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Laura Levine

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Mystery & Thrillers

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Grew up in Brooklyn, New York, back when mastodons (and Edsels) still roamed the earth.

Education: Barnard College

First job: Reporter/photographer at a newspaper so small, we had our photos developed in the local camera shop.

Advertising claim to fame: I created Count Chocula and Frankenberry cereals for General Mills.

TV gets invented, and I get a job as a sitcom writer, turning out scripts for shows like The Bob Newhart Show, Three’s Company, Laverne & Shirley, The Love Boat, The Jeffersons, and Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman.

Current (and favorite) incarnation: Author of Jaine Austen mysteries.

Marital status: Wedded blissfully to business journalist Mark Lacter (aka Mr. Hubby), whose insightful coverage of the Los Angeles business scene can be c ...more

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	This Pen for Hire (A Jaine Austen Mystery, #1) 3.70 avg rating — 6,026 ratings — published 2002 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Last Writes (A Jaine Austen Mystery, #2) 3.88 avg rating — 3,100 ratings — published 2003 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Killer Blonde (A Jaine Austen Mystery, #3) 3.98 avg rating — 2,582 ratings — published 2004 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shoes To Die For (A Jaine Austen Mystery, #4) 3.93 avg rating — 2,555 ratings — published 2005 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The PMS Murder (A Jaine Austen Mystery, #5) 3.94 avg rating — 2,407 ratings — published 2006 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death by Pantyhose (A Jaine Austen Mystery, #6) 3.92 avg rating — 2,289 ratings — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death of a Neighborhood Witch (A Jaine Austen Mystery, #11) 3.75 avg rating — 2,369 ratings — published 2012 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death of a Trophy Wife (A Jaine Austen Mystery, #9) 3.75 avg rating — 2,225 ratings — published 2010 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Killing Bridezilla (A Jaine Austen Mystery, #7) 3.96 avg rating — 2,054 ratings — published 2008 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Killer Cruise (A Jaine Austen Mystery, #8) 3.90 avg rating — 2,061 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“A famous philosopher (either Aristotle or Judith Krantz, I forget who) once said about being a woman in Los Angeles: If you're blonde and beautiful, you're interchangeable. If you're not, you're invisible.”
― Laura Levine, This Pen for Hire

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“Don’t you just hate it when you’re having a nice relaxing soak in the tub, and a murderer shows up?”
― Laura Levine, Killer Blonde

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“Now, now, we mustn’t be bitchy just because we’re a suspect in a murder case.”
― Laura Levine, Murder Has Nine Lives

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Laura Levine Jaine Austen

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message 6: by Laura

Feb 16, 2018 07:46PM

I've totally missed the holidays, so Happy St. Patrick's day to you, Donna!

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message 5: by Donna

Dec 16, 2017 06:22PM

Thank you Laura for accepting my friend request on Goodreads.
Happy Holidays to you.
Donna

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message 4: by Laura

Jun 17, 2016 10:49PM

Nora-adrienne wrote: "Thanks for letting this Brooklyn girl be your goodread's friend."

My pleasure, Nora!

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message 3: by Laura

Jun 17, 2016 10:48PM

Thomas wrote: "Hello, Laura.

Your books have gotten me through many rough patches. Thanks for the laugh out loud, feel-good moments. I pre-ordered MURDER HAS NINE LIVES. I love Jaine and Prozac and Lance. Keep ..."

Thanks for the kind words, Thomas! They are much appreciated!
Laura L

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message 2: by Nora-adrienne

Jun 15, 2016 06:05PM

Thanks for letting this Brooklyn girl be your goodread's friend.

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message 1: by Thomas

Jun 14, 2016 04:37PM

Hello, Laura.

Your books have gotten me through many rough patches. Thanks for the laugh out loud, feel-good moments. I pre-ordered MURDER HAS NINE LIVES. I love Jaine and Prozac and Lance. Keep writing!

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