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Calamity Jayne
Calamity Jayne Mysteries · Book 1 · 2006
Audiobook available · 10 hr 30 min
Tressa Jayne Turner opens the trunk of a car she has mistaken for her own and finds a corpse. The body is gone before she can prove her story. Convincing her Iowa hometown that something happened means investigating while living down a reputation for accidents.
From the publisher’s blurb
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What makes it funny?
Rick Townsend keeps needling Tressa with blonde jokes, giving her one more person to prove wrong. His grandfather supplies a different kind of embarrassment, with clothes as eccentric as his behavior.
The comedy at work
Tressa’s first-person account makes room for asides to the reader. Each coincidence makes her look less credible just when she most wants to demonstrate that she can handle herself.
Try this if…
Small-town farce and a heroine who keeps getting things wrong are the main attractions. Expect light suspense and romantic possibilities alongside her attempts to recover her credibility.
Good to know
Blonde jokes are a recurring feature. The romantic relationship takes a secondary role, so readers looking chiefly for a developed romance may want a different balance.
A few distinguishing details
- A corpse goes missing before an accident-prone witness can prove her story
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Sources & further reading
- Calamity Jayne: Calamity Jayne Mystery Series, Book 1 (Unabridged) on Apple Books
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