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Jaine Austen Books in Order

Jaine Austen by Laura Levine contains 23 books, published between 2002 and 2024. The first book is This Pen for Hire (2002) and the newest is Murder Buys a One-Way Ticket (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
23
Published
2002–2024
Pages on record
3,627 in 14 of 23 books
Reading time
60–91 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,627 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 14 of 23 titles with a page count on record.

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Jaine Austen is a writer and amateur sleuth in Laura Levine's cozy mystery series, with a cat among the regulars. This Pen for Hire (2002) opens the run, followed by Last Writes (2003), Killer Blonde (2004), Shoes to Die For (2005), The PMS Murder (2006), Death by Pantyhose (2007), Killing Bridezilla (2008), Killer Cruise (2009) and Death of a Trophy Wife (2010). Twenty-three books reach 2024 at roughly one a year, at a median 256 pages, and the series continues.

How many Jaine Austen books are there?

Jaine Austen has 23 books, released between 2002 and 2024.

Jaine Austen Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 23 Jaine Austen books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of This Pen for Hire by Laura Levine, book 1 of the Jaine Austen series (2002)
  2. Cover of Last Writes by Laura Levine, book 2 of the Jaine Austen series (2003)
  3. Cover of Killer Blonde by Laura Levine, book 3 of the Jaine Austen series (2004)
  4. Cover of Shoes to Die For by Laura Levine, book 4 of the Jaine Austen series (2005)
  5. Cover of The PMS Murder by Laura Levine, book 5 of the Jaine Austen series (2006)
  6. Cover of Death by Pantyhose by Laura Levine, book 6 of the Jaine Austen series (2007)
  7. Cover of Killer Cruise by Laura Levine, book 8 of the Jaine Austen series (2009)
  8. Cover of Death of a Trophy Wife by Laura Levine, book 9 of the Jaine Austen series (2010)
  9. Cover of Pampered to Death by Laura Levine, book 11 of the Jaine Austen series (2011)
  10. Cover of Death of a Neighborhood Witch by Laura Levine, book 12 of the Jaine Austen series (2012)
  11. Cover of Killing Cupid by Laura Levine, book 13 of the Jaine Austen series (2013)
  12. Cover of Death by Tiara by Laura Levine, book 14 of the Jaine Austen series (2015)
  13. Cover of Murder Has Nine Lives by Laura Levine, book 15 of the Jaine Austen series (2016)
  14. Cover of Death of a Bachelorette by Laura Levine, book 16 of the Jaine Austen series (2017)
  15. Cover of Death of a Neighborhood Scrooge by Laura Levine, book 17 of the Jaine Austen series (2018)
  16. Cover of Death of a Gigolo by Laura Levine, book 18 of the Jaine Austen series (2019)
  17. Cover of Death by Smoothie by Laura Levine, book 20 of the Jaine Austen series (2022)
  1. 1
    This Pen for Hire2002 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002240
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  2. 2
    Last Writes2003 · confirmed 2/4
    2003–
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  3. 3
    Killer Blonde2004 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004288
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  4. 4
    Shoes to Die For2005 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005288
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  5. 5
    The PMS Murder2006 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006256
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  6. 6
    Death by Pantyhose2007 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007256
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  7. 7
    Killing Bridezilla2008 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008304
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  8. 8
    Killer Cruise2009 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009256
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  9. 9
    Death of a Trophy Wife2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  10. 10
    The Dangers of Gingerbread Cookies2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  11. 11
    Pampered to Death2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  12. 12
    Death of a Neighborhood Witch2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  13. 13
    Killing Cupid2013 · 261 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013261
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  14. 14
    Death by Tiara2015 · 263 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015263
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  15. 15
    Murder Has Nine Lives2016 · 247 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016247
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  16. 16
    Death of a Bachelorette2017 · 245 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017245
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  17. 17
    Death of a Neighborhood Scrooge2018 · 248 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018248
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  18. 18
    Death of a Gigolo2019 · 235 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019235
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  19. 19
    Murder Gets a Makeover2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  20. 20
    Death by Smoothie2022 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2022240
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  21. 21
    Nightmare on Elf Street2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  22. 22
    The Dangers of Candy Canes2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  23. 23
    Murder Buys a One-Way Ticket2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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Is there a chronological order for Jaine Austen?

No separate chronological order is on record for Jaine Austen, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Jaine Austen books in order?

You should read the Jaine Austen books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Jaine Austen book also stands alone.

Where to start with Jaine Austen

Start with This Pen for Hire (2002), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Jaine Austen book?

Murder Buys a One-Way Ticket (2024) is the newest Jaine Austen book released so far.

Is there a new Jaine Austen book coming?

No next Jaine Austen book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Jaine Austen at a glance

Still running
Jaine Austen is still running, with a title published as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Jaine Austen books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,627 pages across the 14 of 23 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jaine Austen books, 10 of 23, were published in the 2010s.

What the Jaine Austen books are about

18 of the 23 Jaine Austen books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: writer is tagged on 10 of 18. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Laura Levine

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.