Death of a Gigolo
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4.3 • 17 Ratings
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- $6.99
Publisher Description
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 sixties 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. But to narrow down the list of suspects, Jaine will have to put a bookmark in that love story—and focus all her creative talent into untangling a tale of money and murder . . .
“Cozy fans are in for a treat.”
—Publishers Weekly
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In Levine's humorous 17th mystery featuring L.A. freelance writer Jaine Austen (after 2018's Death of a Neighborhood Scrooge), Jaine leaps at the chance to write a cheesy romance novel for eccentric, 60-ish Bel Air heiress Daisy Kincaid. At Daisy's mansion, Jaine gets to know a host of distinctive characters, including Daisy's best friend, caftan-wearing socialite Esme Larkin; aging lothario tennis player Clayton Manning, who's in love with Daisy; and chef Raymond, who has secrets to hide. Then hunky Tommy LaSalle, the long-lost nephew of Daisy's companion who died decades ago in a hiking accident, shows up and starts to woo Daisy. The smitten Daisy decides to marry the much younger Tommy and changes her will to leave her fortune to him. The day before the wedding, Tommy is found stabbed to death across a tanning bed. Daisy is inconsolable, everyone else is relieved, and just about everybody is a suspect. Jaine's subsequent sleuthing reveals a surprising culprit. Jaine's cat, Prozac, offers witty commentary throughout. Cozy fans are in for a treat.
