Killing Bridezilla by Laura Levine

By: Laura Levine

Jaine Austen Mystery #7

Genre: Mystery Woman Sleuth | Mystery Amateur Sleuth

Kensington
June 1, 2008
On Sale: May 30, 2008
Featuring: Jaine Austen
256 pages
ISBN: 075822043X
EAN: 9780758220431
Kindle: B007X5INA4
Hardcover / e-Book

Book Summary

When writer-for-hire Jaine Austen signs on to script vows for the ultimate Bridezilla, "I do's" soon become "I wish I hadn't's"--and curtains for the bride spell a veil of woes for Jaine...

Jaine's accepted her share of lame gigs to pay the bills, but rewriting Shakespeare's got to be an all-time low. The fiasco begins with a call from Jaine's high-school nemesis, uber rich uber witch Patti Devane. It seems Patti will soon be sashaying down the aisle with another former classmate from Hermosa High, and she'd like the exchange of vows to evoke Romeo and Juliet...except without the "downer" of an ending.

Even worse than the assignment itself is dealing with Patti as a client. At least Jaine's not alone, as nobody can stand the demanding, spoiled, and incredibly rude Bridezilla from Hell. Patti's managed to rack up an amazingly long list of enemies in a short time, not the least of whom include her prospective mother-in-law, the soon-to-be ex-wife of Patti's stolen soon-to-be groom, and just about everyone involved in the wedding preparations. So it isn't a complete surprise when the erstwhile Juliet plunges to her death during her balcony scene.

The loosened bolts that brought down the bride were clearly an act of sabotage--what's not so obvious is whom, among Patti's numerous haters, committed this murder most foul. Was it the caterer she threatened to ruin? The bridesmaid tossed out of the wedding party for being too chubby? Jaine's determined to learn the truth--if only to end the hideous walk down memory lane kicked off by her association with Patti.

Between fending off advances from the nerd of her high school nightmares and figuring out ways to stop Prozac the cat from corrupting the victim's pet Poodle, Jaine's involvement in this case keeps veering between comedy and tragedy. That is, until another body is discovered--and the killer starts laying plot for a final act--starring Jaine...

THIS PEN FOR HIRE

THIS PEN FOR HIRE

#1.0

June 1, 2003

LAST WRITES

LAST WRITES

#2.0

June 1, 2004

KILLER BLONDE

KILLER BLONDE

#3.0

May 1, 2005

SHOES TO DIE FOR

SHOES TO DIE FOR

#4.0

May 1, 2006

THE PMS MURDER

THE PMS MURDER

#5.0

June 1, 2006

DEATH BY PANTYHOSE

DEATH BY PANTYHOSE

#6.0

June 1, 2007

CANDY CANE MURDER

CANDY CANE MURDER

#6.5

October 1, 2007

KILLING BRIDEZILLA

KILLING BRIDEZILLA

#7.0

June 1, 2008

KILLER CRUISE

KILLER CRUISE

#8.0

May 1, 2009

PAMPERED TO DEATH

PAMPERED TO DEATH

#10.0

August 1, 2011

KILLING CUPID

KILLING CUPID

#12.0

January 1, 2014

DEATH BY TIARA

DEATH BY TIARA

#13.0

July 1, 2015

DEATH OF A GIGOLO

DEATH OF A GIGOLO

#17.0

October 1, 2019

MURDER GETS A MAKEOVER

MURDER GETS A MAKEOVER

#18.0

October 1, 2021

DEATH BY SMOOTHIE

DEATH BY SMOOTHIE

#19.0

December 1, 2022

DEATH BY SMOOTHIE

DEATH BY SMOOTHIE

December 1, 2022

MURDER GETS A MAKEOVER

MURDER GETS A MAKEOVER

November 1, 2022

MURDER GETS A MAKEOVER

MURDER GETS A MAKEOVER

October 1, 2021

KILLER CRUISE

KILLER CRUISE

September 1, 2021

DEATH OF A GIGOLO

DEATH OF A GIGOLO

January 1, 2021

KILLER BLONDE

KILLER BLONDE

February 1, 2020