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Joanne Sydney Lessner

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Writer, singer, and actor Joanne Sydney Lessner draws on her own experiences pursuing a performing career in New York City for her acclaimed Isobel Spice Mysteries: THE TEMPORARY DETECTIVE, BAD PUBLICITY, AND JUSTICE FOR SOME, and OFFED STAGE LEFT. With humor and a bit of romance, Isobel juggles auditions and temp jobs, solving murders along the way, while Joanne’s inside knowledge provides a window into the realities of breaking into show business (as well as a forum to share every humiliating audition experience she and her friends ever had.)

Joanne’s debut novel, PANDORA’S BOTTLE, was inspired by the true story of the world's most expensive bottle of wine and was named one of the top five books of 2010 by Paperback Dolls. With her husband ...more

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Will you return to the world of Isobel Spice anytime soon? I liked the series a lot!

Joanne Sydney Lessner Hi Jackie! Thank you so much for asking--and I'm thrilled that you've enjoyed the series! I've been busy with some other writing projects, but I do pl…moreHi Jackie! Thank you so much for asking--and I'm thrilled that you've enjoyed the series! I've been busy with some other writing projects, but I do plan to return to Isobel soon. Would you like to sign up for my mailing list on my website joannesydneylessner.com? That way I can let you know when the next book is out! (Also, totally different, but you might enjoy my book PANDORA'S BOTTLE.) All best, Joanne(less)

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What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Joanne Sydney Lessner One of the great things about being a writer is having the power to create your own world and populate it with whomever you want. It’s a particular pe…moreOne of the great things about being a writer is having the power to create your own world and populate it with whomever you want. It’s a particular perk of the mystery novelist that you get to regularly de-populate it as well, killing off people you'd love to murder in real life! It's a very healthy way to deal with revenge fantasies.(less)

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Average rating: 3.55 · 721 ratings · 111 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Temporary Detective (Isobel Spice #1) 3.45 avg rating — 436 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Bad Publicity (Isobel Spice, #2) 3.60 avg rating — 149 ratings — published 2013 — 4 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
	Pandora's Bottle 3.56 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 2010 — 2 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
	And Justice for Some (Isobel Spice #3) 4.10 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Offed Stage Left (An Isobel Spice Mystery Book 4) 4.24 avg rating — 21 ratings — 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
	The Ghosts' High Noon 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2015	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