Murder Buys a One-Way Ticket is the 20th (and final) light cozy mystery featuring freelance writer Jaine Austen and her saucy cat Prozac written by Laura Levine. Released 25th June 2024 by Kensington, it's 240 pages and is available in hardcover and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links and references throughout.
This is a very very light, fun, tongue-in-cheek series with a cast of appealingly goofy characters and a high silliness factor. Perfect beach/commute reading material, it's always tongue-in-cheek and occasionally quite silly. The dialogue (and situations) are over-the-top and are more reminiscent of a Scooby Do/I Love Lucy crossover.
This episode sees Jaine agreeing to ghost write an exercise guru's memoir/guide. A closed suspect pool (a private train) and the unlamented death of the larger than life and entirely unlamented fitness personality has Jaine and Prozac (the cat) on one final ride.
Although it's the 20th (and apparently final) episode (may Ms. Levine enjoy her retirement!!), it works perfectly well as a standalone. The returning characters' relationships have developed over the course of the series, though... and there will be some spoilers for earlier books if read out of order.
Four stars. Light, entertaining, happy and fun. It would be a great choice for public library, home use, or for a long buddy/binge read.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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