Killer Cruise (Jaine Austen Mysteries)

I am a writer who was sent the book by a writer friend of mine. I don't know the author, Laura Levine, and I don't usually do reviews. But because I laughed the whole way through, I wanted to express my admiration - writer to writer - to Levine for the craftsmanship that made it such a good read. I'd appreciate another writer doing the same if (s)he liked my work. Only one sentence in the entire book that I might have... Read Full Review

Anyone who has been following Laura Levine's charming Jaine Austen mysteries will be pleased to know that Jaine's remarkable feline, Prozac, she of the (as Poe once described his Cattarina) "demure and sanctified demeanor," plays an important role in "Killer Cruise." When Jaine lands what seems like the perfect job--delivering lectures on a luxury cruise ship--her four-legged She Who Must Be Obeyed does her loving best to... Read Full Review

Jaine Austen, our favorite detective, goes on a free cruise. All she has to do is teach a class in writing. When she gets to the docks, she find out that she has a stowaway, little Prozac, her cat. Since she was running late she has no choice but to take her along. Unfortunately, her steward finds the cat and blackmails Jaine into editing his unusually long and terribly written novel. That is just the beginning of the fun... Read Full Review

Freelance writer Jaine Austen (no descendent of you know who) is thrilled with a week-long Mexican cruise in return for giving a writing class. She should have known better that the oceanic trek from Los Angles would turn horrific from the onset; Prozac her cat hid in her trunk undetected until it was too late to do anything but bring the feline on board. Jaine cuts a deal with Samoa the steward to allow Prozac on board... Read Full Review

Jaine has scored herself a working vacation, and she can't wait. In exchange for three one hour classes on memoire writing, she gets a free week vacation on a Holiday Cruise Lines trip down the Mexico coast. With dreams of 24 hour buffets in her head, she sets out. But things turn disastrous before she even gets on board. On the dock, Jaine discovers that her cat, Prozac, has snuck out of the house. Since the ship won't... Read Full Review