis

If clothes make the man, then what do Jaine Austen'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 Nieman 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 coworker Giselle—AKA "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 . . .

About Laura Levine

Laura Levine is a comedy writer whose television credits include The Bob Newhart Show, Laverne & Shirley, The Love Boat, The Jeffersons, Three's Company, and Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman. Her work has been published in the Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times. She lives in Los Angeles, and is currently working on the next Jaine Austen mystery.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Luffy (Oda's Version)

Anything ranging from flawed angst ridden masterpiece to slick novellas can garner 4/5 ratings. This book falls in the range of the latter. Especially considered that it's awfully short. I read it in less than a day. But it was really well written. However I was disappointed with the denouement and......more

Goodreads review by Amanda

Maybe the start of a new cozy series for me! I really enjoy the main character Jaine and the situations she got herself into. I did get tired of the constant I said this, wait no I didn't, I actually said this. I found that it would break up and distract me from whoever Jaine was talking to. Also a g......more

Goodreads review by Barbara

I keep thinking I like this series and then I select the next book and realize I don't really like the series or Jaine very much. I'm just tired of her always being out of money. I think there are other things she can do to supplement her income, but instead she stubbornly holds on to her first love......more

Goodreads review by Vicki

[URL not allowed] This book was hilarious. Honestly I love the character Jaine. She is so funny. I will explain more about this in a bit but first lets talk about the actual mystery. While the book is hilarious and the characters amazing, the actual plot is really good. From rea......more