Death of a Gigolo

Jaine Austen Mystery Series, Book 17

By: Laura Levine

Narrated by: Amy McFadden

After a dry spell, freelance writer Jaine Austen's life is suddenly full of romance. For one thing, she's reconnected with her ex - though her cat, Prozac, isn't happy about it. And Jaine's also got a new ghostwriting gig, working on a steamy novel called Fifty Shades of Turquoise....

Daisy Kincaid is in her 60s and heiress to a fortune. Now she wants to make a name for herself as a romance author...with a little help from Jaine, that is. As Jaine labors away on love scenes, she gets to know the wealthy woman's gentleman friend, her household staff, and her social circle - every one of whom is horrified when Daisy falls under the spell of a much younger stud named Tommy, a rude, crude lothario who's made himself a fixture in Daisy's Bel Air mansion.

After Tommy and Daisy shock everyone by announcing their engagement, it doesn't take long for someone to stab him in the neck - with the solid gold Swiss Army knife that Daisy gave him as a gift. The challenging part is trying to narrow down the list of suspects. Jaine's going to have to put a bookmark in that love story and focus all her creative talent into untangling a tale of money and murder....

©2019 Laura Levine (P)2020 Tantor

So funny!

The story is pretty cheesy, as are most of the books in this series, but it's cleverly worded. This is a "well the storyline is okay, but it's so funny and cute that I don't care" kind of cozy mystery. The narrator is a little too "valley girl" for me, however. All in all, it's a fun listen!

Always fun

Always a fun cozy mystery. The mystery is good but humor makes it better. This installment had a some good twists. Also, I read this installment out of order and it did show just a bit. So, not a stand alone but it didn’t make too big of a difference for me personally.

I love this series

Death of a Gigolo is a fast paced and funny mystery with a well written plot and the engaging characters. I love this series and look forward to the next book.

great story

Why switch narrators now? This one was not as good. The story was great. I was glad to see less involvement of prozac in the story. Looking forward to the next 1.

Great story different narrator

I love Amy McFadden as a narrator. She has a voice that makes you want to be her best friend. But after years of listening to Brittany Presley be Jaine, I was disappointed by the narrator change. No one says, “ Oh, Pro!” Quite like Brittany can.