Review: The PMS Murder by Laura Levine

 
The PMS Murder by Laura Levine
Series:  Jaine Austen, Writer-for-Hire, Book 5
Genre:  Cozy Mystery
Publication Date:  May 1, 2007
Kensington Books
ISBN:  978-0-7582-0784-5
255 pages

My Rating:  3.5 stars

On the frontlines of the battle of the bulge, otherwise known as trying on bathing suits in the communal dressing room at Loehmann’s, freelance writer Jaine Austen makes a new friend–a wannabe actress named Pam–and gets a new job: sprucing up Pam’s bare-bones resume. Their feeling of connection is mutual, so Pam invites Jaine to join The PMS Club – a women’s support group that meets once a week over guacamole and margaritas.

But joining the club proves to be more a curse than a blessing for Jaine. Though she is warned that Rochelle, the hostess, makes a guacamole to die for, Jaine never takes the warning literally. Until another PMS member, Marybeth, drops dead over a mouthful of the green stuff after confessing she is having an affair with Rochelle’s husband.

While Rochelle and her husband are the obvious suspects, everyone at that night’s meeting is under suspicion, including Jaine. So, instead of dishing dirt with The PMS Club, Jaine has to dig up dirt on the surviving members. And soon it becomes clear: someone in this club thinks getting away with murder should be a privilege of membership…

I really enjoy the Jaine Austen cozy series.  They are light, fun, fluffy reads that ensure that I will laugh at least several times throughout.  I mean you can’t go wrong when I book starts off like this:

“What’s more painful than a mammogram?  More excruciating than a bikini wax?  More humiliating than spinach stuck to your front tooth?
Shopping for a bathing suit, of course.
There’s nothing worse.  Not even a root canal.  (Unless it’s a root canal in a bathing suit with spinach stuck to your front tooth.)”

Oh how true it is!  I enjoy reading about Jaine’s journey, from meeting the members of the PMS Club, to witnessing fellow club member Marybeth’s demise, to her shenanigans while trying to solve the crime.  She’s a fun character and someone I’d like to know in real life.  She lets her cat rule her life, she talks to herself too much, she has man trouble, and she tries and fails to diet.  I think many women will be able to relate to her in some way or another!  I recommend this series for fast, entertaining reads, that you can just relax with (and have a margarita or two, too!).  I’ve enjoyed all the books so far and look forward to many more!

Book 1:  This Pen for Hire
Book 2:  Last Writes
Book 3:  Killer Blonde
Book 4:  Shoes to Die For

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